The album was the second in a short-term recording deal with A&M Records, as part of their "Modern Masters Jazz Series" imprint. Sun Ra's profile had risen considerably in the preceding years, partially because of the support given to him in interviews by avant-gardealternative rock band Sonic Youth, who had named him as an influence and played shows with Ra and his Arkestra.[citation needed]
The album was recorded in a single session at BMG Studios in New York City, using a 22-piece group that included several Arkestra members or veterans, including three drummers and two bass players (one on upright bass and another on electric bass), plus fellow free jazz musician Don Cherry, who played the pocket trumpet.[citation needed]
Seven tracks were used for the album, and the remainder of the master multi-track tapes were given to Sun Ra and his manager Alton Abraham for future release on their own after the A&M deal concluded. Many of these recordings were released three years later by Rounder Records on the album Somewhere Else, released shortly before Sun Ra's death. Purple Night is out of print physically, although the album is available via digital outlets. The copyright on the original album passed on to Sun Ra's estate's holding company, Sun Ra LLC, in 2016.[citation needed]
Track listingedit
"Journey Towards Stars" – 3:44
"Friendly Galaxy" – 7:43
"Love in Outer Space" – 7:12
"Stars Fell On Alabama" – 10:27
"Of Invisible Them" – 19:08
"Neverness" – 13:16
"Purple Night Blues" – 4:02
All compositions composed by Sun Ra and published by Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI), except "Stars Fell On Alabama" written by Mitchell Parrish and Frank Perkins and published by Mills Music Inc./Everbright Music Co. (ASCAP). All arrangements by Sun Ra.
^Brown, Russell (October 1990). "Sun Ra & The Arkestra: Purple Night". Select. No. 4. p. 117.
January 01, 1970
purple, night, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2021, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Purple Night news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Purple Night is a studio album by free jazz pioneer Sun Ra It was released in 1990 on A amp M Records Purple NightStudio album by Sun RaReleased1990RecordedNovember 1989GenreFree jazzLength66 02LabelA amp MProducerJohn SnyderSun Ra chronologyBlue Delight 1989 Purple Night 1990 Mayan Temples 1990 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Select 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Musicians 4 Production personnel 5 ReferencesBackground editThe album was the second in a short term recording deal with A amp M Records as part of their Modern Masters Jazz Series imprint Sun Ra s profile had risen considerably in the preceding years partially because of the support given to him in interviews by avant garde alternative rock band Sonic Youth who had named him as an influence and played shows with Ra and his Arkestra citation needed The album was recorded in a single session at BMG Studios in New York City using a 22 piece group that included several Arkestra members or veterans including three drummers and two bass players one on upright bass and another on electric bass plus fellow free jazz musician Don Cherry who played the pocket trumpet citation needed Seven tracks were used for the album and the remainder of the master multi track tapes were given to Sun Ra and his manager Alton Abraham for future release on their own after the A amp M deal concluded Many of these recordings were released three years later by Rounder Records on the album Somewhere Else released shortly before Sun Ra s death Purple Night is out of print physically although the album is available via digital outlets The copyright on the original album passed on to Sun Ra s estate s holding company Sun Ra LLC in 2016 citation needed Track listing edit Journey Towards Stars 3 44 Friendly Galaxy 7 43 Love in Outer Space 7 12 Stars Fell On Alabama 10 27 Of Invisible Them 19 08 Neverness 13 16 Purple Night Blues 4 02 All compositions composed by Sun Ra and published by Enterplanetary Koncepts BMI except Stars Fell On Alabama written by Mitchell Parrish and Frank Perkins and published by Mills Music Inc Everbright Music Co ASCAP All arrangements by Sun Ra Musicians editSun Ra piano synthesiser vocal Don Cherry pocket trumpet June Tyson violin voice Fred Adams trumpet Michael Ray trumpet voice Ahmed Abdullah trumpet Al Evans trumpet flugelhorn Tyrone Hill trombone Julian Priester trombone Reynold Scott baritone sax flute James Spaulding alto sax flute Marshall Allen alto sax flute percussion John Gilmore tenor sax percussion voice James Jackson bassoon African drum Earl C Buster Smith drums Eric Samarai Walker drums Thomas Bugs Hunter drums misidentified in the sleeve notes as Thomas Bugs Henderson Elson Nascimento surdo percussion Jorge Silva repinique percussion Rollo Radford electric bass John Ore acoustic bassProduction personnel editJohn Snyder producer Steve Ralbovsky executive producerReferences edit Yanow Scott Purple Night at AllMusic Brown Russell October 1990 Sun Ra amp The Arkestra Purple Night Select No 4 p 117 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Purple Night amp oldid 1215536396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
