{"product_id":"sun-ra_sleeping-beauty_2025_lba","title":"Sleeping Beauty","description":"Strut is proud to present a new edition of one of Sun Ra's most celebrated albums, Sleeping Beauty, reissued for the first time in its original sleeve.Originally released in 1979 on his independent label Saturn, Sleeping Beauty captures Sun Ra and his Arkestra at their most soulful and serene. A true lesson in cosmic jazz, the album blends lush grooves, celestial soul, and meditative funk with Ra's singular spiritual vision - a sound that is both grounded and otherworldly.The album came to life in the late 1970s, an extremely fertile period for Sun Ra in New York. Between 1978 and 1982, Ra \"occupied\" Variety Recording Studios on West 42nd Street, often organizing marathon sessions after late-night Arkestra gigs across the city - from the Village Vanguard to Sweet Basil, and even a wedding in Central Park. These were not mere recordings; they were rituals. Ra and his core musicians - John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, June Tyson, Michael Ray, and others - would start sessions in the mid-morning and often continue past midnight, much to the studio owner's dismay. From this creative whirlwind emerged some of his most landmark works, including A Fireside Chat With Lucifer, On Jupiter, and Sleeping Beauty.This new edition features a selected version of the original hand-drawn cover, stamped with the Sun Ra logo and presented in a thick cardboard sleeve. Liner notes are courtesy of Arkestra member Knoel Scott and Sun Ra expert Paul Griffiths. Remastered by Technology Works.\"Music is a language. You see, these are not notes, it is a language of the mind. That is why it is so important.\" - Sun Ra","brand":"Sun Ra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57469671178584,"sku":null,"price":20250718.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/4062548108170.jpg?v=1780872065","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/sun-ra_sleeping-beauty_2025_lba","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}