Sun Ra Discography Jun 2026

Sun Ra’s approach to recording was informal; he issued albums frequently, often without long-term plans for distribution. Many records were released on his own Saturn Records label, founded in 1956 to ensure complete artistic and financial control.

This is the "Blue Thumb" and "Saturn" era. The music becomes unhinged, polyrhythmic, and percussive. SUN RA DISCOGRAPHY

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra (1965), The Magic City (1965) Sun Ra’s approach to recording was informal; he

Sun Ra arrived in Chicago in the mid-1940s, but it wasn't until the late 1950s that his vision began to coalesce on wax. These early records are often startling to those who know Ra only for his later, chaotic "Space Music." he issued albums frequently