Herman Poole Blount · 1914 – 1993
The Spaceways ofSun Ra
An archival and research site exploring the music, poetry, film, and cosmic philosophy of Sun Ra and the Arkestra.
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Discography
200+ albums · El Saturn · Saturn Research
Modern Harmonic · Strut · ESP · Impulse
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Chronological life & music events
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Links to albums, films, IIIF archives
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Watch →Musicians
Arkestra members · Soloists · Collaborators
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Marshall Allen · John Gilmore · Pat Patrick…
Meet →"I come from a dream the black man dreamed long ago…"
Poetry
Published works · Cosmic texts · Manifestos
Immerman Galleries · Saturn pamphlets
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Read →Films
Space Is the Place · Cry of Jazz · Docs
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"Screening room" with modal player
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IIIF digital archives · Manuscripts · Scores
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Browse Archives →"Sometimes when I’m playing for a band, playing space music… I’m using ordinary instruments, but actually I’m using them in a manner… transforming certain ideas over into a language which the world can understand."
— Sun Ra
Interview excerpt quoted in John F. Szwed, “Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra”
spoken interview · Interview c. 1960s–1970s; published 1997