The Other Side of the Sun

Sun Ra

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The Other Side of the Sun Review

by Scott Yanow

The Sun Ra Arkestra looks both forwards and backwards in time on this obscure small label LP. Ten years earlier, one could not have imagined Ra and his men romping through "On the Sunny Side of the Street" or reinventing "Flamingo." However, those versions certainly sound quite original, and there is no mistaking the band for any other orchestra on "Space Fling," "Manhattan Cocktail" and the trademark "Space Is the Place." The music on this album features a version of the Arkestra consisting of six reeds (including John Gilmore and Marshall Allen), three trumpets (including Michael Ray and Eddie Gale), two trombones (with a young Robin Eubanks), the French horn of Vincent Chancey, guitarist Dale Williams, three bassists, four percussionists, singer June Tyson and the leader's keyboards. A stimulating set.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Space Fling Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra / Sun Ra	Sun Ra	07:37	Spotify Amazon
2	Flamingo Edmund Anderson / Ted Grouya	Sun Ra	04:43	Spotify Amazon
3	Space Is the Place Sun Ra	Sun Ra	09:48	Spotify Amazon
4	The Sunny Side of the Street Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh	Sun Ra	09:34	Spotify Amazon
5	Manhattan Cocktail Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra / Sun Ra	Sun Ra	09:54	Amazon