The Nubians of Plutonia

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The Nubians of Plutonia - Wikipedia

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Nubians of Plutonia

Studio album by

Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra

Released

c. 1966

Recorded

c. 1958 – 1959, Chicago^[1]

Genre

Avant garde jazz

Length

39:29

Label

Saturn
Impulse!
Evidence

Producer

Alton Abraham

Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra chronology

Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth
(1956-1958)

Nubians of Plutonia
(1966)

Jazz in Silhouette
(1959)

Reissue cover

Impulse reissue, 1974

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

The Nubians of Plutonia is an album recorded by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra c.1958 – 1959 and released c.1966 on his own Saturn label. Originally released in a blank sleeve under the title The Lady With The Golden Stockings, the album had gained its current title, and sleeve by Richard Pedreguera, by 1969.^[4] In common with most releases by Sun Ra at the time, the record was printed in extremely limited numbers and primarily available at concerts and mail-order. The record was reissued by Impulse! in 1974, and on CD by Evidence in 1993, backed with the contemporaneous album Angels and Demons at Play.

"The Nubians of Plutonia... evidence an Arkestra moving into ever looser, more abstract ground. The percussion becomes more varied and moves ever closer to the foreground. 'The Golden Lady' seduces with a swaying groove created by a combination of simple parts: hi-hat, cow bell, wood blocks, rolling floor toms and bass. Ra then sets up a dark melodic theme, and then the Arkestra proceeds to weave a series of jaunty, blues-tinged solos into the fabric of the groove. 'Nubia', 'Africa' and 'Aiethopia' continue this excursion into more mystical, rhythm-based territory. The Arkestra utilizes the same ominous, simmering percussion beds, now augmented by more exotic instruments like Pat Patrick's 'space lute', which gives a playfully sinister sound to 'Africa'.... This powerful, multi-faceted music is a great place to start if you are just beginning to travel with Sun Ra, or a great way to continue the journey." Mathew Wuethrich ^[5]

Track listing

12" Vinyl

All songs were written by Sun Ra.
Side A:

"Plutonian Nights" - (4:22)
"The Lady with the Golden Stockings" (Later retitled "The Golden Lady" after the album's name was changed) - (7:41)
"Star Time" - (4:18)

Side B:

"Nubia" - (8:14)
"Africa" - (5:06)
"Watusa" - (2:36)
"Aethiopia" - (7:12)

Musicians ^[6]

Sun Ra - Piano, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Lucious Randolph - Trumpet
Nate Pryor - Trombone
James Spaulding - Alto Saxophone, Percussion
Marshall Allen - Alto Saxophone, Percussion
John Gilmore - Tenor Saxophone, Percussion
Pat Patrick - Baritone Saxophone, Percussion
Charles Davis - Baritone Saxophone
Ronnie Boykins - Bass
Robert Barry - Drums, Percussion
Jim Herndon - Percussion

On "Watusa", William Fielder replaced Lucious Randolph on Trumpet.

Recorded in rehearsal, Chicago, either 1958 or 1959. Lucious Randolph recalled recording "Aiethopia" in a club with bad acoustics; "the mike was on the other end."^[6]

References

^ Robert L. Campbell's Sun Ra Discography
^ AllMusic review
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 843.
^ Robert Campbell's Sun Ra Discography
^ All about Jazz retrieved 20-12-08
^ ^a ^b From Sunny Blount to Sun Ra; The chicago Years, R Campbell

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Discography Arkestra members John Gilmore Julian Priester Pat Patrick Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding Phil Cohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny Ray Thompson
Studio albums	Jazz by Sun Ra Super-Sonic Jazz Sound of Joy Visits Planet Earth The Nubians of Plutonia Jazz in Silhouette Sound Sun Pleasure!! Interstellar Low Ways Fate in a Pleasant Mood Holiday for Soul Dance Angels and Demons at Play We Travel the Space Ways The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra Bad and Beautiful Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow Secrets of the Sun When Sun Comes Out Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy When Angels Speak of Love Other Planes of There The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One The Magic City The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two Strange Strings Monorails and Satellites Atlantis Space Is the Place (soundtrack) Space Is The Place Pathways to Unknown Worlds Cosmos Deep Purple Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue New Steps Other Voices, Other Blues Visions Lanquidity Sleeping Beauty Strange Celestial Road Reflections in Blue Hours After Blue Delight Somewhere Else Purple Night Mayan Temples
Live albums	Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold Nothing Is Nuits de la Fondation Maeght It's After the End of the World Black Myth/Out in Space Live in Egypt 1 Nidhamu Horizon Live In Montreux Unity Live from Soundscape I, Pharaoh Sunrise in Different Dimensions Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion Thunder of the Gods

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12" Vinyl

Musicians [6]

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References

Musicians ^[6]