Lanquidity
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 14 August 1978[1] | |||
Recorded | 17 July 1978[2] | |||
Studio | Blank Tapes Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 43:33(Original LP) 91:20(Special Edition) | |||
Label | Philly Jazz | |||
Producer | Sun Ra | |||
Sun Rachronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | favorable[3] |
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Alternative Press | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
JazzTimes | favorable[5] |
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Spin | favorable[5] |
Lanquidityis a 1978 studio album by AmericanjazzmusicianSun Ra.
Music
[edit]The album was recorded by Bob Blank at Blank Studios, entirely on the night of July 17, 1978, following a performance onSaturday Night Live.[8]
Stylistically, the album is markedly different from Sun Ra's earlier recordings, drawing heavily onfunk,R&Bandjazz fusion.Lanquidityis also unusual in featuring two guitarists, which were seldom used in the Arkestra.[3]"That's How I Feel" features a tenor sax solo byJohn Gilmore,Sun Ra's sideman from the 1950s until Sun Ra's death in 1993.
Critical reception
[edit]Spinmagazine calledLanquidity"a beautiful place to enter Ra's psych-jazz omniverse", whileAlternative Presswrote that it is "impossibly funky": "Often compared toMiles Davis' heaviestjazz-rock-funk fusion,Lanquidityis dense, rhythmic and curiously hypnotic ".[5]Music journalistRobert Christgauis a fan of the album.[9][10]
Reissues
[edit]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,Strutannounced 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
[edit]All tracks are written bySun Ra
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lanquidity" | 8:19 |
2. | "Where Pathways Meet" | 6:30 |
3. | "That's How I Feel" | 8:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^"Lanquidity - Sun Ra | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".AllMusic.
- ^"Lanquidity, by Sun Ra & His Arkestra".
- ^abWuethrich, Matthew (12 January 2003)."Sun Ra: Lanquidity (1978)".Retrieved13 September2013.
- ^Ruhlmann, William.LanquidityatAllMusic
- ^abcd"Sun Ra - Lanquidity CD Album".CD Universe.Muze.Retrieved2012-07-14.
- ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985).The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 186.ISBN0-394-72643-X.
- ^Cook, Richard;Morton, Brian(2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(9th ed.).Penguin.p. 1360.ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^"Sun Ra - Lanquidity (Definitive Edition)".Strut.Strut, Ochre, Spectrum House.Retrieved8 March2022.
- ^Christgau, Robert(February 6, 2001)."Pazz & Jop Preview".The Village Voice.New York:Village Voice Media.p. 2.Retrieved2012-07-14.
- ^"Robert Christgau: CG: Sun Ra and His Arkestra".www.robertchristgau.com.Retrieved2022-08-27.
- ^Jazzlists: Philly Jazz Inc discography,accessed July 9, 2018
- ^"Sun Ra 'Lanquidity' - Vinyl Me, Please".Vinyl Me Please.Offbeat Ventures, LLC.Retrieved8 March2022.