Nuits de la Fondation Maeght

~ Release by Sun Ra & His Inter-Galactic Research Arkestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Performed and recorded in Hans Walter Müller's inflatable experimental theatre as part of Nuits De La Fondation Maegth 06-Saint-Paul, le festival international de mystique et d'art contemporaine, Fondation Maegth, St. Paul-De-Vence, France, August, 1970.
Festival artistic direction: Francis Miroglio
Recorded for the Public French Radio ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion Television Française) by Radio Producer André Francis.

The definitive box set documenting Sun Ra's historic 1970 concerts at the Fondation Maeght gallery in St Paul de Vence, France.
Includes:
- 4CD set featuring highlights from the two concerts on 3rd and 5th of August.
- 20-page booklet featuring liner notes and Sur Ra interview by concert curator Daniel Caux, Jacqueline Caux and Paul Griffiths alongside previously unseen photos by Philippe Gras.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): FOURMANUFACTURING.COM A0103511935-0104 14 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): FOURMANUFACTURING.COM A0103511936-0204 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): FOURMANUFACTURING.COM A0103511937-0304 13 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD 4): FOURMANUFACTURING.COM A0103511938-0404 13 A00
Label Code: LC 07306

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-26 19:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Volume 1 / 3rd August 1970
#TitleRatingLength
1Sun (interlude)
1:52
2Love in Outer Space
6:59
3Shadow World (Except)
2:36
4Cosmic Explorer
8:59
5Cosmic Explorer (Continuation)
4:43
6Piano Solo (untitled)
4:20
7Friendly Galaxy No. 2
12:08
8Why Go to the Moon? / It's After the End of the World
5:58
9Spontaneous Simplicity
7:19
10Watusi
4:59
11Percussion (interlude)
4:48
12Interstellar Low Ways
6:19
2▼CD: Volume 1 / 3rd August 1970
#TitleRatingLength
1Somewhere Else
9:16
2They'll Come Back
5:09
2-10Blackmyth: Shadows Took Shape / Strange Worlds / Journey Through the Outer Darkness
3:01
3Tone Science (interlude)
4:12
4Satellites Are Spinning
0:21
5Sun Ra and His Band From Outer Space
0:23
6Calling Planet Earth
1:08
7Imagination
1:37
8I'll Wait for You
2:45
9We Travel the Spaceways
6:58
10The World of Lightning
8:22
12Myth Tone Poem (untitled)
1:58
13Sky
2:01
14Three Cheers for Ra
1:45
3▼CD: Volume 2 / 5th August 1970
#TitleRatingLength
1Prelude
7:16
2Theme of the Stargazers
3:15
3Shadow World
11:38
4Satellites Are Spinning
4:00
5Second Stop Is Jupiter
0:38
6Tone Science
8:32
7Next Stop Mars
5:00
8Spontaneous Simplicity
10:41
9Friendly Galaxy No. 2
8:55
4▼CD: Volume 2 / 5th August 1970
#TitleRatingLength
1Pleasant Twilight
15:30
2Outer Spaceways Incorporated / You Better Get Ready
6:10
3Enlightenment
2:39
4Calling Planet Earth
3:52
5Space Bop (untitled)
7:43
6Space Ballad (untitled)
2:34
7Sun Ra and His Band From Outer Space / Theme of the Stargazers / I'll Wait for You
3:38
8Somebody Else's Idea / Walking on the Moon / It's After the End of the World
7:58
9We Travel the Spaceways
1:51
10Tone Science (interlude)
2:38
11Days of Wine and Roses
7:28
12Satellites Are Spinning
1:31

Credits

Release

photography:Claude Gaspari (photographer)
Philippe Gras
liner notes:Daniel Caux
Jacqueline Caux (filmmaker)
Paul Griffiths (writer)
miscellaneous support:Paul Griffiths (writer) (task: research / project research)
Quinton Scott (task: product manager; task: coordinator / release co-ordination)
Heather Sheret (coordinator and compiler) (task: product manager; task: coordinator / release co-ordination)
graphic design:Matt Thame
recording engineer:André Francis
remastering:Peter Beckmann (mastering engineer)
alto saxophone:Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist)
Danny Davis (member of the Sun Ra Arkestra)
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (Laurdine Patrick Jr.; American jazz saxophonist, born 23 November 1929, died 31 December 1991)
Abshalom Ben Shlomo (Virgil C. Pumphrey; alto saxophonist and clarinetist)
baritone saxophone:Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (Laurdine Patrick Jr.; American jazz saxophonist, born 23 November 1929, died 31 December 1991)
Danny Ray Thompson
bass and cello:Alan Silva (free jazz double bassist)
bass clarinet:Robert Cummings (bass clarinet player)
bassoon [neptunian libflecto]:Danny Ray Thompson
clarinet:Abshalom Ben Shlomo (Virgil C. Pumphrey; alto saxophonist and clarinetist)
cornet:Akh Tal Ebah
drums (drum set):John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra)
John Goldsmith (jazz drummer/percussionist)
Lex Humphries
electric harp [space harp]:Alan Silva (free jazz double bassist)
Sun Ra
electric piano [RMI roksichord], gong, organ [farfisa 'spacemaster' organ], piano and synthesizer [mini-moog]:Sun Ra
flute:Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist)
Danny Davis (member of the Sun Ra Arkestra)
James Jacson (US jazz percussionist, flautist & bassoonist)
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (Laurdine Patrick Jr.; American jazz saxophonist, born 23 November 1929, died 31 December 1991)
Abshalom Ben Shlomo (Virgil C. Pumphrey; alto saxophonist and clarinetist)
Danny Ray Thompson
flute [piccolo flute]:Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist)
instruments:Rashid Salim IV (William Brister; percussionist with the Sun Ra Arkestra from 1969 until 1971)
membranophone [hand drum]:Rashid Salim IV (William Brister; percussionist with the Sun Ra Arkestra from 1969 until 1971)
oboe:Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist)
James Jacson (US jazz percussionist, flautist & bassoonist)
percussion:Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist)
Robert Cummings (bass clarinet player)
Danny Davis (member of the Sun Ra Arkestra)
Akh Tal Ebah
Kwame Hadi
Lex Humphries
Nimrod Hunt
James Jacson (US jazz percussionist, flautist & bassoonist)
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (Laurdine Patrick Jr.; American jazz saxophonist, born 23 November 1929, died 31 December 1991)
Rashid Salim IV (William Brister; percussionist with the Sun Ra Arkestra from 1969 until 1971)
Danny Ray Thompson
tenor saxophone:John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra)
timpani:John Goldsmith (jazz drummer/percussionist)
trumpet:Akh Tal Ebah
Kwame Hadi
vocal:Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist)
Robert Cummings (bass clarinet player)
Danny Davis (member of the Sun Ra Arkestra)
Akh Tal Ebah
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra)
John Goldsmith (jazz drummer/percussionist)
Verta Grosvenor (vocalist)
Kwame Hadi
Lex Humphries
Nimrod Hunt
James Jacson (US jazz percussionist, flautist & bassoonist)
Gloristeena Knight (vocalist and dancer with the Sun Ra Arkestra from around 1970)
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (Laurdine Patrick Jr.; American jazz saxophonist, born 23 November 1929, died 31 December 1991)
Rashid Salim IV (William Brister; percussionist with the Sun Ra Arkestra from 1969 until 1971)
Alan Silva (free jazz double bassist)
Danny Ray Thompson
June Tyson
manufactured by:Four Manufacturing Services (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by:K7 Music GmbH
phonographic copyright (℗) by:INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel)
remastered at:TechnologyWorks in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/33967773 [info]