On the Playlist 5JUN2019…

Discovered a new trove of releases on Bandcamp of Sun Ra and his Arkestra recently and was listening to "Taking a Chance on Chances." This has been recently remastered and sounds great considering the original source material. A great example of free form jazz with great solos in it especially by Sun Ra himself on piano showing his own style. 

Sun Ra was an innovator in Jazz and performed throughout his life with a collective called Akestra which featured a rotating group of musicians. He was mainly a keyboard player and had his own style of piano playing. He was an early adopter of electronic keyboards. The Arkestra still plays although without the unique character of Sun Ra leading it. 

Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Taking a Chance on Chances