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Hamid Drake, Pasquale Mirra, Sun Ra, James Brandon Lewis & More

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
March 29, 2025
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Tons of music continues to orbit around Sun Ra. Here some fascinating new and archival recordings.

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Ben Allison

bass, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00

James Brandon Lewis

saxophone, tenor
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">James Brandon Lewis Trio "Remember Brooklyn and Moki" Apple Cores (Anti-) 0:16

Host talks 5:00

Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Sun Ra Arkestra "Friendly Galaxy" Lights on a Satellite (IN+OUT) 7:16

Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Sun Ra "Honeysuckle Rose / Enlightment" Uncharted Passages (Sundazed) 20:30

Host talks 28:30

Michael Sarian

trumpet
b.1985

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Sarian,

Matthew Putman

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Matthew Putman, Ledin Mola,

Federico Ughi

drums
b.1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Federico Ughi "I Want To Be With You Everyday" The Sea, The Space and Egypt—Vol. 1 (577) 29:44

Hamid Drake

drums
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Hamid Drake,

Pasquale Mirra

vibraphone

" data-original-title="" title="">Pasquale Mirra "Love in Outer Space/Brown Rice" Lhasa (Parco della Musica) 33:04

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