| Strange Celestial Road | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 Variety Recording Studio, New York | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 35:07 | |||
| Label | Rounder 3035 | |||
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Strange Celestial Road is an album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recorded in New York in 1979 and originally released on the Rounder label. [1]
The AllMusic review by Sean Westergaard stated: "This is an overlooked album in an unwieldy discography, but it's a real gem". [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 [4] |
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