Key members · Soloists · Collaborators
Sun Ra
bandleader · piano · organ
c.1950–1993
John Gilmore
tenor saxophone · clarinet
c.1956–1995
Marshall Allen
alto saxophone · flute · oboe
c.1958–present
June Tyson
vocalist · violin · dancer
c.1968–1992
Ahmed Abdullah
trumpet
Fred Adams
Brother Ahh
french horn [unconfirmed]
Thlan Aldridge
strings [electronic] · voice [space voice]
Luqman Ali
drums [uncredited] · vocals [uncredited] · drums
Michael Anderson
transferred by [tapes] · restoration [audio] · transferred by
The Sun Ra Arkestra
ensemble [uncredited] · performer
Unknown Artist
trombone [uncredited] · trumpet
Atakatune
congas
Cheryl Banks
vocals [space ethnic voices]
Clifford Barbaro
drums
Farid Barron
piano
Robert Barry
c.1958–1962
Sylvester Baton
reeds
Chuck Beeson
art direction
Tony Bethel
trombone
John Bittner
lacquer cut by
Alex Blake
double bass
Roger Blank
percussion
Rhoda Blount
vocals
Roy Blumenfeld
Lester Bowie
Ronnie Boykins
bass
c.1957–1966
Russell Branch
percussion · congas
Eugene Brennan
Larry Bright
William Brister
Cecil Brooks
The Bell Brothers
bells
The Jingle Brothers
bells · percussion
John Brown
Ronnie Brown
trumpet · flugelhorn
R. Anthony Bunn
electric bass
Hayes Burnett
Jothan Callins
Prof. Robert Campbell
research [discographical information]
Chris Capers
Francisco Mora Catlett
drums · percussion
Samarai Celestial
Vincent Chancey
french horn
David Cheppa
Don Cherry
trumpet [pocket]
Chiea
Damon Choice
vibraphone · vocals
Irwin Chusid
restoration
Steve Clark
composed by
Steve Clarke
William Cochran
drums · featuring · percussion [third percussionist]
Phil Cohran
India Cooke
violin
Dave Crawford
Robert Cummings
bass clarinet
Bob Cunningham
Charles Davis
baritone saxophone · tenor saxophone
Danny Davis
alto saxophone · vocals · percussion
Richard Davis
Dave Davis
trombone · vocals
Bill Davis
Warren Defever
Rothacker Advertising & Design
Marcolina Design
graphics [disc graphics]
Hoban "Hobart" Dotson
c.1955–1962
Hobart Dotson
Virgil Catherine Doyle
voice actor
Gene Easton
alto saxophone
Akh Tal Ebah
trumpet · musician [instrumentalist]
Bruce Edwards
electric guitar
Robin Eubanks
Al Evans
flugelhorn
Richard Evans
Reggie Fields
Jim Flora
illustration
Paul Frick
Eddie Gale
James Glass
Bert Glassberg
art direction [art director]
William Goffigan
Paul Gold
John Goldsmith
drums · timpani · vocals
Adam Gonsalves
Kevin Gray
Austin Gray
editor [text]
Wilburn Green
electric bass [electronic bass]
Dick Griffin
Paul Griffiths
research [project research]
Malkiel Grossman
music by
Verta Grosvenor
Kwami Hadi
c.1968–1975
Kwame Hadi
Maxine Haller
script by · voice actor
Otto Harbach
Jon Hardy
Wayne Harris
Craig Harris
Ali Hassan
c.1965–1975
Roger Aralamon Hazoumé
percussion · balafon · other [dance]
Ben Henderson
Chris Henderson
Thomas "Bugs" Henderson
Lewis Heriz
Jim Herndon
timpani · timbales · featuring
Billy Higgins
Tyrone Hill
c.1982–2000s
Judith Holton
Dave Hotep
guitar
Art Hoyle
Arthur Hoyle
trumpet · featuring
Reggie Hudgins
soprano saxophone
George Hudson
Lex Humphries
Nimrod Hunt
musician [instrumentalist]
Jon Hunt
Tommy "Bugs" Hunter
c.1963–1969
Bernard "Bugs" Hunter
c.1963–1975
Tommy Hunter
effects [reverb] · gong · percussion
Rashid Salim IV
hand drum · percussion · vocals
James Jacson
bassoon · percussion
c.1965–1993
Stafford James
