Live from Soundscape is a live album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in New York City in 1979 and released on the Japanese DIW label in 1994.Sun Ra discography accessed July 3, 2014 Initial pressings of the album contained a bonus CD featuring a lecture by Sun Ra.
Reception The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 3 stars stating "Sound quality, while good, is not perfect, gearing the release more towards the serious fan".Westergaard, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 3, 2014
Track listing All compositions by Sun Ra except where noted
Disc One: "Astro Black" – 11:52 "Where There Is No Sun" – 4:05 "Living in the Space Age" – 2:03 "Keep Your Sunny Side Up" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 2:52 "D.27" – 12:36 "Watusi" – 12:23 "Space Is the Place" – 7:56 "We Travel the Space Ways " – 7:33 "On Jupiter, the Skies are Always Blue" – 6:40 Disc Two: The Possibility of Altered Destiny – 72:40
Personnel Sun Ra – piano, keyboards Michael Ray – trumpet, vocals Walter Miller – trumpet Vincent Chancey – French horn Charles Stephens – trombone Marshall Allen – alto saxophone Skeeter McFarland – electric guitar Damon Choice – vibraphone Richard Williams – bass Luqman Ali – drums Atakatune – percussion June Tyson – vocals, dance
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