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Somewhere Else (Sun Ra album)

Somewhere Else is a 1993 album by free jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra released on the Rounder label.[1] The album consists of tracks recorded in late 1989, at the same sessions which produced the albums Blue Delight and Purple Night, but it was not released until shortly before Sun Ra's death, over three years later.

Somewhere Else
Studio album by
Sun Ra
Released1993
RecordedDecember 1988 and November 1989
GenreFree jazz
Length61:14
LabelRounder
ProducerJohn Snyder
Sun Ra chronology
Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion
(1988) 		Somewhere Else
(1993) 		Blue Delight
(1989)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Due to the variety and very interesting personnel, plus many examples of the keyboardist/leader stretching himself, this somewhat obscure effort is easily recommended to Sun Ra collectors".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated. All arrangements by Sun Ra.
  1. "Priest" – 4:01
  2. "Discipline/Tall Trees in the Sun" – 8:26
  3. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:32
  4. "Hole in the Sky" – 7:31
  5. "Somewhere Else Part 1" – 8:38
  6. "Somewhere Else Part 2" – 2:41
  7. "Stardust from Tomorrow" – 4:56
  8. "Love in Outer Space" – 12:01
  9. "Everything Is Space" – 3:57
  10. "Tristar" – 3:31
Recorded at Variety Recording Studios in New York in December 1988 (tracks 1 & 8–10) and at BMG Studios in New York City in November 1989 (tracks 2–7)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Sun Ra discography Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 12, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 12, 2012
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