sun ra

the magic city

original album released in 1966
    (1966, lp, usa, saturn 403)
remastered and expanded stereo version. has two bonus tracks

1965 live/studio recording

[1] 1965/09/24 rehearsal new york city
sun ra: keyboards * walter miller: trumpet * ali hassan: trombone * john gilmore: sax * pat patrick: sax, flute * marshall allen: sax, flute, piccolo * danny davis: sax, flute * harry spencer: sax * robert cummings: bass clarinet * ronnie boykins: bass * roger blank: drums * james jacson: percussion

[2] 1965/04/19-20 or 1965/04/20-21 rla sound studios, new york
sun ra: keyboards, percussion * chris capers: trumpet * teddy nance: trombone * bernard pettaway: bass trombone * john gilmore: sax, percussion * pat patrick: sax, percussion * marshall allen: sax, piccolo, percussion * danny davis: sax * robert cummings: bass clarinet, percussion * ronnie boykins: bass * jimmy johnson: drums

produced for reissue by michael d. anderson and irwin chusid

all compositions by sun ra

1. the magic city   26:27   [1]

2. the shadow world   10:34   [2]

3. abstract eye   2:43   [2]

4. abstract "I"   3:58   [2]

5. other worlds  (altnernate)   4:59   [2]

6. the magic city  (mono version ending)    1:38   [1]