Angels and Demons at Play
Angels and Demons at Play | ||||
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Studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | ||||
Released | 1965 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1956–1960 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Saturn Impulse! Evidence | |||
Producer | Alton Abraham | |||
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic (LP) | [2] |
Allmusic (CD) | [3] |
Angels and Demons at Play is a jazz album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra.
Side one was recorded in 1960, including two tracks taken from the mammoth session either at Hall Recording Company or at the RCA Studios (both in Chicago), around 17 June 1960,[1] whilst the tracks on side two were recorded at the RCA studios, Chicago, around February 1956. Saturn Records had issued at least three of the songs ("Medicine for a Nightmare" b/w "Urnack", and "A Call For All Demons", the B-side of an early version of the song "Saturn") as 7-inch singles.[1]
According to the musicologist Robert L. Campbell, the latter single was probably the first Saturn release.[1] It was a relatively common theme of Saturn releases to feature different sessions, from different eras with different personnel, on different sides of a record. Other examples include The Invisible Shield (1962/1970) and Deep Purple (1948-57/1973).
The distinctive sleeve was designed by Sun Ra, and uses the same design on both sides, leaving no room for sleeve notes.
Track listing
12" Vinyl
All titles were written by Sun Ra, except where noted.
Side A:
- "Tiny Pyramids" (Ronnie Boykins) – 3:38
- "Between Two Worlds" – 1:56
- "Music from the World Tomorrow" – 2:20
- "Angels and Demons at Play" (Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins) – 2:51
Side B:
- "Urnack" (Julian Priester) – 3:46
- "Medicine for a Nightmare" – 2:16
- "A Call for All Demons" – 4:12
- "Demon's Lullaby" – 2:35
The 1993 compact disc release appends the album The Nubians of Plutonia in its entirety.
Musicians
On "Urnack", "Medicine for a Nightmare", "A Call For Demons", and "Demon's Lullaby", recorded RCA Studios, Chicago, around February 1956;[1]
- Sun Ra - Piano, Electric Piano
- Art Hoyle - Trumpet,
- Julian Priester - Trombone
- John Gilmore - Tenor Sax
- Pat Patrick - Baritone Sax
- Wilburn Green - Electric Bass
- Robert Barry - Drums
- Jim Herndon - Tympani
On "Tiny Pyramids" and "Angels And Demons At Play", RCA Studios Chicago, around June 17, 1960;[1]
- Sun Ra - Percussion, Bells, Gong and Piano
- Phil Cohran - Cornet
- Nate Pryor - Trombone and Bells
- John Gilmore - Tenor Sax and Clarinet, percussion
- Marshall Allen - Flute
- Ronnie Boykins - Bass
- Jon Hardy - Drums, Percussion
On "Between Two Worlds" recorded during rehearsals at the same time;[1]
- Sun Ra - Piano
- possibly Bo Bailey - Trombone
- John Gilmore - Tenor Sax
- Marshall Allen - Alto Sax
- Ronnie Boykins - Bass
- possibly Robert Barry - Drums
On "Music From The World Tomorrow", also recorded during rehearsals in Chicago, 1960;[1]
- Sun Ra - 'Cosmic tone organ
- Ronnie Boykins - Bass
- Phil Cohran - Violin-uke
- Jon Hardy - Drums
Release history
Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
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1965 | Saturn Records | LP | 9956-2-0/P | [4] |
1967 | Saturn Records | LP | LP 407 | [4] |
1974 | Impulse! Records | LP | AS 9245 | [4] |
1993 | Evidence Music | CD | ECD 22066-2 | [5] |
2004 | Saturn Research | LP | SR-9956-2-O | [6] |
2016 | DOL | LP | DOL914H | [6] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h From Sunny Blount to Sun Ra; R Campbell
- ^ Allmusic (LP) review
- ^ Allmusic (CD) review
- ^ a b c Campbell, Robert; Joe Moudry. "Sun Ra Discography Items 1-25". Saturn Web. Birmingham, AL: Joe Moudry. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ Paired with The Nubians of Plutonia on a single CD.
- ^ a b Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Angels And Demons At Play, retrieved 2023-02-14
External links
- Complete Sun Ra's Discography
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Arkestra members
- John Gilmore
- Julian Priester
- Pat Patrick
- Charles Davis
- Victor Sproles
- Marshall Allen
- Ronnie Boykins
- James Spaulding
- Phil Cohran
- Clifford Jarvis
- Lex Humphries
- Michael Ray
- June Tyson
- Ahmed Abdullah
- Danny Ray Thompson
- Jazz by Sun Ra
- Super-Sonic Jazz
- Sound of Joy
- Visits Planet Earth
- The Nubians of Plutonia
- Jazz in Silhouette
- Sound Sun Pleasure!!
- Interstellar Low Ways
- Fate in a Pleasant Mood
- Holiday for Soul Dance
- Angels and Demons at Play
- We Travel the Space Ways
- The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
- Bad and Beautiful
- Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
- Secrets of the Sun
- When Sun Comes Out
- Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy
- When Angels Speak of Love
- Other Planes of There
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
- The Magic City
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two
- Strange Strings
- Monorails and Satellites
- Atlantis
- Space Is the Place (soundtrack)
- Space Is The Place
- Pathways to Unknown Worlds
- Cosmos
- Deep Purple
- Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue
- New Steps
- Other Voices, Other Blues
- Visions
- Lanquidity
- Sleeping Beauty
- Strange Celestial Road
- Reflections in Blue
- Hours After
- Blue Delight
- Somewhere Else
- Purple Night
- Mayan Temples
- Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold
- Nothing Is
- Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
- It's After the End of the World
- Black Myth/Out in Space
- Live in Egypt 1
- Nidhamu
- Horizon
- Live In Montreux
- Unity
- Live from Soundscape
- I, Pharaoh
- Sunrise in Different Dimensions
- Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion
- Thunder of the Gods
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