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jazzfree jazzavant-garde jazzfree improvisationjazz and bluesjazz fusionmainstream jazzpost-bop

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Venus
Benjamin Rice
Venus
Bill Malina
Venus
Chris Galland
Venus
Dave Russell
Venus
Delbert Bowers
Venus
Ghazi Hourani

Release Timeline

19571960196219651967196919701972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831985198819891990199219951998199920002003200520072010201120152018201920202021202220242025
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Discography

Pink Elephants on Parade
Pink Elephants on Parade
2024
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume 1
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume 1
1965
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
2025
When Spaceships Appear
When Spaceships Appear
1985
Ellingtonia, Vol. 1
Ellingtonia, Vol. 1
2022
Jazz by Sun Ra
Jazz by Sun Ra
1957
Solo Piano at WKCR, 1977
Solo Piano at WKCR, 1977
2019
Astro Black
Astro Black
1972
I Roam the Cosmos
I Roam the Cosmos
2015
The Cymbals / Symbols Sessions: New York City 1973
The Cymbals / Symbols Sessions: New York City 1973
2018
Janus
Janus
1999
Berkeley Lecture, 1971
Berkeley Lecture, 1971
2024
The Antique Blacks
The Antique Blacks
1974
The Soul Vibrations of Man
The Soul Vibrations of Man
1977
Omniverse
Omniverse
1979
Monorails and Satellites
Monorails and Satellites
1973
Hidden Fire 1
Hidden Fire 1
1988
Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
1967
Strange Celestial Road
Strange Celestial Road
1982
Spaceship Lullaby
Spaceship Lullaby
2003
Inside The Light World: Sun Ra Meets The OVC
Inside The Light World: Sun Ra Meets The OVC
2024
Oblique Parallax
Oblique Parallax
1982
Of Abstract Dreams
Of Abstract Dreams
2018
Solo Piano, Volume 1
Solo Piano, Volume 1
1992
Space Probe: A Tonal View of Times Tomorrow, Vol. 1
Space Probe: A Tonal View of Times Tomorrow, Vol. 1
2011
Ra to the Rescue
Ra to the Rescue
1983
Piano Recital: Teatro la Fenice
Piano Recital: Teatro la Fenice
2003
Of Mythic Worlds
Of Mythic Worlds
1980
Crystal Spears
Crystal Spears
2018
Somewhere Else
Somewhere Else
1998
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Beyond Saturn)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Beyond Saturn)
2021
The Creator of the Universe
The Creator of the Universe
2007
Sun Ra with Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold
Sun Ra with Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold
2018
Hidden Fire 2
Hidden Fire 2
1988
Lanquidity
Lanquidity
1978
The Anthology Album
The Anthology Album
2015
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol.2
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol.2
2003
Blue Delight
Blue Delight
1989
Heliocentric Worlds, Volume 3: The Lost Tapes
Heliocentric Worlds, Volume 3: The Lost Tapes
2005
Just Friends
Just Friends
1983
Visions
Visions
1979
Standards
Standards
2000
The Great Lost Sun Ra Albums
The Great Lost Sun Ra Albums
2000
Somewhere in Space
Somewhere in Space
2024
Spaceways
Spaceways
1998
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol.1
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol.1
2003
Space Is the Place
Space Is the Place
1973
The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
1962
Nothing Is…
Nothing Is…
1970
Monorails and Satellites, Volume 2
Monorails and Satellites, Volume 2
1969
New Steps
New Steps
1978
Kingdom of Discipline
Kingdom of Discipline
2024
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis
1981
Purple Night
Purple Night
1990
Hidden Fire
Hidden Fire
2025
Cosmos
Cosmos
1976
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
1985
What's New?
What's New?
1975
Outer Reach Intensity-Energy
Outer Reach Intensity-Energy
1985