Unity (Sun Ra album)

Unity
Live album by Sun Ra Arkestra
Released	1978
Recorded	October 24 & 28, 1977 Storyville, NYC
Genre	Free jazz
Label	Horo HDP 19–20
Producer	Aldo Sinesio
Sun Ra chronology
Taking a Chance on Chances (1977) Unity (1978) Piano Recital - Teatro La Fenice, Venezia (1977)

Unity is a live double album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Italian Horo label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars naming it "The Arkestra's best live album. Loaded with standards. Incredible musicianship".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated

Side One:

1. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 5:39
2. "Lightnin'" (Duke Ellington) – 2:37
3. "How Am I To Know?" (Jack King, Dorothy Parker) – 9:33
4. "Lights" – 5:42

Side Two:

1. "Yeah Man" (Fletcher Henderson) – 3:01
2. "King Porter Stomp" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 4:04
3. "Images" – 10:31
4. "Penthouse Serenade" (Val Burton, Will Jason) – 4:10

Side Three:

1. "Lady Bird/Half Nelson" (Tadd Dameron/Miles Davis) – 8:00
2. "Halloween" – 6:02
3. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:00

Side Four:

1. "The Satellites" – 7:30
2. "Rose Room" (Art Hickman, Harry Williams) – 9:37
3. "Enlightment" (Hobart Dotson, Sun Ra) – 2:06

Personnel

• Sun Ra – organ, Rocksichord
• Ahmed Abdullah, Michael Ray – trumpet
• Akh Tal Ebah – trumpet, vocals
• Craig Harris, Charles Stephens – trombone
• Vincent Chancey – French horn
• Emmett McDonald – bass horn
• Marshall Allen – alto saxophone, oboe, flute
• Danny Davis – alto saxophone, flute
• John Gilmore – tenor saxophone, clarinet, percussion
• Danny Ray Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute
• Eloe Omoe – bass clarinet, flute
• James Jacson – flute, bassoon, percussion
• Richard Williams – bass
• Luqman Ali, Thomas Hunter – drums
• Atakatune, Eddie Thomas – percussion
• June Tyson – vocals