Years ago in my jazz prog explorations I discovered the genius of Sun Ra....definitely an aquired taste. Cosmos is a fantatsic and accessible jazz album that blends as usual a ton of different instruments and styles. Cosmos really is futuristic space travel as told thru a very crafty and philisophical nature. This is music that is all about texture...something Sun Ra always focussed on.
Run Ra himself is credited with playing the Rocksichord while his Arkestra blend the interstellar sounds of sax, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, french horn, trombone, bass and drums. At times this album almost plays like a Star Trek episode soundtrack with the space grooves and brass bits!
Overall Sun Ra's music is all about texture and feeling in the abstract sense and less about immediate recognition. This is music for your mind and makes for an excellent headphone experience !
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