sun ra

the eternal myth revealed vol.1

a collaboration between transparency and michael d.anderson of the sun ra archives

volume 1  

disc one

1. narration - producer & sun ra introduction pt.1

2. narration - production introduction

3. 4-22-58 - message to earth man - yochanan (the space age vocalist)

4. narration - producer & sun ra introduction pt.2

5. narration - ruth brown, bobby bland & ray charles interviews - the meaning of the blues

6. narrations - sun ra interview - his early history in alabama

7. narration - the early blues women 1924 - 1928

8. 5-13-21 - ethel waters with cordy williams and his jazz masters: oh daddy

9. 10-15-24 - ma rainey with the fletcher henderson orchestra: booze and blues

10. 11-10-28 - sara martin with the clarence williams orchestra: hole in the wall

11. narration: sun ra interview - his first piano / leading the school band

12. narration - the luis russell orchestra 1929

13. 9-9-29 - the luis russel orchestra: call of the freaks

14. narration - the don redman orchestra

15. 1-17-40 - the don redman orchestra: chant of the weed

16. narration - the early jazz band influences

17. 6-12-28 - bennie moten orchestra: just rite

18. 7-2-28 - tiny parham & his musicians: fat man blues

19. 2-25-32 - baron lee & the mills blue rhythm band: rhythm spasm

20. narration - the fletcher henderson influence pt.1 - 1931

21. 1-9-31 - the fletcher henderson orchestra: blue rhythm

22. 1-9-31 - the fletcher henderson orchestra: sugar foot stomp

23. narration: coleman hawkins interview - hawk remembers fletcher henderson

24. narration: the clarence william band records sun ra composition 1933

25. 1-3-33 - clarence williams orchestra: chocolate avenue

26. narration - the john kirby sextet 1939

27. 5-10-39 - the john kirby sextet: anitr's dance

28. 5-10-39 - the john kirby sextet: opus #5

29. narration - the colemans hawkins orchestra influence 1940

30. 1940 - coleman hawkins orchestra - chant of the groove - live

31. narration - sun ra interview - remembers how musicians used to dress

disc two

1. narration - sun ra in the military october 1942

2. narration - sun ra interview - sunny remembers fletcher henderson

3. narration - the fletcher henderson orchestra - live - 1945

4. 1945 - ernie whitman & fletcher henderson commentary

5. 1945 - fletcher henderson orchestra - you're driving me crazy - live

6. 1945 - fletcher henderson orchestra - king porter stom - live

7. narration - sun ra interview - sunny remembers pianist art tatum

8. narration - the art tatum / erroll garner influence

9. ernie whitman - art tatum introduction

10. 1945 - art tatum: song of the vagabond - live

11. ernie whitman - erroll garner introduction

12. erroll garner - erroll's bounce - live

13. narration - swing "the war years on radio" 1943 - 1944

14. 1944 - ernie whitman introduction

15. 1944 - the lione hampton orchestra: loose wig - live

16. ernie whitman - jimmy lunceford introduction

17. 1943 - the jimmie lunceford orchestra: little john - live

18. ernie whitman - benny carter introduction

19. 1943 - the benny carter orchestra: cuttin' time - live

20. 1943 - the cab calloway orchestra: russian lullaby - live

21. narration - sun ra interview - sunny remembers his school bands / why he left alabama

22. narration - wynonie harris with the jumin' jimmie jackson band - 1946

23. 4-14-46 - wynonie harris with jumpin' jimmy jackson band: dig this boogie

24. 4-14-46 - wynonie harris with jumpin' jimmy jackson band: lightnin' struck the poorhouse

25. 4-14-46 - wynonie harris with jumpin' jimmy jackson band: my baby's barrel house

26. 4-14-46 - wynonie harris with jumpin' jimmy jackson band: drinkin' by myself

27. narration - the billy eckstine orchestra influence - 1944

28. 1944 - ernie whitman introduction

29. 1944 - the billy eckstine orchestra: air mail special - live

30. 1944 - ernie whitman introduction

31. 1944 - the billy eckstine orchestra: love me or leave me - live

32. narration - the dizzy gillespie big band influene - 1946

33. 1948 - the dizzy gillespie orchestra: minor walk

34. narration - sun ra interview - recalls chicago 1946 - the bands he played in

35. narration - the lil green orchestra 1946 - 1947

36. 7-23-46 - the lil green orchestra: blowtop blues

37. 7-23-46 - the lil green orchestra: no good man

38. 7-23-46 - the lil green orchestra: how come you do me like me like you do

39. 7-23-46 - the lil green orchestra: lonely woman

40. narration - blues legend willie dixon - the blues influence

disc three

1. narration - the church organ recordings - 1948

2. 1948 - sun ra plays church organ: all the things you are

3. 1948 - sun ra plays church organ: the wind in the trees (early avant garde)

