Supersonic Jazz (Expanded Edition)

~ Release by Sun Ra & His Arkestra (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Credits from Bandcamp

Produced for reissue by Irwin Chusid
and Michael D. Anderson for Cosmic Myth Records

Artwork: Claude Dangerfield
Cover adaptation and package design by Edward ODowd
Mastering by Joe Lizzi
Audio restoration by I.C.

Recorded at RCA Studios in Chicago, ca. October 1956
Original recordings produced by Sun Ra
Originally issued on Saturn Records, 1957

All compositions by Sun Ra © Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)
except "Soft Talk" by Julian Priester © Second Floor Music (BMI)

℗ 2025 Sun Ra LLC

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-29 23:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1India
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
bell:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
electric piano and gong:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21), Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21) and Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
India (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
4:50
2Sunology Part 1
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
electric piano, gong and piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Sunology (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
5:45
3Advice to Medics
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
electric piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Advice to Medics (in 1956-03)
composer:
Sun Ra
2:04
4Super Blonde
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
Robert Barry (drummer) (in 1956-03)
electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (in 1956-03)
piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1956-03)
timpani [tympani]:
Jim Herndon (in 1956-03)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1956-03)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Super Blonde (in 1956-03)
composer:
Sun Ra
2:36
5Soft Talk
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1956-03)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
Robert Barry (drummer) (in 1956-03)
piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1956-03)
timpani [tympani]:
Jim Herndon (in 1956-03)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1956-03)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Soft Talk (in 1956-03)
composer:
Julian Priester
2:42
6Sunology Part 2
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
electric piano and piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Sunology, part II (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
7:06
7Kingdom of Not
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Kingdom of Not (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
5:26
8Portrait of the Living Sky
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Portrait of the Living Sky (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
1:50
9Blues at Midnight
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Blues at Midnight (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
6:34
10El Is a Sound of Joy
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
soprano saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
El Is a Sound of Joy (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
publisher:
Enterplanetary Koncepts (Sun Ra’s publishing company)
3:57
11Springtime in Chicago
3:53
12Medicine for a Nightmare
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
Robert Barry (drummer) (in 1956-03)
electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (in 1956-03)
electric piano and piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1956-03)
timbales and timpani:
Jim Herndon (in 1956-03)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Medicine for a Nightmare (in 1956-03)
composer:
Sun Ra
2:26
13Journey to Discland
3:29
14October (single)
4:43
15Somebody Else’s Idea (take 1)
2:54
16New Horizons (take 1)
2:46
17El Viktor (take 1)
2:20
18Adventure in Space
2:34
19Delilah
3:13
20Soft Talk (take 1)
3:43
21Medicine for a Nightmare (alternate)
2:36
22Saturn #2
4:03
23Delight (take 2)
1:59
24Space Aura (take 2)
3:20
25State Street (alternate)
3:49
26Stratosphere
3:01
27Velvet (alternate)
3:14
28Somebody Else’s Idea (take 2)
2:50
29Super Blonde (take 3)
3:12
30Big City Blues (live at Budland)
8:10