Horizon (Sun Ra album)

Horizon is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, forming part of the documentation of their first visit to Egypt.

Horizon
Live album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Released	1972
Recorded	December 17, 1971
Genre	Free Jazz
Label	El Saturn Records / Thoth Intergalactic
Sun Ra and his Arkestra chronology
Nidhamu (1972) Horizon (1972) Space is the Place (1972)

It was recorded at the Ballon Theatre, Cairo.[1]

In various editions, the record has sometimes been known by the other title of "Starwatchers" [2]

Track listing

1. "Starwatchers/Theme of the Stargazers"
2. "Discipline 2"
3. "Shadow World"
4. "Third Planet"
5. "Space is the Place"
6. "Horizon"
7. "Discipline 8"

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

1. Szwed, John F (1997). Space is the Place: The life and times of Sun Ra. Pantheon. pp. 435. ISBN 0-86241-722-8.
2. "Sun Ra' discography". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-08-17.