Reflections in Blue (Sun Ra album)

Reflections in Blue
Studio album by Sun Ra Arkestra
Released	1987
Recorded	December 18 & 19, 1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:36
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Sun Ra chronology
A Night In East Berlin (1986) Reflections in Blue (1987) Hours After (1986)

Reflections in Blue is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra, recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1987. ^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "this studio set is not recommended for swing purists who take life too seriously, but the creative and often crazy music should delight many listeners". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated

1. "State Street Chicago" – 7:52
2. "Nothin' from Nothin'" (Pat Patrick) – 4:24
3. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 7:46
4. "Say It Isn't So" (Irving Berlin) – 6:11
5. "I Dream Too Much" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
6. "Reflections in Blue" – 8:20

• Recorded at Jingle Machine Studio, Milano, on December 18 and 19, 1986.

Personnel

• Sun Ra – piano, synthesizer, vocals
• Randall Murray – trumpet
• Tyrone Hill – trombone
• Pat Patrick – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Marshall Allen – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, oboe
• Danny Ray Thompson – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, bongos
• John Gilmore – tenor saxophone, clarinet, timbales
• Eloe Omoe – alto saxophone, alto clarinet, bass clarinet
• James Jacson – bassoon, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum
• Ronald Wilson – tenor saxophone
• Carl LeBlanc – electric guitar
• Tyler Mitchell – bass
• Thomas Hunter, Earl "Buster" Smith – drums

References

1. Sun Ra discography accessed July 21, 2010
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 21, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1360. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.