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Sun Ra : Saturn / Hours After
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Sun Ra : Saturn / Hours After by paganmaestro | >> Sun Ra (1914-1993) was born Herman Poole Blount. His legal name became Le Sony'r Ra. He was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a 1979 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. "Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial," critic Scott Yanow said, because of Sun Ra's eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle. Claiming that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona of "cosmic" philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of Afro-futurism, as he preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the ancient Egyptian god of the sun). Sun Ra denied any connection with his birth name, saying "That's an imaginary person, never existed. Any name that I use other than Ra is a pseudonym." From the mid-1950s to his death, Sun Ra led The Arkestra, an ensemble with an ever-changing lineup and name (it was also called The Solar Myth Arkestra, His Cosmo Discipline Arkestra, the Blue Universe Arkestra, The Jet Set Omniverse Arkestra, and many other permutations. Sun Ra asserted that the ever-changing name of his ensemble reflected the ever-changing nature of his music.) His mainstream success was limited, but Sun Ra was a prolific recording artist and frequent live performer. Sun Ra's music ranged from keyboard solos to big bands ...