SUN RA - St. Louis Blues (1978)

The second Sun Ra solo piano sets from 1977 finds the normally forbidding keyboardist digging not only into four fairly accessible originals, but "St. Louis Blues,""Three Little Words," and "Honeysuckle Rose." By this time, Ra was starting to reinvestigate his roots in Fletcher Henderson's music and in swing, but these occasionally traditional interpretations remain full of surprises. There is definitely a charm to Sun Ra's solo piano sets.  -  Scott Yanow

Tracks

1. Ohosnisixaeht (Sun Ra)

2. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy)

3. Three Little Words (Harry Ruby)

4. Honeysuckle Rose (Andy Razaf/Fats Waller)

5. Sky and Sun (Sun Ra)

6. I Am We Are I (Sun Ra)

7. Thoughts on Thoth (Sun Ra)

SUN RA  piano

Recorded July 3, 1977 at Axis-In Soho, NYC

Improvising Artist Inc. - IAI 37.38.58