Some Blues But Not The Kind

「STRANGE STRINGS (1966)」、「THE NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON (1970)」に続き、サン・ラーが【EL SATURN】からリリースした1977年リリースの名作がボーナス・トラックを3曲追加収録したデラックス・エディションで登場！

ハイエナジーな演奏は今日においても色あせていません！

Fantastic. Another rare Saturn release makes its way into the digital realm. This time, its Some Blues But Not the Kind Thats Blue, a nice 1977 date thats heavy on standards. Aside from the two Sun Ra tunes (one of which had been unreleased prior to this), this is a pretty inside date with some major statements from Ra on piano and John Gilmore on tenor. Everyone gets a bit of solo room, and the flutes and bass clarinet add some really nice colors, especially on "My Favorite Things," a song so closely identified with the John Coltrane Quartet that this version is almost startling in its contrast to Coltranes myriad versions. Aside from the title track and the two earlier bonus takes of "Ill Get By," there is no bass player present, the low end falling mostly to Ras piano. Luqman Alis drumming, as always, is remarkable in its tasty understatement. The bonus tracks are a wonderful addition. "Untitled" was recorded at the same 1977 sessions but didnt make the album cut. The other tracks are rehearsals, presumably from the Ra house on Morton St. in Philadelphia. Theyre two takes on "Ill Get By" with Ra on organ and the great Ronnie Boykins on a particularly well-recorded bass with Akh Tal Ebah on trumpet on one take and John Gilmore on tenor on the other. Its interesting to hear these rehearsals in relation to the same songs arrangement from a few years later. Although recorded about a decade apart, Some Blues But Not the Kind Thats Blue is of a piece with Blue Delight: mostly standards albums that really put the spotlight on Sun Ras piano playing and the tenor artistry of John Gilmore. Although the Arkestra is notorious for its outside playing and cacophonous tendencies, this album shows they could play it straight as well as anyone in the game. Wonderful stuff. ~ Sean Westergaard