Visits Planet Earth (Vinyl LP) discogimp

Visits Planet Earth (Vinyl LP) discogimpSun Ra Visits Planet Earth was compiled from two studio sessions recorded from 1956 to 1958. Befitting the title, the A side of the LP presented a mystic travelogue in which the band descended on "Planet Earth," time traveled to the Garden of Eden to encounter "Eve," and then zoomed to the Far East to explore "Overtones Of China." The side B tracks were recorded in 1956 and represent some of the first Arkestra sessions, showcasing Sun Ra's emerging

the record sounds utterly otherworldly: the polyrhythmic grooves are deep and driving

having wowed the world over for over two decades with his celebrated turntable tomfoolery

'Cymbalism' is an inventive and swinging modern jazz album which serves as an ideal introduction to Roy Haynes & Frank Strozier

swinging fluently with purpose

Tony Simmons eye-wateringly expensive '83 jam 'I can't let you go' backed with Soul Shack's cosmic masterpiece 'Galactic Funk' from 1980

while I've known Laura for number of years

and occasionally sardonic vocals

Beth Orton

Shayna McHayle is New York's premier rap rule-breaker

but girl-pop maven Sheila knew what she was doing

including the cat-quick but perhaps a trifle anxious version of the Sonny Rollins bop evergreen "Airegin

it may be true that he would continue to develop at a rapid pace throughout the rest of his brief career