Live performances, concert recordings & rare footage
Majestic Hall Rehearsal – Chicago 1960
Chicago, USA · 1960
Early Chicago footage via Sun Ra Music Channel (Michael D. Anderson).
"Dreams Come True" – with Clyde Williams (vocal), Chicago
Early 1960s Chicago-era studio recording with Clyde Williams on vocal.
"Space Is a Pleasant Mood" – Tiny Pyramids / Fate in a Pleasant Mood / The Nile / Ancient Ethiopia
Chicago & New York, USA · 1962
Composite of early 1960s Chicago and New York recordings from the 'Fate in a Pleasant Mood' era.
Live at Judson Hall, NYC – Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold (Disc 3), 1964
New York, USA · 1964
Judson Hall concert featuring Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold, late 1964.
Live at Judson Hall, NYC – Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold (Disc 4), 1964
Continuation of the Judson Hall concert set with Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold.
"Star Bright" – Sun Studio Rehearsal, 1965
New York, USA · 1965
Mid-1960s rehearsal material from the New York period.
"Worlds Approach" (Take 2) – Strange Strings session, 1965
From the experimental 'Strange Strings' sessions recorded in New York.
"Orbiting" – Live at Fillmore West, 1968
San Francisco, USA · 1968
West Coast live performance from the late 1960s at the Fillmore West.
"Bell Done Rung" – Live at Slug's Saloon, 1969
New York, USA · 1969
Live audio with still image. Key late-1960s NYC club date.
"Dark Forces" – Live at the Balloon Theater, Cairo, 1971
Cairo, Egypt · 1971
Identified in Sun Ra Music Archive video list.
Sun Ra Performing at Aarhus in 1971
Aarhus, Denmark · 1971
Live footage from Aarhus, Denmark in 1971.
"Night of the Purple Moon" / "My Brother the Wind" / "The Bridge"
New York, USA · 1972
Video compilation using early-1970s studio recordings with later visual treatment.
"Prepare for the Journey" (medley) – Live at Hunter College, 1974
New York, USA · 1974
Mid-1970s concert performance recorded at Hunter College in New York.
"Outer Spaceways Incorporated" – Live at the Jazz Showcase, 1976
Chicago, USA · 1976
Mid-1970s club performance at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
"Take the 'A' Train" – Montreux Jazz Festival 1976
Montreux, Switzerland · 1976
Surviving TV footage.
"The Sound Mirror" – Live at The Bottom Line, 1978
New York, USA · 1978
Late-1970s club performance at The Bottom Line in NYC.
"The Shadow World" – Live at the University of Toronto, 1978
Toronto, Canada · 1978
Late-1970s concert recording from the University of Toronto.
"Journey to Saturn" – Live at Grendal's Lair, 1979
Philadelphia, USA · 1979
Late-1970s Philadelphia club performance at Grendal's Lair.
"Wautsi" – Live at the Detroit Arts Center, 1980
Detroit, USA · 1980
Early 1980s performance via Sun Ra Music Channel.
"Planet Is Getting Worse" / early rendition of "Pleiades"
Various, USA · 1980
Audio montage combining historical recordings with later visuals.
"Egypt and Italy" – Live Compilation, 1980s
Various, Various · 1980
Old footages of Sun Ra and his Arkestra by the pyramids and in Sardinia (Italy).
"Along Came Ra" / "Solar Differentials" – June Tyson & Art Jenkins (incl. 1985 live material)
Various, USA · 1985
Compilation including mid-1980s live material featuring June Tyson and Art Jenkins.
"Sound of Joy" – Live Under the Sky Festival, Tokyo, 1988
Tokyo, Japan · 1988
TV-style capture from the 1988 Live Under the Sky festival in Tokyo.