tracks 1 to 6 alto saxophone Danny Davis tracks 1 to 6 alto saxophone Marshall Allen art direction Judith Salavetz art direction Spencer Drate tracks 1 to 6 baritone saxophone Charles Davis tracks 1 to 6 baritone saxophone Pat Patrick tracks 7 to 13 bass Ronnie Boykins tracks 7 to 13 bass Victor Sproles tracks 1 to 6 drums Clifford Jarvis tracks 1 to 6 drums James Jacson tracks 1 to 6 drums Nimrod Hunt tracks 7 to 13 drums Robert Barry engineer [audio restoration] Roger Seibel engineer [premastering] Dave Shirk tracks 1 to 6 flugelhorn Robert Northern keyboards Sun Ra liner notes John Dilberto photography by [disc] Spencer Weston photography by [john gimore] Reaz Haque producer Alton Abraham tracks 1 to 6 reeds Danny Ray Thompson tracks 1 to 6 reeds James Spaulding reissue producer Jerry Gordon tenor saxophone John Gilmore tracks 1 to 6 trumpet Akh Tal Ebah tracks 7 to 13 trumpet Arthur Hoyle tracks 1 to 6 trumpet Hobart Dotson tracks 7 to 13 vocals Clyde Williams vocals Hatty Randolph Phonographic Copyright (p) Evidence Music, Inc. Copyright (c) Evidence Music, Inc. Manufactured By American Helix Tracks 1 to 6 were originally released as Sun Sound Pleasure (Saturn 512). Thought to have been recorded between 1958 and 1960 in Chicago. Tracks 7 to 13 are Sun Ra's earliest known recordings, first released in 1973 as the A-side of Deep Purple (El Saturn 485). Recording dates and personnel for these tracks are speculative. Track 7 was recorded between 1953 and 1954. Tracks 8 to 13 are thought to have been recorded in 1955.
Barcode: 7 3018-22014-2 0 (Printed) Barcode: 730182201420 (Scanned) Matrix / Runout: MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN HELIX *CD2163* W.O. # E33057-1