The Magic City

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This article is about the 1965 album by Sun Ra. For the E. Nesbit novel, see The Magic City (novel).
For the Helium album, see The Magic City (Helium album).
For a list of cities nicknamed "The Magic City", see Magic City.
The Magic City
The Magic City cover
Studio album by Sun Ra
Released 1965
Recorded 1965, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 45:16
Label Originally Saturn, now Evidence
Producer(s)  ?
Professional reviews
Sun Ra chronology
The Magic City
(1965)		 The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
(1965)


The Magic City is a 1965 album by Sun Ra.

It is notable especially for the title track. While it begins with use of tape echo recalling the experiments on Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow, the key features quickly emerge: Ra's simultaneous piano and clavioline intertwining with Boykins' bass as the underpinning for new long-forms of group music-making which draw on varying sub-ensembles from the Arkestra through the course of the piece.

The Magic City is an early indication and prime example of the direction in which the music of the Sun Ra Arkestra would move, leading almost immediately to The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra later in the same year.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Magic City" – 27:22
  2. "The Shadow World" – 10:55
  3. "Abstract Eye" – 2:51
  4. "Abstract "I"" – 4:08

[edit] Personnel

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