"Plutonian Nights," the opening jam from the 1959
Afrofuturist classic album Nubians of Plutonia, is Sun Ra's
quintessential, astro-majestic party joint. Among the top grooves in his
immense catalog, Ra reveals his love for R&B is inseparable from his
embrace of Jazz. (He once told bassist Richard Evans, "We don't play Jazz,
we play Dazz.") Pat Patrick's bari sax morphs into a Fender bass,
while the swinging flow of John Gilmore & Co. gives new meaning to the
notion of 'Blowing' (Out From Chicago). Remastered for top-down cruise control
and better breathing. "Reflects Motion" is breakbeat heaven
from the groundbreaking early-60s Choreographer's Workshop sessions, long
buried in the deep space vaults. Marshall Allen's flute whispers betwixt Scoby
Stroman's drums transmuted via Tommy "Bugs" Hunter's ghostly signature tape
reverb. Down to the striking reminiscence of the vocal melody pattern, a direct
predecessor (two decades prior) to King Tubby meets Augustus Pablo. Inna
Space-Fire Dub Style.
Includes:
Plutonian Nights • Reflects Motion Part 1