The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
Studio album by Sun Ra
Released	1965
Recorded	April 20 1965, RLA Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:07
Label	ESP-Disk/Fontana Records
Professional reviews
All About Jazz January 2003 All Music Guide link
Sun Ra chronology
The Magic City (1965)	The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One (1965)	The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two (1966)

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One is a 1965 album by the jazz musician Sun Ra. The three albums of the Heliocentric Worlds series (Volumes One, Two and Three) are widely ranked among Sun Ra's greatest works, with avant-garde and free jazz flourishes rounding out his always eccentric and always far-out musical themes.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Heliocentric" (Ra/Ra) - 4:21
2. "Outer Nothingness" (Ra/Ra) - 7:39
3. "Other Worlds" (Ra/Ra) - 4:35
4. "The Cosmos" (Ra/Ra) - 7:31
5. "Of Heavenly Things" (Ra/Ra) - 5:45
6. "Nebulae" (Ra/Ra) - 3:20
7. "Dancing in the Sun" (Ra) - 1:56

[edit] Personnel

• Jimhmi Johnson - Percussion, Tympani
• Robert Cummings - Bass clarinet, Wood blocks
• Chris Capers - Trumpet
• Bernard Pettaway - Bass Trombone
• Danny Davis - Flute, Alto
• Pat Patrick - Baritone, Percussion
• John Gilmore - Tenor, Tympani
• Marshall Allen - Piccolo, Alto, Bells, Spiral Cymbal
• Ronnie Boykins - Bass
• Teddy Nance - Trombone
• Sun Ra - Piano, Arranger, Electronic Celeste, Bass Marimba, Tympani, Back Cover
• Howard Howie Bernstein - Cover Art
• Baby Gerry - Cover Art
• Remco Takken - Liner Notes
• Richard L. Alderson - Engineer