Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (Sun Ra album)

Nuits de la Fondation Maeght is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1970 France and released in two volumes on the Shandar label.[1][2][3]

Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
Live album by Sun Ra
Released	1971
Recorded	August 3 & 5, 1970 Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:27 (Vol. 1) 37:12 (Vol. 2)
Label	Shandar SR 10 001 and SR 10 003
Producer	Claude Jauvert
Sun Ra chronology
Space Probe (1970) Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (1971) It's After the End of the World (1970)
Volume 2 Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4] (Vol. 1)
Allmusic	[5] (Vol. 2)

Allmusic awarded both albums 4½ stars stating "As a rule, free and avant-garde jazz are a decidedly acquired taste. However, for discerning palettes, these installments present the aggregate at their absolute pinnacle in terms of performance and inspiration" and noting the performances cover "a wide variety of styles and approaches, proving that the combo were far more multifaceted and involved than often given credit for". [4][5]

Track listing

All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated

Volume 1:

1. "Enlightment" (Ra, Hobart Dotson) - 2:56
2. "The Star Gazers" - 3:08
3. "Shadow World"- 13:20
4. "The Cosmic Explorer" - 19:45

Volume 2:

1. "Friendly Galaxy Number 2" - 8:46
2. "Spontaneous Simplicity" - 10:50
3. "The World of the Lightening" - 5:54
4. "Black Myth: The Shadows Took Shape/This Strange World/Journey Through the Outer Darkness" - 8:32
5. "Sky" - 2:01

Personnel

• Sun Ra - electric piano, organ, Minimoog
• Kwame Hadi - trumpet
• Akh Tal Ebah - cornet, trumpet
• John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, drum, vocals
• Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, oboe, piccolo, percussion
• Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, percussion
• James Jacson - clarinet, oboe, flute
• Danny Davis - alto saxophone, flute, percussion
• Abshalom Ben Shlomo - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
• Alan Silva - violin, cello, bass
• Alejandro Blake Fearon - bass
• Rashid Salim IV - vibraphone, drums
• Nimrod Hunt - hand drums
• John Goldsmith - drums, tympani
• Lex Humphries - drums, percussion
• June Tyson - vocals
• Gloristeena Knight - dance, vocals
• Verta Grosvenor - space goddess, dance, vocals

References

1. Sun Ra discography - Volume 1 accessed October 28, 2015
2. Sun Ra discography - Volume 1 accessed October 28, 2015
3. Maurer, E., Discography of Shandar Records Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 28, 2015
4. Planer, Lyndsay. Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
5. Planer, Lyndsay. Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.