JAZZ BY SUN RA vol 1 & 2 (Transition 1957) Sam Records 2025 Reissue Bundle

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Sun Ra

Jazz By Sun Ra vol 1 & 2 – Transition – 1957

Sam Records/Saga ARTISAN series (ARTISAN 06/07)

Deluxe, limited editions 180g/33 RPM audiophile records

!!!Records is new and factory sealed!!!

On sale is new, factory sealed paired copys no. 442/500 (x2)

"Even if Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 1 is known to be the first Sun Ra LP, the musician was an active performer since the late 1940s, and had already recorded with his own “Arkestra” numerous titles that can be found on Saturn releases. Nonetheless, it seems that Sun Ra had never had such extensive resources at his disposal as Tom Wilson provided for these two recording sessions. During the first session on 12 July 1957, the Arkestra, at the time made up of eight musicians, grew to eleven with the addition of Dave Young (tp), James Scales (as) and Richard Davis (b) to the regulars Pat Patrick, John Gilmore, Robert Barry and Jim Herndon. Similarly, the sound quality of these recordings, made at Universal Recording in Chicago, is a notch above Saturn productions from the same period.

Aside from these purely discographic considerations, the music on these two albums is thoroughly enjoyable and surprisingly accessible compared to other Sun Ra albums. The musician develops all the musical ideas he had previously experimented with: advanced time signatures coupled with harmonic scales based on his mathematical equations. Not to forget the lush elegance within the delicate, if not intricate arrangements heard on many themes."

180g / 12” LP / 33-RPM Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies per album. Mastering by François Lê Xuân, Studio 101. Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio. Pressed in Marciac, France by Garcia & Co. Manually screen-printed by Stéphane Constant. 24-page booklet. Produced by François Lê Xuân and Fred Thomas for Sam Records/Saga. Under licence from Delmark Records. Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects.
Photos show my copy no.441/500,you are buying brand new, unopened and unplayed paired copys no. 442/500 Records will be carefully packed

ABOUT SMALL BATCH

Handpicked from Craft Recordings’ wide catalog, each Small Batch release features lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA), using a one-step lacquer process as opposed to the standard three-step process. This technique allows for the utmost level of musical detail, clarity, and dynamics while reducing the amount of surface noise on the record.

The limited nature of these pressings guarantees that each record is a true representation of the original lacquer and is as close as the listener can get to the original recording.

“[a] kind of you-are-there intimacy...” – Absolute Sound

“more realistic, full-bodied, natural, and richer” – Analog Planet

“revelatory in terms of sonic detail” – Record Collector

THE SIXTH TITLE IN THE SERIES IS ISAAC HAYES’ SEMINAL 1969 CLASSIC HOT BUTTERED SOUL. SET FOR RELEASE MARCH 1ST AND AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.

ABOUT SMALL BATCH

Handpicked from Craft Recordings’ wide catalog, each Small Batch release features lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA), using a one-step lacquer process as opposed to the standard three-step process. This technique allows for the utmost level of musical detail, clarity, and dynamics while reducing the amount of surface noise on the record.

The limited nature of these pressings guarantees that each record is a true representation of the original lacquer and is as close as the listener can get to the original recording.