Pathways to Unknown Worlds is an album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in Chicago in 1973 and originally released on his Saturn label and rereleased by the ABC/Impulse! label in 1975.[1] In 2000, Evidence Music released Pathways to Unknown Worlds + Friendly Love, added an untitled track from the same sessions as well as the previously unreleased Friendly Love album.
| Pathways to Unknown Worlds | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 El Saturn Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 26:41 | |||
| Label | Impulse! ASD-9298 | |||
| Producer | Alton Abrahams | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer stated: "the three free jazz instrumental improvisations are in many respects quite similar to the laissez-faire sonic free for alls that had become synonymous with Ra's concurrent Arkestra(s)".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Sun Ra
Side One:
- "Pathways to Unknown Worlds" - 12:12
Side Two:
- "Extension Out" - 7:31
- "Cosmo-Media" - 6:58
Personnel edit
- Sun Ra - keyboards
- Akh Tal Ebah, Lamont McClamb - trumpet
- Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, oboe
- Danny Davis - alto saxophone
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, percussion
- Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone
- Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet
- Ronnie Boykins, Bill Davis - bass
- Clifford Jarvis - drums
- Russell Branch - percussion
- Eugene Brennan - congas
- Stanley Morgan - percussion, congas
References edit
- ^ Sun Ra discography accessed July 5, 2014
- ^ a b Planer, L., Allmusic Review accessed July 5, 2014