Janus is a Jazz album by Sun Ra, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Island In the Sun5:27
- 2The Invisible Shield12:44
- 3Janus7:26
- 4Velvet9:17
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- layered
- hypnotic
- spacey
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Track 1 - Variety Recording Studio, NYC, between 1968 and 1970.
Track 2a - Recorded mono, probably at a live performance, 1970.
Track 2b - Recorded at Sun Studios, NYC, 1967 or '68 (Sun Ra solo) / Recorded at Choreographers' Workshop, NYC, 1963 (group).
Track 3 - Recorded in early 1968; it is different from a live recording from 1969 previously known to discographers.
Track 4 - Recorded live in NYC, early 1968.
"The Invisible Shield" and "Janus" are listed as two separate tracks on the cover bu
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Art JenkinsVOCALS, PERCUSSION
- Bernard PettawayTROMBONE
- Clifford JarvisDRUMS
- Danny DavisALTO CLARINET ALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION
- Danny Ray ThompsonBASSOON
- James JacsonDRUMS DRUMS , FLUTE
- John GilmorePERCUSSION TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, BELLS
- Marshall AllenALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION FLUTE
- Pat PatrickBARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION BONGOS , PERCUSSION
- Robert CummingsBASS CLARINET , PERCUSSION
- Robert NorthernFRENCH HORN PERFORMER , SOLOIST
- Ronnie BoykinsBASS
- Sun RaORGAN, SYNTHESIZER PERFORMER , SOLOIST PIANO
- Tommy HunterEFFECTS , PERCUSSION
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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