Reflections in Blue (Sun Ra album)
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| Studio album by Sun Ra Arkestra | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | December 18 & 19, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:36 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Reflections in Blue is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1987.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "this studio set is not recommended for swing purists who take life too seriously, but the creative and often crazy music should delight many listeners".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated
- "State Street Chicago" - 7:52
- "Nothin' from Nothin'" (Pat Patrick) - 4:24
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 7:46
- "Say It Isn't So" (Irving Berlin) - 6:11
- "I Dream Too Much" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 5:03
- "Reflections in Blue" - 8:20
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- Recorded at Jingle Machine Studio, Milano, on December 18 and 19, 1986.
Personnel
- Sun Ra - piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Randall Murray - trumpet
- Tyrone Hill - trombone
- Pat Patrick - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, oboe
- Danny Ray Thompson - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, bongos
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, clarinet, timbales
- Eloe Omoe - alto saxophone, alto clarinet, bass clarinet
- James Jacson - bassoon, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum
- Ronald Wilson - tenor saxophone
- Carl LeBlanc - electric guitar
- Tyler Mitchell - bass
- Thomas Hunter, Earl "Buster" Smith - drums
References
- ↑ Sun Ra discography accessed July 21, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 21, 2010
