''When Sun Comes Out'' is an album by the American

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

musician

Sun Ra Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific ou ...

and his Myth Science Arkestra. The album was originally released on Ra's own record label,

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, in 1963, and was the fifth album by the Arkestra to be put out, after '' Jazz by Sun Ra'' (1957), '' Super-Sonic Jazz'' (also 1957), '' Jazz in Silhouette'' (1959) and '' The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra'' (1961). The album was the first Saturn release to be taken from recordings made at the Choreographer's Workshop, New York. Other albums recorded there include '' Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow'', '' Bad and Beautiful'', '' Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy'' and ''

Other Planes of There ''Other Planes of There'' is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded in 1964, the album had been released by 1966 on Sun Ra's own ''Saturn'' label. The record was reissued on compact disc by Evidence in 199 ...

''.

'The New York period saw Ra focusing far more on percussion backdrops as opposed to horn arrangements (virtually everyone on the album gets a percussion credit), and everything from the percussion to the horn solos to Ra's piano playing took a more aggressive stance. John Gilmore's tenor solo on "Calling Planet Earth" throws the bop rule book out the window, and he is heard developing a more extended vocabulary of skronks and squeals. This track exemplifies the change in sound and focus from the Chicago days.... ''When Sun Comes Out'' is a first glimpse into an era that would culminate in some of the Arkestra's most renowned recordings.' Sean Westergaard Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide/ref>

When reissued on

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by Evidence in 1993, ''When Sun Comes Out'' was appended to the slightly earlier '' Fate In A Pleasant Mood''.

Track listing

12" Vinyl

All songs by Sun Ra
Side A: #"Circe" – (2:34) #"The Nile" – (4:51) #"Brazilian Sun" – (3:50) #"We Travel the Spaceways" – (3:21) Side B: #"Calling Planet Earth" – (5:30) #"Dancing Shadows" – (5:56) #"The Rainmaker" – (4:33) #"When Sun Comes Out" – (4:54)

Digital reissue (2014)

#"Circe" omplete version– (4:03) #"The Nile, Pt. 1" – (4:59) #"The Nile, Pt. 2" reviously unreleased– (5:47) #"Brazilian Sun" – (3:56) #"We Travel the Spaceways" – (3:27) #"Calling Planet Earth" tereo– (5:36) #"Dancing Shadows" tereo– (6:02) #"The Rainmaker" tereo– (4:39) #"When Sun Comes Out" – (5:03) #"Dimensions in Time" (a.k.a. "Primitive)" omplete version– (6:19) Reissue notes: * "Circe" is the complete version; the original El Saturn Records release omitted most of the introductory gong sequence. * The previously unreleased part two of the percussive composition "The Nile". * The LP's side two tracks (here 6 to 9) in stereo from the master tape. All known pressings of the LP were in mono. * The complete "Dimensions in Time," previously released in an abridged version (and titled "Primitive") on ''Space Probe'' in 1974.

Musicians

*Sun Ra - Piano, Electric Celeste, Percussion *Walter Miller - Trumpet *

John Gilmore John Gilmore may refer to: * John Gilmore (activist) (born 1955), co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Cygnus Solutions * John Gilmore (musician) (1931–1995), American jazz saxophonist * John Gilmore (representative) (1780–1845), ...

- Tenor Sax, Drums, Percussion, Percussion *Teddy Nance - Trombone *Bernard Pettaway - Trombone *

Marshall Allen Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and the EWI. Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed ...

- Flute, Alto Saxophone, Percussion * Pat Patrick - Baritone Saxophone, Bongos, Drums on ''We Travel The Spaceways'' *Danny Davis - Alto Sax *

Ronnie Boykins Ronald Boykins (December 17, 1935 – April 20, 1980) was a jazz double bass, bassist and is best known for his work with pianist/bandleader Sun Ra, although he had played with such disparate musicians as Muddy Waters, Johnny Griffin, and Jimmy Wi ...

- Bass *

Clifford Jarvis Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career. Biography Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malc ...

- Drums *Lex Humphries - Drums on ''Calling Planet Earth'' *Tommy Hunter - Gong, Drums, Tape Effects *Theda Barbara - Vocals *Ensemble vocals Recorded entirely at the Choreographer's Workshop, New York (the Arkestra's rehearsal space) in late 1962 or 1963.Sun Ra's Discography, R Campbell
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Notes

{{Authority control Sun Ra albums 1963 albums El Saturn Records albums Evidence Music albums