Sun Ra. More fun than you can shake an asteroid belt at.
Welcome to the entirely different universe of Sun Ra! Any casual Google, Wiki or Youtube dabbling with this fella will give untrammeled delight, I promise you. There are layers...
Those who like The Fast Show's Jazz Club will be pleased to witness a primary source in this 8-minute clip.
If you find the interview too toe-curling, the music starts at around 2:15.
The man kept a straight face in front of Whitey for more than 50 years!
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Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 19:00,
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A personal favourite of mine:
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3SsBtfuSDxw&feature=related
Top Stuff!!
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Meglos -.-. ..- -. - ..-. .-.. .- .--. ..., Sun 28 Sep 2008, 19:09,
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Some excellent, authoritative soloing there. He just makes it look easy!
It's bloody hard to explain the joy of Sun Ra with words, isn't it?
I'm kinda evangelical about him, but it's harder than being a Jehovah's Witness.
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Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 19:18,
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fucking awesome
I love that
also: uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bfLpnXQpjvw
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but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all foreskin of the apocalypse, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 22:49,
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Its like Zappa
you start off thinking 'this is just silly' and then it sucks you in and fills you with wonder.
not me, you.
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