4. 1948 - sun ra plays church organ: willow weep for me

5. narration - the piano & solovox recordings 1948 pt.1 with stuff smith

6. 7-29-48 - sun ra plays piano& solovox: deep purple - with stuff smith

7. narration - sun ra interview - sunny remembers stuff smith

8. narration - the piano & solovox recordings 1948 pt.2

9. 7-29-48 - sun ra plays piano & solovox: darn that dream

10. 7-29-48 - sun ra plays piano & solovox: yesterdays - with jess miller

11. narration - the piano & solovox recordings 1948 pt.3

12. 8-10-48 - sun ra plays piano & solovox: if they only knew - sun ra poetry

13. narration - the piano & solovox recordings 1948 pt.4

14. 8-10-48 - sun ra plays piano & solovox: the darkness within

15. narration - the mary lou williams composition influence 1945

16. 1945 - the mary lou williams trio: taurus

17. 1945 - the mary lou williams trio: cancer

18. narration - the sun ra solo piano recordings 1948 - his mary lou williams influenced compositions

19. 8-10-48 - sun ra plays solo piano: ode to mary lou

20. 8-10-48 - sun ra plays solo piano: i've got a secret

21. 8-10-48 - sun ra plays solo piano: something in your smile

22. 8-10-48 - sun ra plays solo piano: high steppin'

23. 7-21-49 - sun ra plays solo piano: i've gos some new blues

24. narration - the mary lou williams big band arrangement influence 1947

25. 1947 - the milton orent / frank roth orchestra: lonely moments

26. 1947 - the milton orent / frank roth orchestra: whistle blues

27. narration - sunny and jo jo adams 1947

28. narration - junior wells interview

29. narration - jo jo adams with tom archia

30. 7-3-47 - jo jo adams with tom archia all-stars: love me

31. 7-3-47 - jo jo adams with tom archia all-stars: drinkin' blues

32. 7-3-47 - jo jo adams with tom archia all-stars: if i feel like this tomorrow

33. 7-3-47 - jo jo adams with tom archia all-stars: cryin' by my window

34. narration - the 1948 record ban / andrew tibbs & the dozier boys 1948

35. 10-18-48 - andrew tibbs & the dozier boys: he's go her and gone

36. 10-18-48 - andrew tibbs & the dozier boys: the holidays are over

37. narration - the dozier boys with the sax mallard ban 1948

38. 11-27-48 - andrew tibbs & the dozier boys: in a travelin' mood

39. 11-27-48 - andrew tibbs & the dozier boys: in every man's life

40. narration - bobby 'blue' band interview - the blues are about life

disc four

1. narration - the early foundations of r&b doo wop

2. narration - the dozier boys with the eugene wright band

3. 12-12-48 - the dozier boys with eugene wright band: big time baby

4. 12-12-48 - the dozier boys with eugene wright band: pork-n-beans

5. 12-12-48 - the dozier boys with eugene wright band: dawn mist

6. 12-12-48 - the dozier boys with eugene wright band: the music goes down and round

7. narration - sun ra & the red saunders orchestra 1948

8. 12-18-48 - george floyd with the red saunders orchestra: trust in me

9. 12-18-48 - the red saunders orchestra: synthesis

10. 12-18-48 - the red saunders orchestra: jitterbuggin'

11. 12-18-48 - george kirby with the red saunders orchestra: legs gettin' bigger

12. narration - sun ra interview - remembersperforming in lexington, indiana 1949 - the blue grass iin

13. narration - the sonny blount trio

14. 6-4-49 - the sunny blount trio: upstairs

15. 6-4-49 - the sunny blount trio: just one of those things

16. narration - sun ra interview - sunny speaks higly of vocalist billie holiday

17. narration - louis armstrong speaks of billie holiday / lady day - yesterdays

18. narration - sun ra sings & plays piano

19. 7-21-49 - sun ra sings & plays piano: smile

20. 7-21-49 - sun ra sings & plays piano: old man river

21. sun ra song introduction

22. 7-23-49 - sun ra sings & plays piano: somehwere over the rainbow

23. 7-23-49 - sun ra sings & plays piano: out of nowhere

24. narration - sun ra interview - recalls his band in chicago & alabama a&m

25. narration - the chicago blues influence / andrew tibbs with leo blevins trio

26. 7-29-49 - andrew tibbs with leo blevins trio: how long

27. 7-29-49 - andrew tibbs with leo blevins trio: i know

28. narration: the sonny blount trio - live - 1949

29. 8-17-49 - the sunny blount trio - live at birdland: you go to my head

30. 8-17-49 - the sunny blount trio - live at birdland: blue chicago blues

31. narration - sugar chile robinson with red saunders orchestra

32. 1-24-50 - sugar chile robinson with red saunders orchestra: bouncin' ball boogie

33. 1-24-50 - sugar chile robinson with red saunders orchestra: i'll eat my spinach

34. narration - dorothy donegan 1950

35. 6-10-50 - dorothy donegan with rec saunders orchestra: d.d.d.

36. 6-10-50 - dorothy donegan with rec saunders orchestra: ridin' the boogie