Sun Ra - Jazz by Sun Ra, Vol 1 (Sam Records Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Expected Release Date: 21-November-2025 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

Deluxe Editions limited to 1,000 copies each
Mastering by François Lê Xuân, Studio 101
Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
180-gram LP pressed by Garcia & Co., Marciac, France
Tip-on jacket screen printed by Pozzoli, Italy
Includes 24-page booklet
Produced by François Lê Xuan and Fred Thomas for Sam Records/Saga

Recorded in July 1956 and released in 1957, Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 1 is known to be the first LP by Sun Ra. The album showcases all the musical ideas the musician had previously experimented with: advanced time signatures coupled with harmonic scales based on mathematical equations, all in the service of a clever mix of hard bop, swing and African influences.

Following on from this first volume, a new session was recorded by Tom Wilson in December 1956 in Chicago. Although scheduled for release, Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 2 would never be issued on Transition, as the label had to close doors during the year 1957.

The album was only be released in 1968 by Delmark under the title Sound of Joy. Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 may be the most accessible work in the Sun Ra catalog, as well as one of the most enjoyable to listen to. The two volumes are now reunited and available together for the first time, as originally planned!