A Pure Solar World : : Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism /

A Pure Solar World : : Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism / / Paul Youngquist.

Sun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on earth for his inventive music and extravagant stage shows, he pioneered free-form improvisation in an ensemble setting with the devoted band he called the “Arkestra.” Sun Ra took jazz from the inner city to outer space, infusing traditional swing with far-ou...

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Youngquist, Paul,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2016
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prelude to Infinity
  • Intro: Wonder Inn
  • 1. Alien
  • 2. Marienville
  • 3. Bronzeville
  • 4. Thmei
  • 5. Egypt
  • 6. Washington Park
  • 7. Arkestra
  • 8. Immeasurable Equation
  • 9. El Saturn
  • 10. Isotope Teleportation
  • 11. Cry of Jazz
  • 12. Sputnik
  • 13. Rocketry
  • 14. Tomorrowland
  • 15. Interplanetary Exotica
  • 16. Space Music
  • 17. Myth-Science
  • 18. Black Man in the Cosmos
  • 19. Space Is the Place
  • 20. Tokens of Happiness
  • 21. Continuation
  • Outro: Extensions Out
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Discography
  • Credits and Permissions
  • Index

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