Release Date: 08 July 2022
Label: Modern Harmonic
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 090771822116
Genres: Jazz  Avant-garde  
Release Date: 08 July 2022
Label: Modern Harmonic
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 090771822116
Genres: Jazz  Avant-garde  
Description
Omniverse, recorded in New York in 1979 and released that year on Sun Ra's Saturn label (catalog #91379) is a solid, overlooked set in the vast Ra canon.
The tracks aren't so much compositions as excursions, with few memorable themes or recurring motifs. It's pure jazz, somewhat "inside" (for Ra), with little of the aggressiveness and confrontation for which the bandleader was renowned. ("Visitant of the Ninth Ultimate" is an exception.) Omniverse offers lots of reflective piano in trio, quartet, and sextet settings. Instead of a keyboard showcase, Sun Ra engages in dynamic interplay with the rhythm section. The horns are featured largely as soloists; there are few ensemble passages.
Tracklisting
The J Ann C Trio
Sun Ra
Combustible Edison
Hypnosonics
Various Artists
Combustible Edison
John Fekner City Squad
Something Weird
Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra and His Arkestra