Genre: Jazz

Label: Strut

Size: 12"

Additional Artists: Richard Williams Eloe Omoe James Jacson Luqman Ali Disco Kid Marshall Allen

Format: 33RPM,

Sun Ra Sleeping Beauty LP

Sun Ra

$29.99

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STLP474

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4062548108170

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Description

First Time Reissued in Its Original Artwork!
One of Ra's Greatest Albums on Vinyl LP!
Remastered by Technology Works!

Originally released in 1979 on his independent Saturn label, Sleeping Beauty captures Sun Ra and his Arkestra at their most soulful and serene. A masterclass in cosmic jazz, the album blends lush grooves, celestial soul, and meditative funk with Ra's singular spiritual vision — a sound both grounded and otherworldly.

Sleeping Beauty reissued in its original artwork for the first time, housed in a heavyweight card sleeve.

Features insert with liner notes from the Arkestra's Knoel Scott & Ra expert Paul Griffiths. Remastered by Technology Works.

One of Sun Ra's most celebrated albums.

These songs are all built on the simplest of structures, and the playing from everyone is understated and sublime. Sleeping Beauty is truly a high point in an unwieldy discography, and something of an anomaly at the same time. There's a good reason copies of this album go for several hundred dollars on the collector's market, but it really deserves a proper release so more people can hear it. Outstanding.
-Sean Westergaard, AllMusic.com, 4.5/5 stars

Features

Remastered by Technology Works
Vinyl LP
Heavyweight Card Sleeve
First Time Reissued in Its Original Artwork
Insert with Liner Notes from the Arkestra's Knoel Scott & Ra Expert Paul Griffiths
Manufactured & Assembled in Germany

Musicians

Sun Ra	piano, vocals
Richard Williams	bass
Eloe Omoe	bass clarinet, flute
James Jacson	bassoon, flute, percussion
Luqman Ali	drums
Disco Kid	electric guitar
Marshall Allen	flute, alto sax
Danny Ray Thompson	flute, baritone sax
Vincent Chancey	French horn
Atakatune	percussion
John Gilmore	tenor sax, percussion
Craig Harris, Tony Bethel	trombone
Walter Miller	trumpet
Michael Ray	trumpet, flugelhorn
Harry Wilson	vibraphone
June Tyson	vocals