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The Heliosonic Tone-tette: Heliosonic Toneways Vol. 1

Read "Heliosonic Toneways Vol. 1" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Many albums in the Sun Ra musical universe have a great backstory, but the story behind Heliosonic Toneways Vol. 1 is better than most. On April 20 1965, Sun Ra recorded The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, featuring himself on the relatively obscure bass marimba, at Richard Alderson's RLA Studio in New York City. Ra recorded Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 2, featuring himself on tuned bongos and clavioline, soon thereafter. Exactly fifty years from that day--April 20, ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Heliosonic Toneways...

ScienceSonic Laboratories
2017

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