Cat No FSRCD495

• Chicago pianist Sun Ra emerged as a leader on the jazz scene early in 1956, when he assembled a group of neo-boppers to perform his exciting jazz compositions in his new Arkestra, a medium-sized group that swung like a giant locomotive, an effect primarily due to an interesting use of two basses playing simultaneously.

• They featured the power of big band ensemble along with the excitement of combo blowing by fine soloists, among them the driving tenor John Gilmore, trombonist Julian Priester, and Art Hoyle’s well-directed trumpet - but it was always Sun Ra’s musical personality which dominated the performances.

• Personnel: Dave Young, Art Hoyle (tp), Julian Priester (tb), James Scales (as), John Gilmore(ts), Pat Patrick (bars, as); Charles Davis (bars), Sun Ra (p, org), Richard Evans, VictorSproles (b), Wilbur Green (eb) Bob Barry, William Cochran (d), Jim Herndon (tympani,percussion).

• Deluxe digipack - 19 tracks - taken from the original albums : “Sun Song (1956), “SuperSonic Sounds” (1956) and “Sound of Joy” (1957) - all recorded in Chicago.