Originally planned as a release for ABC/Impulse!, these sessions were recorded in 1973 and eventually shelved. While for the initiated Sun Ra listener there is much rewarding exploration here, it is easy to why this was not a viable studio release in an era of diminishing mainstream interest in 'out-there' improvisations. The group is typical of this Arkestra era, featuring (of course) John Gilmore's tenor and Marshall Allen and Danny Davis's alto sax, as well as Akh Tal Ebah on trumpet, Danny Ray Thompson on baritone sax, Eloe Omoe on bass clarinet and Clifford Jarvis on drums, among others. There is no double bass here, Ra's organ filling that role à la organ combo. First released unofficially in 2014 on Italian bootleg label Sinner Lady Gloria, it saw its first official CD/LP/digital release by the American archival label Modern Harmonic (available to buy digitally and as a CD here).
A1. Crystal Spears
A2. The Eternal Sphynx
A3. The Embassy Of The Living God
B. Sunrise In The Western Sky
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