
Beyond the Purple Star Zone
Ra-org, syn, voc; Tony Bethel-tb; Vincent Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts, voc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; James Jacson-bsn, perc, voc; Skeeter McFarland-eg; Taylor Richardson-eg; Richard Williams-b; Luqman Ali-d; June Tyson-voc. Live at the Jazz Center, Detroit, 12/31/1980. [Stahl, corrections by rlc; location from Fitzgerald] Except for the sermonizing on Rocket Number Nine, this is a feature for Ra's keyboards. Chancey solos on Star Zone, and one of the guitarists (in a post-Charlie Christian vein) on Romance on a Satellite. [rlc] [Drawn from the legendary three concert New Year's Eve/Day stand at the Detroit Jazz Center. See T80.12.31 for more information. —Moudry, 000309]