Artist · from Birmingham · 1914 to 1993
Le Sony'r Ra, better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led The Arkestra, an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow3 Jul 2026Vinyl
Hidden Fire15 Sep 2025Vinyl
Pink Elephants on Parade5 Jul 2024Vinyl
Inside The Light World: Sun Ra Meets The OVC31 May 2024Vinyl
Ellingtonia, Vol. 127 May 2022Vinyl
Sleeping Beauty19 Jul 2021Vinyl
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Beyond Saturn)14 May 2021Vinyl
Solo Piano at WKCR, 197715 Mar 2019Vinyl
Crystal Spears23 Nov 2018Vinyl
The Cymbals / Symbols Sessions: New York City 197321 Apr 2018Vinyl
“Of Abstract Dreams”16 Mar 2018Vinyl
Janus12 Oct 1999Vinyl
Somewhere Else5 Oct 1998Vinyl
Blue Delight1989Vinyl
Ra to the Rescue1983Vinyl
Strange Celestial Road1982Vinyl
Oblique Parallax1982Vinyl
Aurora Borealis1981Vinyl
Of Mythic Worlds1980Vinyl
Omniverse1979Vinyl
Visions1979Vinyl
Lanquidity14 Aug 1978Vinyl
The Soul Vibrations of Man1977Vinyl
Cosmos1976Vinyl
The Antique Blacks1974Vinyl
Space Is the Place1973Vinyl
Astro Black1972Vinyl
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, vol. 211 Nov 1965Vinyl
The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra1962Vinyl
Jazz by Sun Ra1957Vinyl
Strange Celestial Road1 Jan 1980 · SingleVinyl
Sleeping Beauty1 Jan 1979 · SingleVinylRecords from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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