IF YOU LIKE ALL Sun Ra’S SONG GO FOR IT! This is one of the best Cd’s Sun Ra has dropped to date. Since completing 1996’s ‘A Foggy Day - The Nu Sounds’, Sun Ra fulfilled their contract with Columbia Records and where under no obligation to release another album. If you want to hear real Jazz, get this record now!
Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie - The Cosmic Rays actually sounds so joyous, that you can practically see a smile on Sun Ra’s face. I have all of Sun Ra’s tracks and Dreaming - The Cosmic Rays is probably the most his introspective effort. One of the songs that always stick in my mind is Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie - The Cosmic Rays because the melody in the chorus is so good. If you are a Sun Ra fan, you will love Bye Bye - The Cosmic Rays. Sun Ra has created something that grabs you by the heart and gets you moving. I listened to the opening track Medicine For A Nightmare - Arkestra and liked it a lot. One of the more genuine-sounding songs is Saturn - Arkestra. Supersonic Jazz - Arkestra is new, fresh, and hypnotizing. Happy New Year To You - The Qualities gets you up and jumping. It’s Christmas Time - The Qualities stands out to me for its audacious melody and sheer beauty. I can’t stop humming along Muck Muck - Yochanan. Hot Skillet Mama - Yochanan is astounding song though, very addictive. Great Balls Of Fire - Arkestra is a striking and quite long song. From the moment you listen to Hours After - Arkestra you’re hooked. Teenager’s Letter Of Promises - Juanita Rodgers - arguably the best track on The Singles (cd1) album. I’m So Glad You Love Me - Juanita Rodgers is Sun Ra’s best work in years. Simple and heartfelt closing track The Sun One - Yochanan closes The Singles (cd1) on a high note. The Sun Man Speaks - Yochanan sets the tone for the entire album. The Sun Man Speaks - Yochanan is one of my favorite songs by Sun Ra. This song has very few things relative to that of it’s predecessor. Adventure In Space - Sun Ra is a song that definitely grows on you and becomes an album favorite. Message To Earthman - Yochanan is a perfect, simple song by Sun Ra at the top of his game. Message To Earthman - Yochanan & Sun Ra And Arkestra is kind of track that compels you to skip back and drink it in one more time before moving on through The Singles (cd1). State Street - Sun Ra is the marvelous blend of moody yet optimistic tunes.
The Singles (cd1) CD
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| A Foggy Day - The Nu Sounds.mp3 | 1:05 |  |
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| Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie - The Cosmic Rays.mp3 | 1:51 | |
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| Dreaming - The Cosmic Rays.mp3 | 2:45 | |
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| Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie - The Cosmic Rays.mp3 | 3:06 | |
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| Bye Bye - The Cosmic Rays.mp3 | 2:51 | |
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| Somebody’s In Love - The Cosmic Rays.mp3 | 1:49 | |
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| Medicine For A Nightmare - Arkestra.mp3 | 2:37 | |
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| Saturn - Arkestra.mp3 | 3:02 | |
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| Supersonic Jazz - Arkestra.mp3 | 2:36 | |
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| Happy New Year To You - The Qualities.mp3 | 1:51 | |
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| It’s Christmas Time - The Qualities.mp3 | 2:46 | |
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| Muck Muck - Yochanan.mp3 | 2:48 | |
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| Hot Skillet Mama - Yochanan.mp3 | 3:15 | |
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| Great Balls Of Fire - Arkestra.mp3 | 5:31 | |
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| Hours After - Arkestra.mp3 | 2:48 | |
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| Teenager’s Letter Of Promises - Juanita Rodgers.mp3 | 3:44 | |
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| I’m So Glad You Love Me - Juanita Rodgers.mp3 | 3:07 | |
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| The Sun One - Yochanan.mp3 | 2:32 | |
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| The Sun Man Speaks - Yochanan.mp3 | 4:37 | |
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| The Sun Man Speaks - Yochanan.mp3 | 3:52 | |
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| October - Sun Ra.mp3 | 4:42 | |
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| Adventure In Space - Sun Ra.mp3 | 1:56 | |
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| Message To Earthman - Yochanan.mp3 | 2:26 | |
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| Message To Earthman - Yochanan & Sun Ra And Arkestra.mp3 | 2:25 | |
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| State Street - Sun Ra.mp3 | 3:31 | |
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