Sun Ra - Rocket Number Nine Take Off For The Planet Venus

[Finkanslig]

The Sun Ra (Sonny Blount) Arkestra join in on the fun vocal start. Second Stop Is Jupiter, too. Hmm, guess they turned around.

Phil Cohran cn/ Nate Pryor tb/ Marshall Allen as/ John Gilmore ts/ Sun Ra p/ Ronnie Boykins b/ Jon Hardy d, gong, per

One out of about 40 recorded in one day! On or near 17 JUN 1960 in RCA Studios (Chicago). :I:

[fastborzoi]

really nice

straight-ahead by Ra standards (at least the first part)

wonderful

[tabernavudu]

"easy listening for intergalactic travel"!!

[kaskapubenfu]

out of sight!

[ApexBozo]

john gilmore > john coltrane

[SubRosaStructure]

Unfathomable

[ottlakerambler]

My second favorite Sun Ra tune.

[ham3321]

I love this version. It's too awesome.

[Dtchmastrkilla7]

i have a live version featuring pharoah sanders that has the most outrageous drum solo

[itwentlikethis]

@Dtchmastrkilla7 I've heard that version too. And you're use of the word outrageous is dead on.

[Nachtschreeuw]

@Dtchmastrkilla7 So do I, and its awesome

[Dtchmastrkilla7]

@Nachtschreeuw yeah, outrageously good i meant, of course.

[Musicvegan58]

Cool

[Jicim]

Unfathomable