{"product_id":"sun-ra-his-arkestra-east-two-5-vinyl-format","title":"SUN RA \u0026 HIS ARKESTRA - EAST TWO + 5 (Vinyl Format)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEAST TWO + 5\u003c\/em\u003e comprises previously unreleased tracks from one of \u003cstrong\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/strong\u003e's most productive periods: 1972-73. Those two hectic years saw Sun Ra recording numerous albums, staging concerts, teaching at Berkeley, acting in and composing the score for a full-length movie, embarking on a multi-album (though ill-fated) major label deal, and touring the U.S. and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title track, \"East Two,\" is one of two pieces on this album originating at a two day October 1972 session at Chicago's Streeterville Studios. It's an ominous, sprawling processional, and the only known recording of this moody work. Arkestra baritone saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003ePat Patrick\u003c\/strong\u003e played electric bass on this session, which also featured Ra's typically idiosyncratic synth, along with fine solos from \u003cstrong\u003eKwame Hadi\u003c\/strong\u003e (trumpet) and Arkestra mainstay \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gilmore\u003c\/strong\u003e (tenor sax). The other track is an alternate version of \"Rocket #9\" where Ra's voice is scarcely heard in the ensemble vocals in favor of the \u003cstrong\u003eSpace Ethnic Voices\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional material is taken from 1973 Variety Studios sessions in NYC including \"In Tomorrow's Realm,\" where veteran Arkestra bassist \u003cstrong\u003eRonnie Boykins\u003c\/strong\u003e provided the anchor with his bass line forming it's vital rhythmic framework. This would be the final year Boykins worked regularly with Ra and this track is a fitting tribute to his role in the band, demonstrating how essential he was to Sun Ra's sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COSMIC MYTH","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 1LP","offer_id":58161366663513,"sku":"SDZ-46579","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SHE_20260528_1555_145642_500_p_Outlook-sho4txzj_3_001.jpg?v=1779986996","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/sun-ra-his-arkestra-east-two-5-vinyl-format","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}