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On Jupiter is a great album recorded in 1979, about a year after Lanquidity. After easing in with the fairly brief title cut, a fairly mellow affair featuring June Tyson on vocals, listeners are treated to the all-out disco-funk of “U.F.O.” Anchored by a monster bassline courtesy of Steve Clarke, this tune has fun ensemble vocals and great solos on guitar and tenor sax. This is as funky as Sun Ra ever got and really must be heard to be believed. Side two consists of “Seductive Fantasy,” a lovely piece composed on top of a three-note bass ostinato that features lots of great piano from Ra and some interesting guitar sounds from either Skeeter McFarland or Taylor Richardson. John Gilmore gets plenty of room on this track as well and Luqman Ali’s drumming is superb (Sean Westergaard/AllMusic).

Track listing:

00:00 On Jupiter
17:09 UFO
25:45 Seductive Fantasy

Personnel:

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Oboe – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Julian Presley
Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Steve Clarke
Bassoon, Flute – James Jackson
Drums – Luqman Ali
Guitar – Dale Williams, Disco Kid, Taylor Richardson
Percussion – Atakatune
Piano, Organ, Vocals – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore
Trumpet – Eddie Gale, Michael Ray
Vocals – June Tyson

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Label: Art Yard – ART YARD LP 004
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK
Released: Nov 2005