sun ra and the arkestra

angels and demons at play / nubians of plutonia

tracks 1 - 8 were originally issued on "angels and demons at play" (el saturn 407)
tracks 9 - 15 were originally issued on "the lady with the golden stockings" (el saturn 406), later re-issued as "the nubians of plutonia"

[1] recorded in chicago in 1960
sun ra: piano * phil cohran: trumpet, zither * nate pryor: trombone * bo bailey: trombone * marshall allen: alto sax, flute * john gilmore: tenor sax, clarinet, solar bells * ronnie boykins: bass * jon hardy: drums * robert barry: drums

[2] recorded at rca studios in chicago in 1956
sun ra: piano, wurlitzer electric piano * art hoyle: trumpet * julian priester: trombone * pat patrick: alto sax, baritone sax * john gilmore: tenor sax * charles davis: baritone sax * wilburn green: electric bass * robert barry: drums * jim herndon: tympani

[3] recorded in chicago in 1958 and 1959
sun ra: piano, wurlitzer electric piano, bells * lucious randolph: trumpet * bill fielder: trumpet * nate pryor: trombone * marshall allen: alto sax, flute, percussion * james spaulding: alto sax * john gilmore: tenor sax, nigerian berlls, bells, percussion * pat patrick: baritone sax, space lute, percussion, bells * charles davis: baritone sax * ronnie boykins: bass * robert barry: drums, percussion * jim herndon: tympani, timbales, drums, conga

all compositions by sun ra, except where noted

1. tiny pyramids (r.boykins)   [1]

2. between two worlds   [1]

3. music from the world tomorrow   [1]

4. angels and demons at play (r.boykins)   [1]

5. urnack (j.priester)   [2]

6. medicine for a nightmare   [2]

7. a call for all demons   [2]

8. demon's lullaby   [2]

9. plutonian nights   [3]

10. the golden lady   [3]

11. star time   [3]

12. nubia   [3]

13. africa   [3]

14. watusa   [3]

15. aiethopia   [3]