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Sun Ra's Polemical Broadsheets and Streetcorner Leaflets

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An edition of The Wisdom of Sun Ra (2006)

The Wisdom of Sun Ra

Sun Ra's Polemical Broadsheets and Streetcorner Leaflets

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"From the Arkestra to his experiments with synthesizers, Sun Ra was one of the most inventive jazz musicians in history. Yet until now, there has not been a collection of his earliest writings that reveal the beginnings of his work as philosopher, mystic, and Afro-Futurist. This new volume unveils over forty newly discovered typewritten broadsheets on which Sun Ra expounded his wholly unique philosophical message. While in Chicago during the mid-1950s, Sun Ra preached on street corners and occasionally created scripts to accompany his lectures--intricate texts that invoke science fiction, Biblical prophecy, etymology, and black nationalism. Until this point, the only broadsheet known to exist was one given to John Coltrane in 1956. These newly unearthed writings attest to the provocative brilliance that inspired Coltrane. Sun Ra annotated many of them by hand, and together the sheets reveal fascinating new aspects of his worldview. The Wisdom of Sun Ra is an invaluable compendium of writings by one of the most intriguing and influential jazz figures of the century."--Publisher's website.

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WhiteWalls
Language
English
Pages
144

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The Wisdom of Sun Ra: Sun Ra's Polemical Broadsheets and Streetcorner Leaflets
August 1, 2006, WhiteWalls
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Library of Congress
ML410.S978 S72 2006

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
144
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
Weight
0.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8448681M
Internet Archive
wisdomofsunrasun0000sunr
ISBN 10
0945323077
ISBN 13
9780945323075
OCLC/WorldCat
70635267
Library Thing
1278459
Goodreads
378596

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