bass [electronic]
Clifford Jarvis
c.1962–1966
Gordon H Jee
graphics [album graphics]
Art Jenkins
voice
Jimmy Johnson
featuring
"Philly" Joe Jones
Hutch Jones
alto saxophone · tenor saxophone
Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Danny Kalb
Steve Katz
Tony Kellers
Jerome Kern
Disco Kid
Kash Killion
cello
Gloristeena Knight
Haruhi Kobayashi
transferred by [tape transfers by]
Al Kooper
organ
Daniel Krieger
Theo Krieger
Andy Kulberg
Oren Laor
Carl LeBlanc
Shawn Lee
Laura Lindgren
Joe Lizzi
Matthew Lutthans
Jack Marx
directed by
Ron McBee
congas · percussion
Lamont McClamb
trumpet · percussion
John McCortney
transferred by · technician [restored by]
Reg McDonald
Emmett McDonald
Skeeter McFarland
Frank Merritt
lacquer cut by · lacquer cut by [vinyl cut by]
Tara Middleton
vocals · violin
Jay Millar
curated by
Walter Miller
David Minehan
transferred by
Tyler Mitchell
Bright Moments
Wisteria El Moondew
vocals · other [dance]
Stanley Morgan
Derek Morris
Famoudou Don Moye
Ricky Murray
Randall Murray
Teddy Nance
Elson Nascimento
surdo [surdo drums] · percussion
Calvin Newborn
Carl Nimrod
drums [space] · drum [space drums] · drums
Robert Northern
Larry Northington
Odun
Eloe Omoe
c.1971–1983
Symphony Orchestra
orchestra [bass - 1 · violins - 3 · flutes - 3
John Ore
Antonio Ortolan
Pat Patrick
baritone saxophone · alto saxophone
c.1952–1962
Gilles Peterson
compiled by · presenter
Bernard Pettaway
Ph.D
Joe Pires
Julian Pressley
baritone saxophone · baritone saxophone [possibly]
Bud Pressner
Julian Priester
composed by · trombone
Nate Pryor
featuring · trombone
Curt Pulliam
Rollo Radford
Hakim Rahim
alto saxophone · flute · percussion
Lucious Randolph
featuring · trumpet
Hatty Randolph
Nadav Ravid
Michael Ray
c.1977–present
Harry Richards
Taylor Richardson
composed by · electric guitar
Andrew Rossiter
a&r [a&r and marketing for org music] · a&r · public relations [marketing
Math Samba
percussion · other [dance]
James Scales
Noel Scott
alto saxophone · vocals
Knoel Scott
alto saxophone · baritone saxophone · percussion
Reynold Scott
baritone saxophone · flute
Bill Sebastian
interviewee
Shahib
Jaribu Shahid
Archie Shepp
Abshalom Ben Shlomo
clarinet · flute · alto saxophone
Alan Silva
bass · cello · electric harp [space harp]
Jorge Silva
repinique · percussion
Talvin Singh
tabla
Edward Skinner
Sly
Manny Smith
Earl "Buster" Smith
Marvin "Bugalu" Smith
James Spaulding
alto saxophone · flute
c.1955–1958
Raymond Spino
Victor Sproles
bass · featuring
Charles Stephens
James Stewart
tenor saxophone · flute
Walter Strickland
C. Scoby Stroman
drums · featuring
Roy Stubbs
Tani Tabbal
Leroy Taylor
bass clarinet · alto saxophone · clarinet [alto]
Eddie Thomas
voice [ethnic voices] · drums
Danny Ray Thompson
c.1968–2010s
Brian Thompson
Eddie Thompson
Clifford Thornton
Chris Trent
research · research [project research]
Tommy Turrentine
Robert Underwood
Arkestra Unit
Thomas Vilot
Juli Hittner Vitello
Eric Walker
Richard Wilkinson
lighting [light show]
Richard Williams
Dale Williams
guitar · electric guitar
Kenny Williams
tenor saxophone · baritone saxophone · flute
Harry Wilson
vibraphone
Ronald Wilson
baritone saxophone
Tom Wilson
supervised by
Bodhi Wind
Alzo Wright
Ruth Wright
Jonathan Wyner
restoration [baking]
Yochanan
David Young
Ben Young
Burton Yount