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Sun Ra
Sun Ra au conservatoire de Nouvelle Angleterre, le 27 février 1992
| Surnom | Sonny Blount, Sun Ra |
|---|---|
| Nom | Herman Poole Blount |
| Naissance | 22 mai 1914 Birmingham (Alabama)  États-Unis |
| Décès | 30 mai 1993 (à 79 ans) |
| Activité principale | Dirigeant du Sun Ra Arkestra, Compositeur |
| Genre musical | Free jazz |
| Instruments | Piano, orgue Hammond, orgue, Minimoog,Celesta,synthétiseurs,claviers (musique) |
Sun Ra (né Herman Poole Blount) est un compositeur et pianiste de jazz américain né à Birmingham (Alabama), le 22 mai 1914 et décédé le 30 mai 1993. Il est connu pour ses compositions et ses performances phénoménales autant que pour l'étrange "philosophie cosmique" qu'il prêchait.
À la tête de son Arkestra, il a enregistré plus de deux cents albums, le plus souvent sur sa marque "Saturn" depuis la fin des années 1950.
Par sa philosophie ainsi que la dimension mystique, cosmique de son oeuvre, il a influencé notamment la mythologie du P-Funk de George Clinton.
Il a également inspiré Jean-Claude Mézières et Pierre Christin, dans les aventures de Valérian, pour le personnage de Sun Rae dans La Cité des eaux mouvantes.
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Récompenses [modifier]
- National Endowment for the Arts - NEA Jazz Master : nomination et récompensé en qualité de Jazz Master en 1982[1] (N.B. : la plus prestigieuse récompense de la nation américaine en matière de jazz).
Discographie (partielle) [modifier]
- 1957 - Super-Sonic Jazz by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1957 - Jazz By Sun Ra by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1958 - Jazz in Silhouette by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1958 - The Nubians of Plutonia by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
- 1960 - Fate in a Pleasant Mood by Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra
- 1961 - The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1962 - When Sun Comes Out by Sun Ra and his Astro-Infinty Arkestra
- 1963 - Angels and Demons at Play by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
- 1963 - When Sun Comes Out by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
- 1965 - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Volumes One and Two by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
- 1965 - Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
- 1965 - Fate in a Pleasant Mood by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
- 1965 - Secrets of the Sun by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
- 1966 - Visits Planet Earth by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
- 1966 - Other Planes Of There by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
- 1966 - The Magic City by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
- 1966 - When Angels Speak of Love by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
- 1967 - Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
- 1968 - Sound of Joy by Sun Ra and the Arkestra (recorded 1957)
- 1969 - Atlantis by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra
- 1970 - Holiday for Soul Dance by Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra
- 1970 - Nothing Is by Sun Ra
- 1970 - Sound Sun Pleasure!! by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra
- 1971 - Nidhamu by Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
- 1971 - Live in Egypt 1 by Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
- 1971 - The Solar-Myth Approach vol.1&2 by Sun Ra and his Solar-Myth Arkestra
- 1972 - Bad and Beautiful by Mr. Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1973 - Space is the Place by Sun Ra
- 1973 - Concert for the Comet Kohoutek by Sun Ra
- 1973 - Deep Purple by Sun Ra and his Arkestra featuring Stuff Smith on violin
- 1974 - The Invisible Shield by Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra
- 1975 - What's New? by Sun Ra
- 1976 - Cosmos by Sun Ra
- 1976 - Strange Strings by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Orchestra
- 1978 - Lanquidity by Sun Ra
- 1978 - Disco 3000 by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1979 - On Jupiter by Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra
- 1979 - Sleeping Beauty by Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra
- 1982 - Strange Celestial Road by Sun Ra
- 1984 - Nuclear War by Sun Ra Arkestra
- 1984 - Cosmo Sun Connection by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- 1986 - A Night in East Berlin by Sun Ra and his Cosmo Discipline Arkestra
- 1989 - Blue Delight by Sun Ra 1990 - Purple Night by Sun Ra
- 1991 - At the Village Vanguard by Sun Ra Sextet
- 1991 - Friendly Galaxy by Sun Ra Arkestra
- 1992 - Destination Unknown by Sun Ra & his Omniverse Arkestra
- 1994 - Live From Soundscape (suivi d'une conférence intitulée "The Possibility of Altered Destiny) by Sun Ra & his Arkestra (recorded in 1979)
- 2011 - Wake up Angels (enregistrements en public au Ann Arbor Blues And Jazz Festival 1972-73-74)
Notes et références [modifier]
- Cf. (en) Sun Ra : 1982 NEA Jazz Master Consultation du 19 mai 2010.
