Lanquidity

Lanquidity is a 1978 studio album by American jazz musician Sun Ra.

Lanquidity
Studio album by
Sun Ra
Released14 August 1978[1]
Recorded17 July 1978[2]
StudioBlank Tapes Studios, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
Length43:33 (Original LP)
91:20 (Special Edition)
LabelPhilly Jazz
ProducerSun Ra
Sun Ra chronology
Visions
(1978)		 Lanquidity
(1978)		 Sound Mirror
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazzfavorable[3]
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press[5]
JazzTimesfavorable[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[7]
Spinfavorable[5]

Music

The album was recorded by Bob Blank at Blank Studios, entirely on the night of July 17, 1978, following a performance on Saturday Night Live.[8]

Stylistically, the album is markedly different from Sun Ra's earlier recordings, drawing heavily on funk, R&B and jazz fusion. Lanquidity is also unusual in featuring two guitarists, which were seldom used in the Arkestra.[3] "That's How I Feel" features a tenor sax solo by John Gilmore, Sun Ra's sideman from the 1950s until Sun Ra's death in 1993.

Critical reception

Spin magazine called Lanquidity "a beautiful place to enter Ra's psych-jazz omniverse", while Alternative Press wrote that it is "impossibly funky": "Often compared to Miles Davis' heaviest jazz-rock-funk fusion, Lanquidity is dense, rhythmic and curiously hypnotic".[5] Music journalist Robert Christgau is a fan of the album.[9][10]

Reissues

The album was first released in 1978 with a reflective foil silver cover. In 2000, it was reissued on HDCD by Evidence Records, with a light grey cover.[11]

In 2021, Strut announced a reissue of the album. Four editions were made available: a remastered version of the original album on digital and as a single LP, and a "Special Edition" version as a 2xCD and 4xLP box set, including rare alternate mixes by Bob Blank. In addition, record club Vinyl Me, Please. pressed a limited run of 750 copies of the single-LP version on red vinyl.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sun Ra

Original LP
No.TitleLength
1."Lanquidity"8:19
2."Where Pathways Meet"6:30
3."That's How I Feel"8:09
No.TitleLength
1."Twin Stars of Thence"9:30
2."There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)"10:58
Total length:43:33

The 2021 "Special Edition" contains the above tracks, followed by Bob Blank's alternate mixes (with the same sequencing) for a total of ten songs.

Personnel
  • Sun Ra: organ, synthesizer, piano, arranger, keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano, vocals, bells, Arp, Fender Rhodes, orchestra bells, Mini Moog
  • John Gilmore: tenor saxophone
  • Danny Ray Thompson: flute, baritone saxophone
  • Eddie Gale: trumpet
  • Michael Ray: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Marshall Allen: flute, oboe, alto saxophone
  • Luqman Ali: percussion
  • Michael Anderson: percussion
  • Artaukatune: drums, tympani
  • Disco Kid: ( Slo Johnson ) guitar
  • Dale Williams: guitar
  • Atakatun Odun: congas
  • Elo Omoe: Flute, bass clarinet
  • Julian Pressley: baritone saxophone
  • Richard Williams: bass
  • James Jacson: oboe, basson, flute, voices
  • June Tyson: voices

References
  1. "Lanquidity - Sun Ra | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. "Lanquidity, by Sun Ra & His Arkestra".
  3. Wuethrich, Matthew (12 January 2003). "Sun Ra: Lanquidity (1978)". Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. Lanquidity at AllMusic
  5. "Sun Ra - Lanquidity CD Album". CD Universe. Muze. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1360. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 186. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  8. "Sun Ra - Lanquidity (Definitive Edition)". Strut. Strut, Ochre, Spectrum House. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. Christgau, Robert (February 6, 2001). "Pazz & Jop Preview". The Village Voice. New York: Village Voice Media. p. 2. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  10. "Robert Christgau: CG: Sun Ra and His Arkestra". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  11. Jazzlists: Philly Jazz Inc discography, accessed July 9, 2018
  12. "Sun Ra 'Lanquidity' - Vinyl Me, Please". Vinyl Me Please. Offbeat Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.