*(((*)))(((SUN)))*(((RA)))(((*)))*

so i've been digging thru a trove of outrageously good videos on

youtube as of late. lots of outside jazz related stuff. the following

is not so much an outsider thing (especially considering that it

comes to us from the bbc), but it sheds a bit of light on one of the

most misterioso bands slash bandleaders to have ever graced

the cosmos: SUN RA!!!  i say a bit of light because le sony'r ra

was one of the most dedicated and unfliching personas of all

time.  many believed and still believe that he truly came from

another planet. if you are unfamiliar with SUN RA & his variously
named Arkestra then you ought take this worm-hole for a ride:

*(((*)))*(((keep a look-out for a post loosely related to this one sometime this week.)))*(((*)))*