Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (Sun Ra album)

This article is about the albums by Sun Ra. For the albums by Albert Ayler, see Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (Albert Ayler album). For the album by Cecil Taylor, see The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor.
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
Live album by
Sun Ra
Released1971
RecordedAugust 3 & 5, 1970
Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
GenreJazz
Length39:27 (Vol. 1)
37:12 (Vol. 2)
LabelShandar
SR 10 001 and SR 10 003
ProducerClaude Jauvert
Sun Ra chronology
Space Probe
(1970) 		Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
(1971) 		It's After the End of the World
(1970)
Volume 2 Cover

Nuits de la Fondation Maeght is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1970 France and released in two volumes on the Shandar label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4] (Vol. 1)
Allmusic[5] (Vol. 2)
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Allmusic awarded both albums 4½ stars stating "As a rule, free and avant-garde jazz are a decidedly acquired taste. However, for discerning palettes, these installments present the aggregate at their absolute pinnacle in terms of performance and inspiration" and noting the performances cover "a wide variety of styles and approaches, proving that the combo were far more multifaceted and involved than often given credit for".[4][5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated

Volume 1:

  1. "Enlightment" (Ra, Hobart Dotson) – 2:56
  2. "The Star Gazers" – 3:08
  3. "Shadow World" – 13:20
  4. "The Cosmic Explorer" – 19:45

Volume 2:

  1. "Friendly Galaxy Number 2" – 8:46
  2. "Spontaneous Simplicity" – 10:50
  3. "The World of the Lightening" – 5:54
  4. "Black Myth: The Shadows Took Shape/This Strange World/Journey Through the Outer Darkness" – 8:32
  5. "Sky" – 2:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Sun Ra discography – Volume 1 accessed October 28, 2015
  2. ^ Sun Ra discography – Volume 1 accessed October 28, 2015
  3. ^ Maurer, E., Discography of Shandar Records Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine accessed October 28, 2015
  4. ^ a b Planer, Lyndsay. Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Planer, Lyndsay. Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1358. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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