Space is the place : the lives and times of Sun Ra
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Space is the place : the lives and times of Sun Ra
Da Capo, 1998
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Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1997
Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-425) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sun Ra, a.k.a. Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount (1914-1993), has been hailed as "one of the great big-band leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz" (New York Times) and as "the missing link between Duke Ellington and Public Enemy" (Rolling Stone) . Composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn, Sun Ra led his "Intergalactic Arkestra" of thirty-plus musicians in a career that ranged from boogie-woogie and swing to be-bop, free jazz, fusion, and New Age music. This definitive biography reveals the life, philosophy, and musical growth of one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde musicians.
Table of Contents
* Introduction * Space Is The Place * Notes * Selected Bibliography * Discography (by Robert L. Campbell)
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