Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra - The Magic City

Tracklist

A1	The Magic City	26:27
B1	The Shadow World	10:34
B2	Abstract Eye (A.K.A. Cosmic Eye)	2:43
B3	Abstract "I"	3:58
B4	Other Worlds (Alternate)	4:59
B5	The Magic City (Mono Version Ending)	1:38

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Harry Spencer (tracks: A1, B5)
• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Danny Davis (tracks: A1, B1, B3, B5)
• Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Marshall Allen
• Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: A1, B1, B4, B5)
• Bass – Ronnie Boykins
• Bass Clarinet – Robert Cummings (tracks: A1, B1, B5)
• Bass Trombone – Bernard Pettaway (tracks: B1-B4)
• Drums – Jimhmi Johnson* (tracks: B1-B4), Roger Blank (tracks: A1, B5)
• Effects [Reverb] – Tommy Hunter (tracks: A1, B5)
• Harp [Sun Harp], Marimba [Bass Marimba], Celesta [Celesta] – Sun Ra (tracks: B1-B4)
• Keyboards [Clavioline] – Sun Ra (tracks: A1, B5)
• Oboe, Percussion – Marshall Allen (tracks: B1-B4)
• Percussion – Jimhmi Johnson* (tracks: A1, B5), John Gilmore (tracks: B2, B3), Robert Cummings (tracks: B2, B3, B4)
• Percussion [Dragon Drum] – Sun Ra (tracks: B2, B3)
• Percussion [Tympani] – Pat Patrick (tracks: B2, possibly B3), Sun Ra (tracks: B1)
• Piano – Sun Ra
• Producer – Sun Ra
• Reissue Producer – Irwin Chusid, Michael Anderson
• Remastered By – Ben Young , Joe Lizzi
• Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore (tracks: A1, B1, B4, B5)
• Trombone – Ali Hassan (tracks: A1, B5), Teddy Nance (tracks: B1-B4)
• Trumpet – Chris Capers (tracks: B1, B3, B4), Walter Miller (tracks: A1, B5)

Notes

"Definitive Remastered and Expanded Stereo Version"

For this definitive edition, historical and technical liner notes are provided by noted jazz historian Ben Young, who restored and remastered the album with his Triple Point Records partner Joe Lizzi. First-generation Saturn pressings of The Magic City were monophonic. A full stereo version had been issued on Sun Ra's Thoth subsidiary label sometime after 1969; however, it suffered from a technical flaw that prevented many copies of the LP from tracking cleanly through the first cut on side B. A 1973 gatefold LP reissue on Impulse featured reprocessed stereo. For this definitive reissue, Cosmic Myth Records used stereo sources which are superior to the Thoth pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 881626506516

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LPB - 711	Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	The Magic City ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Saturn Research	LPB - 711	US	1966
LPB711	Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*	The Magic City ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Saturn Research	LPB711	US	2001
LPB - 711	Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	The Magic City ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Saturn Research	LPB - 711	US	1966
A 8027-9243	Sun Ra*	The Magic City ‎(8-Trk, Album, RE)	Impulse!	A 8027-9243	US	1973
ECD 22069-2, ECD 22069	Sun Ra*	The Magic City ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Evidence , Evidence	ECD 22069-2, ECD 22069	US	1993

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