Sun Ra and His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Space Is the Place
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Free Music Review: One of the many great records by Sun Ra
Hit: 5 Stars
Sun Ra is one of the most underrated composers of all time! Not only that, his arrangements are at times as phenomenal as the great Duke Ellington. There is so much happening on this disc it is hard to even try to describe it - it ranges from space noises to post bop ballads. 'Images has got to be one of the best songs in Ra's entire discography. It is hard to say whether his Ellington-like arrangement of the song on 'Jazz in Silohuette' or the unique fanfare heard on this album is better - they are both good versions. Sun Ra has discipline in his music and freedom in his music - not many groups of the 60's had both these qualities.Free Music Review: As much a classic as "Kind of Blue"
Hit: 5 Stars
After watching the excellent film, I decided to go out and pick up the soundtrack. I certainly was not dissapointed. The opening "Space Is the Place" is a bit tedious, but who said art had to be entertaining? The album's other classic, "Rocket Number Nine", was subsequently covered by NRBQ. This is truly what galaxies thousands of miles away must sound like. Any avant-garde jazz fan or just 50s - 70s jazz fan in general must pick up this album. Greatest jazz album ever? Possibly.Free Music Review: dissapointing record!
Hit: 2 Stars
The title track quickly goes on the nerves. The endless repeating of the phrase "Space is the place" (20 minutes) is not inspiring, it is just dull and awkward. There ARE some good moments in it, like the human voice improvisation at about 12min, but overall I was very dissapointed of the song. The two tracks after it are not crap, but not very good either. "Sea of sounds" is good, real "space jazz". The last song is a throwaway. This is the only album of Sun Ra I own, but it didnt got me intrested to look up other things.Free Music Review: space IS the place
Hit: 4 Stars
sun ra was an experimental artist and an eccentric--he claimed to hail from saturn--who started out with big band bop in the 1950s, and then gradually moved into his own sound, "space" music, that melded bop with free jazz becoming an influential musician to people like ornette coleman, albert ayler, but also MC5, sonic youth, among others. what caught their ear is apparent here. on the one hand, sun ra stayed true to the standard songs jazz is built upon, engaging improvisationally with melody, chord structures, and modes; but at the same time pushing the envelope as to what constituted music, particularly in light of 20th century classical as well as the radical statements of free jazz. this blending leads to free forms that stay in touch with melody and, for lack of a better term, the singing nature of song structures. the title track reveals this well--it swings with funk, but at the same time is all over the place, somehow holding together, though. it is just plain fun for twenty minutes without getting dull or repetitive. the remaining tracks alternate between boppish tunes and free jazz shouts. to some, it may just sound confused, but with repeated listening and an open ear, there is much to explore and discover.Free Music Review: Some great somewhat dated work intermixed w/ junior high
Hit: 3 Stars
The title track, Space is the Place, is great. The free 70's jamming fusion sound works well even if dated. There's some great vocal jamming especially from the male voice. Some spots get thin, but overall it works. The second track, Images, starts with a beautiful piano intro. When the ensemble comes in it sounds like a junior high group. The trumpets are out of tune and their tones don't blend. This junior high ensemble playing also taints Discipline. The saxes & drums always sound good. The trumpet solos in Discipline and Sea of Sound work well especially the 2 trumpets squealing on Sea. The trumpet solo on Images made me want to turn off the system. Stylistically, the second & third tracks sound more like standard jazz works while the other three tracks are fusion jamming.