{"product_id":"sun-ra-his-arkestra-east-two-7","title":"SUN RA \u0026 HIS ARKESTRA - EAST TWO + 7","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAST TWO + 5\u003c\/strong\u003e comprises previously unreleased tracks from one of \u003cstrong\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/strong\u003e's most productive periods: 1972-73. Those two hectic years saw \u003cstrong\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/strong\u003e recording numerous albums, staging concerts, teaching at Berkeley, acting in and composing the score for a full-length movie, embarking on a multi-album (though ill-fated) major label deal, and touring the U.S. and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title track, \"East Two,\" is one of two pieces on this album originating at a two day October 1972 session at Chicago's Streeterville Studios. It's an ominous, sprawling processional, and the only known recording of this moody work. Arkestra baritone saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003ePat Patrick\u003c\/strong\u003e played electric bass on this session, which also featured Ra's typically idiosyncratic synth, along with fine solos from \u003cstrong\u003eKwame Hadi\u003c\/strong\u003e (trumpet) and Arkestra mainstay \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gilmore\u003c\/strong\u003e (tenor sax). The other track is an alternate version of \"Rocket #9\" where Ra's voice is scarcely heard in the ensemble vocals in favor of the \u003cstrong\u003eSpace Ethnic Voices\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional material is taken from 1973 Variety Studios sessions in NYC including \"In Tomorrow's Realm,\" where veteran Arkestra bassist \u003cstrong\u003eRonnie Boykins\u003c\/strong\u003e provided the anchor with his bass line forming it's vital rhythmic framework. This would be the final year Boykins worked regularly with Ra and this track is a fitting tribute to his role in the band, demonstrating how essential he was to \u003cstrong\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/strong\u003e's sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD version contains additional tracks of two live performances from 1984 and 1985\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COSMIC MYTH","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":57388985450840,"sku":"TKM-37149","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/SHE_20260528_1555_145642_500_p_Outlook-sho4txzj_3_001.jpg?v=1779982237","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/sun-ra-his-arkestra-east-two-7","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}