{"product_id":"sun-ra-somewhere-over-the-rainbow","title":"SUN RA - Somewhere Over The Rainbow","description":"Strut Records proudly presents the first definitive expanded reissue of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow', Sun Ra’s 1977 session recorded at the Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana, presented across three Vinyl LPs.\r\nThe Arkestra were at the peak of their powers in 1977, releasing revered albums like The Soul Vibration Of Man and My Favorite Things with Arkestra regulars Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Michael Ray and Luqman Ali among the core musicians. Ra also continued his touring in Europe with historic gigs in Italy. During this period, Arkestra live performances were often loosely structured into thematic blocks that moved from reflections on jazz history to cosmic “space narrative” sections featuring collective chants, extended Africa\/Egypt-inspired grooves and selections from the Great American Songbook. This recording brings in all of these features with re-imagined versions of standards like ‘Take The “A” Train’, ‘St. Louis Blues’ and title track ‘Over The Rainbow’ alongside rarely recorded Ra compositions like ‘Make Another Mistake’ and ‘Amen Meni Many Amens’. Ra conducted improvisations to guide the listener seamlessly from one musical scene to the next. As Sun Ra himself described it: “It’s like a party—we enjoy ourselves and everybody’s invited to enjoy it with us.”\r\nThe original version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow assembled a handful of clearly delineated tracks drawn from the flow of two complete concert recordings, re-arranged out of sequence. Strut’s new edition restores previously excised material and preserves more of the natural transitions between pieces, offering a fuller glimpse into the distinctive aesthetic of Sun Ra and his Arkestra.\r\nThis definitive reissue is pressed  three vinyl LPs housed in a triple gatefold sleeve, newly remastered by Technology Works from the original source tapes and features extensive new liner notes by Chris Cutler alongside video stills from the original concert.\u003cul class=\"tracklisting\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA1 Shadows Of Infinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 Pleiades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 Discipline 27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA4 Bluebird Set #2 Piano Solo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB1 Equation Of The Myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB2 Neptune \/ The Voice Of Ebah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB3 Yesterdays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC1 St. Louis Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC2 The Mystery Of Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC3 We Live To Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD1 Amen Meni Many Amens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD2 Saturn Speaks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD3 Images In A Mirror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE1 Take The 'A' Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE2 Make Another Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE3 Bluebird Shuffle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF1 Outer Reach Intensity Energy \/ Cosmos Rendezvous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF2 Next Stop Mars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF3 Over The Rainbow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF4 I'll Wait For You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SUN RA","offers":[{"title":"NM \/ M \/ Strut \/ STRUT505LP","offer_id":57352946254197,"sku":"415280","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.vinylexchange.co.uk\/products\/sun-ra-somewhere-over-the-rainbow","provider":"Vinyl Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}