Concert for the Comet Kohoutek [Vinyl] [Live]

Sun Ra | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (June 23, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Get Back
• ASIN: B00002EPRB
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,695,479 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kohoutek Intro [Live]

2. Astro Black [Live]

3. Variations of Kohoutek Themes [Live]

4. Journey Through the Outer Darkness [Live]

5. Enlightenment [Live]

6. Unknown Kohoutek [Live]

7. Discipline [Live]

8. Outer Space E. M (Emergency) [Live]

9. Space Is the Place [Live]

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interstellar Overdrive, August 27, 2008

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This review is from: Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (Audio CD)

A sonic event in honor of the Comet Kohoutek, the nine compositions are an unbridled energy which takes Sun Ra's amazing vision to grand heights.

Utilizing a synthesizer throughout this December 22, 1973, concert at the Town Hall in NYC, Sun Ra seizes the moment with Kohoutek Intro and leads a journey through jazz, avant-garde, funk and psychedelia. A trio of selections - Journey Through The Outer Darkness, Enlightenment, Unknown Kohoutek - are captivating for the intensity that goes beyond the art of performance.

With a cosmic concept to shape the evening, this is Sun Ra at his most dynamic, as he seemingly sends urgent messages to outer space through the power of music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'Tuneful' Ra from the 70's, July 6, 2009

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TMC (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concert For the Comet Kohoutek (MP3 Download)

Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of space chords throughout this concert, but more than many other live shows from this period this disc features Ra's melodic side during the early 70's which (to me) produced some of his heaviest compositions. Space chants, afro grooves, it's all here in spades. The only thing missing is an extended Gilmore feature, but the band sounds so good, you hardly notice. Lots of Ra solos, though!

5.0 out of 5 stars What Planet Is This?, April 9, 2011

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L. Mirabito - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (Audio CD)

This album is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I picked it up at a Newbury Comics cautiously, knowing that most of Sun Ra's records in the 70's were free and very experimental. However, while being both of those things, it also one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard. Just listen to the first 30 seconds of "Unknown Kohoutek" to see what I mean. And Ra's space chants usually just annoy me, but listening to "Outer Space E.M." is simply the greatest. Be warned though: this is one of the most intense albums I've ever heard, due mostly to Sun Ra's overdriven Synthesizer. Just listen when he lays down on that low end in "Journey Through The Outer Darkness". That's powerful. If you ever have the chance to get thsi album, pick it up. It may take a little while to get into, but you will not be disappointed.
"We sing this song to a great tomorrow/We sing this song to abolish sorrow ..." - Sun Ra