Horizon (Sun Ra album)

Horizon
Live album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Released	1972
Recorded	December 17, 1971
Genre	Free Jazz
Label	El Saturn Records / Thoth Intergalactic
Sun Ra and his Arkestra chronology
Nidhamu (1972) Horizon (1972) Space is the Place (1972)

Horizon is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, forming part of the documentation of their first visit to Egypt.

It was recorded at the Ballon Theatre, Cairo. ^[1]

In various editions, the record has sometimes been known by the other title of "Starwatchers" ^[2]

Track listing

Original LP:

1. "Starwatchers/Theme of the Stargazers"
2. "Discipline 2"
3. "Shadow World"
4. "Third Planet"
5. "Space Is the Place"
6. "Horizon"
7. "Discipline 8"

CD reissue:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Theme of the Star Gazers"	1:22
2.	"Discipline #2"	5:28
3.	"The Shadow World"	16:42
4.	"Enlightenment"	2:37
5.	"Love in Outer Space"	7:13
6.	"Third Planet"	6:44
7.	"Space Is the Place"	6:10
8.	"Horizon"	5:31
9.	"Discipline #8"	11:22
10.	"We'll Wait for You"	1:38
11.	"The Satellites Are Spinning"	11:14

Personnel

• John Gilmore - tenor saxophone
• Danny Davis - alto saxophone, flute
• Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, oboe
• Kwame Hadi - trumpet, conga drums
• Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone
• Elo Omoe - bass clarinet
• Tommy Hunter - percussion
• Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute
• June Tyson - vocal
• Larry Narthington - alto saxophone, conga drum
• Lex Humphries - percussion
• Clifford Jarvis - percussion
• Hakim Rahim - alto saxophone, flute
• Sun Ra - organ, Mini Moog, piano
• Tam Fiofori - engineer

References

1. Szwed, John F (1997). Space is the Place: The life and times of Sun Ra . Pantheon. pp.  435. ISBN   0-86241-722-8.
2. "Sun Ra' discography". Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.