Boxset / Compilation · 2023
Tracklist
A-1 Just Friends 7:22
A-2 Just Friends 3:36
B-1 Under the Spell of Love 6:04
B-2 Cherokee 4:12
Line-up/Musicians
A 1:
Baritone Saxophone - John Gilmore
Bass - John Ore
Drums - Samarai
Celestial Organ - Sun Ra
A 2:
Organ and vocal - Sun Ra
B 1:
Alto Saxophone - Marshall Allen
Drums - Luqman Ali
Organ - Sun Ra
About this release
Presspop PPMTEN-003 (Japan)
A 1 - This live recording was only issued on a rare 1982 Saturn album entitled Just Friends. The location and actual date of the recording are unknown.
A 2 - This is a recording made around 1960 of Sun Ra playing organ in his Chicago apartment while softly singing the song Just Friends. It has not been previously issued in any format.
B 1 - This live recording was also issued on the rare 1982 Saturn album Just Friends. The location and actual date of this performance are unknown.
B 2 - There is no information about the date, location, or personnel. It sounds like a home rehearsal, and probably dates from the 1970s. It has not been previously issued in any format.
Thanks to snobb for the addition