Live in Egypt 1

Live in Egypt 1 is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, documenting their first visit to Egypt.

Tracks 1-4 are from a television broadcast on December 16, 1971 and include an interview with Sun Ra; tracks 5-7 are recordings made at a domestic concert in Heliopolis 4 days previously.

In various editions, the record has sometimes been known by other titles, "Dark Myth Equation Visitation" and "Nature's God"

Track listing

"Discipline 27" "Solar-Ship Voyage" "Cosmo-Darkness" "The Light Thereof" "Friendly Galaxy No 2" "To Nature's God" "Why Go To The Moon?"

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

Sun Ra live albums

1972 live albums

Live free jazz albums

Live free improvisation albums

El Saturn Records live albums