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Monorails and Satellites 1973

jazz 33 min 8 tracks El Saturn Records

Monorails and Satellites, Volumes I & II are two albums of solo piano compositions by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra. Both recorded in 1966, Volume 1 was released in 1968 under the title Monorails and Satellites and Volume II was released in 1974 under the title Monorails & Satellites, both on Sun Ra's own Saturn label.

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Character-led, grave, open-ended and cool.

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Tracks

A1Space Towers3:37
A2Cogitation6:35
A3Skylight3:59
A4The Alter Destiny3:08
B1Easy Street3:38
B2Blue Differentials2:54
B3Monorails and Satellites5:36
B4The Galaxy Way3:17

8 tracks, 33 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Sun Ra
Label: El Saturn Records
Released: 1973
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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