Purple Night
A&M · 1990 · NYC era
Follow‑up to Blue Delight, continuing Ra’s association with A&M with another expansive large‑ensemble studio outing.
Personnel
- John Ore — acoustic bass
- James Spaulding — alto saxophone, flute
- Marshall Allen — alto saxophone, flute, percussion
- Chuck Beeson — art direction
- Ph.D — art direction
- Reynold Scott — baritone saxophone, flute
- James Jacson — bassoon, drum [african]
- Earl "Buster" Smith — drums
- Eric Walker — drums
- Thomas "Bugs" Henderson — drums
- Rollo Radford — electric bass
- Sun Ra — piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Jorge Silva — repinique, percussion
- Elson Nascimento — surdo, percussion
- John Gilmore — tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
- Julian Priester — trombone
- Tyrone Hill — trombone
- Ahmed Abdullah — trumpet
- Fred Adams — trumpet
- Jothan Callins — trumpet
- Don Cherry — trumpet [pocket]
- Al Evans — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Michael Ray — trumpet, vocals
- June Tyson — vocals, violin