Sun Ra Monorails & Satelites: Works For Solo Piano Vol. 1 2 3
"I have always thought orchestra. I play that way, even when playing the piano." - Sun Ra Considering the monumental depth of Sun Ra's recorded oeuvre, there are surprisingly few solo piano albums. Monorails and Satellites Volumes 1 and 2 were the first commercial LPs of the artist's solo keyboard excursions. Recorded in 1966 and released on his Saturn imprint in 1968, Volume 1 featured seven idiosyncratic originals and one standard ("Easy Street") delivered in Sunny's singular manner. Volume 2 was released the following year, and contains five compositions, all originals. A third volume was prepped but shelved, and this deluxe edition marks it's premiere release. As with all Cosmic Myth releases these volumes are superbly mastered, and are available as a deluxe 2xCD or 3xLP tri-gatefold cover with copious liners notes by renown American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, and additional overviews by jazz historian Ben Young and producer Irwin Chusid.
- 1. Space Towers
- 2. Cognition
- 3. Skylight
- 4. The Alter Destiny
- 5. Easy Street
- 6. Blue Differentials
- 7. Monorails and Satellites
- 8. The Galaxy Way
- 9. Astro Vision
- 10. The Ninth Eye
- 11. Solar Boats
- 12. Perspective Prisms of Is
- 13. Calundronius
- 14. Soundscapes
- 15. The Eternal Tomorrow
- 16. Today Is Not Yesterday
- 17. World Island Festival
- 18. The Changing Wind
- 19. Don't Blame Me
- 20. Gone with the Wind
- 21. How Am I to Know
- 22. Yesterdays