El Is a Sound of Joy

~ Recording by Sun Ra and His Arkestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10El Is a Sound of Joy4:00Sun Ra and His ArkestraSuper-Sonic JazzSun Ra and His ArkestraAlbum
El Saturn RecordsSR-LP 0216
1.10El Is a Sound of Joy3:55Sun Ra and His ArkestraSuper-Sonic SoundsSun Ra and His ArkestraAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)AS-9271
1.10El Is a Sound of Joy4:00Sun Ra and His ArkestraSuper-Sonic JazzSun Ra and His ArkestraAlbum
Evidence (US jazz / blues label, cat# with "ECD")ECD 22015-2
1.13El Is a Sound of Joy3:59Sun RaTowards the Stars: Pioneering in 1955-56Sun RaAlbum + Compilation
FiveFourFIVEFOUR19
2.4El Is a Sound of Joy3:58Sun RaThree Classic AlbumsSun RaAlbum + Compilation
Real Gone JazzRGJCD237
2.4El Is a Sound of Joy3:58Sun RaFour Classic Albums Plus Bonus SinglesSun RaAlbum + Compilation
Real GoneRGJCD297
1.10El Is a Sound of Joy3:58Sun Ra and His ArkestraSuper-Sonic Jazz (2022 remaster)Sun Ra and His ArkestraAlbum
  • -2022
Enterplanetary Koncepts (Sun Ra’s publishing company)
1.10El Is a Sound of Joy3:57Sun Ra & His ArkestraSupersonic Jazz (Expanded Edition)Sun Ra & His ArkestraAlbum
  • XW2025-09-26

Relationships

recording engineer:Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
soprano saxophone:Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:Sun Ra
recorded at:RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:El Is a Sound of Joy (on 1956-11-21)

Related works

El Is a Sound of Joy

composer:Sun Ra
publisher:Enterplanetary Koncepts (Sun Ra’s publishing company)