'Jazz in Silhouette' was the third studio album by the pianist and composer Sun Ra. It was recorded on March 6, 1959, and released in May of the same year.[1] The album was recorded in Chicago during a session that also included the whole of the albums Sound Sun Pleasure!! and "Interstellar Low Ways" from the album of the same name. Critics have described the album as one of Ra's best from his relatively conventional early-career Chicago period before veering off into 'full-fledged explorations into the avant-garde' that characterises the recordings made in New York City in the 1960s. Recorded in 1959 at El Saturn Studio, Chicago, the album is one of three records that the Arkestra released in the 1950s, the other two being Jazz by Sun Ra and Super-Sonic Jazz. Originally released in a simple silk-screened cover credited to HP Corbissero, the album had gained its sci-fi cover, 'of half-naked women teleporting themselves over one of the moons of Saturn', credited to 'Evans' [1] by the early 1960s. The album's songs were featured in live performances by Sun Ra, and Enlightenment, in particular, was to become a staple of the Arkestra's concerts and often featured chanted vocals. This album was re-issued by Impulse in 1974. Featuring musicians Marshall Allen, Charles Davis, Pat Patrick, Ronnie Boykins, William "Bugs" Cochran, John Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Sun Ra, John Gilmore, Hobart Dotson & Bo Bailey.
- A1 Enlightenment
- A2 Saturn
- A3 Velvet
- A4 Ancient Aiethopia
- B1 After Hours
- B2 Horoscope
- B3 Images
- B4 Blues At Midnight
- B5 Back In Your Own Backyard
