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The Antique Blacks

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Download links and information about The Antique Blacks by Sun Ra. This album was released in 1978 and it belongs to Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Alternative genres. It contains 8 tracks with total duration of 52:20 minutes.

Artist: Sun Ra
Release date: 1978
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Alternative
Tracks: 8
Duration: 52:20
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Song No. 1 8:51
2. There Is Change In the Air 10:57
3. The Antique Blacks 3:38
4. This Song Is Dedicated to Natures God 3:57
5. The Ridiculous "I" and the Cosmos Me 4:42
6. Would I for All That Were 2:55
7. Space Is the Place 8:10
8. You Thought You Could Build a World Without Us 9:10

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The Antique Blacks is a great live date, recorded in 1974 but not released until 1978. This is a smallish band, and features the first recorded evidence of prominent electric rock guitar in the Arkestra, attributed only to "Sly." "Song No. 1" is a groovy sort of space bossa nova, with Sun Ra on rocksichord supported by great percussion as the other players join in. "There Is a Change in the Air/The Antique Blacks" is a Ra poem recited with musical accompaniment as is "The Ridiculous 'I' and the Cosmos Me." "This Song Is Dedicated to Nature's God" is actually a different tune than "To Nature's God" on Live in Egypt, Vol. 1, but is the same sort of upbeat, swinging singalong. "Would I for All That Were" is a short interlude with Moog craziness over an ominous march, which leads into a rousing version of "Space Is the Place." The Antique Blacks is notable for the recited poetry, as well as for the presence of the extroverted Sly, who adds a totally new dimension to the Arkestra sound. This one will be tough to find, but well worth it.