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In the Orbit of Ra - Sun Ra & His Arkestra
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  • Band members: Sun Ra
  • Summary: Marshall Allen, the current member of the Arkestra worked on this compilation of the jazz musician's works from the 1950s to the '70s.

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  1. All Music Guide
    Oct 6, 2014
    90
    In the Orbit of Ra is close to essential for fans and a pretty good place to start for the curious Sun Ra novice. He really was writing music for the 21st century.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 6, 2014
    90
    Across a mere 20 tracks, In the Orbit of Ra acts as a receptacle for everything that was exciting about Sun Ra whilst somehow managing to be neither wilfully impenetrable nor disingenuously accessible.
  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 6, 2014
    88
    Ra alights on almost all aspects of its bandleader’s multidimensional sound and presents a coherent trajectory through it, alternating between otherworldly explorations and earthbound beats.
  4. PopMatters
    Oct 6, 2014
    80
    On In the Orbit of Ra Marshall Allen presents a portrait of Sun Ra every bit as complicated and strange as a cross-section of his reality could possibly be.
  5. The Quietus
    Oct 7, 2014
    80
    Whilst Sun Ra's enormous back catalogue will always mean that certain aspects of his music may be deemed unrepresented on any given compilation, this collection has huge appeal for both newcomers and obsessive fans alike.

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