{"product_id":"sun-ra-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-vinyl","title":"Sun Ra: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Vinyl 3xLP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WvRnPJz5xsM?si=JeBeVvCXDwK3VTfh\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrut Records proudly presents the first definitive expanded reissue of \u003cem\u003eSomewhere Over The Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e, Sun Ra’s 1977 session recorded at the Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arkestra were at the peak of their powers in 1977, releasing revered albums like \u003cem\u003eThe Soul Vibration Of Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Favorite Things\u003c\/em\u003e with Arkestra regulars Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Michael Ray and Luqman Ali among the core musicians. Ra also continued his touring in Europe with historic gigs in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this period, Arkestra live performances were often loosely structured into thematic blocks that moved from reflections on jazz history to cosmic “space narrative” sections featuring collective chants, extended Africa\/Egypt-inspired grooves and selections from the Great American Songbook. This recording brings in all of these features with re imagined versions of standards like ‘Take The “A” Train’, ‘St. Louis Blues’ and title track ‘Over The Rainbow’ alongside rarely recorded Ra compositions like ‘Make Another Mistake’ and ‘Amen Meni Many Amens’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRa conducted improvisations to guide the listener seamlessly from one musical scene to the next. As Sun Ra himself described it: “It’s like a party — we enjoy ourselves and everybody’s invited to enjoy it with us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original version of \u003cem\u003eSomewhere Over The Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e assembled a handful of clearly delineated tracks drawn from the flow of two complete concert recordings, re-arranged out of sequence. Strut’s new edition restores previously excised material and preserves more of the natural transitions between pieces, offering a fuller glimpse into the distinctive aesthetic of Sun Ra and his Arkestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShadows of Infinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePleiades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline 27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquation Of The Myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep Your Sunny Side Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaturn Speaks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeptune \/ The Voice Of Ebah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYesterdays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYeah Man!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Porter Stomp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLightnin’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Louis Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mystery of Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluebird Set No.2 Piano Solo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Live To Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBye Bye Blackbird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmen Meni Many Amens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake The 'A' Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImages In A Mirror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOuter Reach Intensity Energy \/ Cosmos Rendezvous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluebird Shuffle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext Stop Mars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver The Rainbow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Wait For You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake Another Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Strut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54422709141850,"sku":"STRUT505LP","price":49.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/sun-ra-somewhere-over-rainbow.jpg?v=1784022337","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/sun-ra-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}