Blue Delight

Sun Ra - Blue Delight

* originally posted on August 11, 2006

Write up by muse1453:

I have a copy of this on cassette and it is one of my favorite thrift store finds. I bought this for only 49 cents plus tax at the local Goodwill. Blue Delight is not quite out-there as his past work, but it is still a worthy album. The tracklisting order is as it appears on the cassette format. I only mention this because the CD version has the same eight tracks but a different sequence.

Personnel:

Sun Ra - piano, synthesizer
James Jackson - bassoon, flute, percussion
Elo Omoe - bass clarinet, alto sax, contra-alto clarinet, percussion
John Gilmore - tenor sax, clarinet, percussion
Marshall Allen - alto sax, flute, oboe, A-flat clarinet
Noel Scott - alto sax, percussion
Danny Ray Thompson - baritone sax, flute, bongos
Fred Adams - trumpet
Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
Akmed Abdullah - trumpet
Al Evans - flugelhorn, French horn
Tyrone Hill - trombone
Julian Priester - trombone
Bruce Edwards - guitar
Carl LeBlanc - guitar (solos)
Billy Higgins - drums (on right)
Earl "Buster" Smith - drums (on left)
John Ore - bass
Elson Nascimento - percussion

Tracklisting:

1. Blue Delight {11:10}
Soloists: Carl LeBlanc, Tommy Turrentine, Sun Ra, John Gilmore, Julian Priester, Buster Smith, Billy Higgins

2. Out of Nowhere {5:26}
Soloists: John Gilmore, Sun Ra, Julian Priester, Carl LeBlanc

3. Sunrise {11:49}
Soloists: Akmed Abdullah, Marshall Allen, Al Evans, John Gilmore, Julian Priester

4. Nashira {4:11}
Soloists: Julian Priester, Sun Ra, John Gilmore

5. They Dwell On Other Planes {14:42}
Soloists: Al Evans, Akmed Abdullah, John Gilmore

6. Gone With the Wind {5:51}
Soloists: Tommy Turrentine, Sun Ra, John Gilmore, Julian Priester

7. Your Guest is As Good As Mine {5:51}
Soloists: Julian Priester, John Gilmore, Al Evans, Billy Higgins

8. Days of Wine and Roses {6:58}
Soloists: Al Evans, Sun Ra, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Carl LeBlanc, Julian Priester

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