Space Is the Place (Sun Ra album)

Space Is The Place
Space Is The Place
Studio album by Sun Ra
Released	1973
Recorded	October 19 and 20, 1972
Studio	Streeterville Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	42:51
Label	Blue Thumb
Producer	Alton Abraham; Ed Michel;
Sun Ra chronology

Space Is the Place is a studio album by Sun Ra. It was originally released on the Blue Thumb label in 1973. In 1998, it was reissued by Impulse! Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Stephen Cook of AllMusic commented that "Space Is the Place provides an excellent introduction to Sun Ra's vast and free-form jazz catalog."^[1] He called it "a fine recording and a must for Sun Ra fans."^[1] Stevie Chick of BBC described the album's title track as "Sun Ra's ultimate anthem, espousing the fusion of science fiction and ancient myth with the panoply of jazz that would seduce Sun Ra fans on rock's innovative vanguard, the likes of the MC5, Sonic Youth and Primal Scream."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sun Ra

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Is the Place"	21:14
2.	"Images"	6:15
3.	"Discipline"	4:50
4.	"Sea of Sounds"	7:42
5.	"Rocket Number Nine"	2:50
Total length:		42:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Sun Ra and His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

Sun Ra – Farfisa organ (1, 3, 4, 5), piano (2), arrangement
Akh Tal Ebah – vocals (1), trumpet (2), flugelhorn (4)
Kwame Hadi (Lamont McClamb) – trumpet (2, 4)
Marshall Allen – flute (3), alto saxophone (4)
Danny Davis – flute (3), alto saxophone (4)
John Gilmore – vocals (1, 5), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 4)
Danny Thompson – baritone saxophone (1), flute (3), vocals (5)
Eloe Omoe – bass clarinet (1, 5), flute (3)
Pat Patrick – bass guitar (1, 2), baritone saxophone (4), vocals (5)
Lex Humphries – drums (4)
Atakatun (Stanley Morgan) – percussion (4)
Odun (Russel Branch) – percussion (4)

Space Ethnic Voices

June Tyson – vocals (1, 5)
Ruth Wright – vocals (1, 5)
Cheryl Banks – vocals (1, 5)
Judith Holton – vocals (1, 5)

Technical

Alton Abraham – production
Ed Michel – production
Baker Bigsby – engineering
Steve Skinder – engineering assistance
Jim Dolan – engineering assistance
Mitch Hennes – engineering assistance
Preston Wakeland – engineering assistance
Dominic Lumetta – engineering assistance
Jim Newman – photography (Impulse! Records edition)
Chuck Stewart – photography (Impulse! Records edition)
Hollis King – art direction (Impulse! Records edition)
Señora Brown – graphic design (Impulse! Records edition)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Cook, Stephen. "Space Is the Place - Sun Ra". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1358. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Chick, Stevie (2012). "Sun Ra Space Is the Place Review". BBC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

External links

Space Is the Place at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] Cook, Stephen. "Space Is the Place - Sun Ra". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1358. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[3] Chick, Stevie (2012). "Sun Ra Space Is the Place Review". BBC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

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Discography
Arkestra Members	John Gilmore Julian Priester Pat Patrick Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding Phil Cohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny Ray Thompson
Chicago period studio albums	Jazz by Sun Ra Super-Sonic Jazz Sound of Joy Visits Planet Earth The Nubians of Plutonia Jazz in Silhouette Sound Sun Pleasure!! Interstellar Low Ways Fate in a Pleasant Mood Holiday for Soul Dance Angels and Demons at Play We Travel the Space Ways
New York period studio albums	The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra Bad and Beautiful Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow Secrets of the Sun When Sun Comes Out Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy When Angels Speak of Love Other Planes of There The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One The Magic City The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two Strange Strings Monorails and Satellites Atlantis
Philadelphia period studio albums	Space Is the Place (soundtrack) Space Is The Place Pathways to Unknown Worlds Cosmos Deep Purple Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue New Steps Other Voices, Other Blues Visions Lanquidity Sleeping Beauty Strange Celestial Road Reflections in Blue Hours After Blue Delight Somewhere Else Purple Night Mayan Temples
Live albums	Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold Nothing Is Nuits de la Fondation Maeght It's After the End of the World Black Myth/Out in Space Live in Egypt 1 Nidhamu Horizon Live In Montreux Unity Live from Soundscape I, Pharaoh Sunrise in Different Dimensions Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion Thunder of the Gods