{"product_id":"sun-ra-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-3lp","title":"Sun Ra - Somewhere Over the Rainbow [3LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSun Ra's Somewhere Over the Rainbow stretches out across three LPs in a gatefold sleeve, giving the Arkestra's 1977 stand at the Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana, room to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late 1970s found the Arkestra in remarkable form, and their shows from this era were part history lesson, part space ritual, mixing swing-era standards and chants with Ra's own compositions. An earlier edition pieced the music together out of sequence, and this three-disc set lets the performances unfold at length, so it plays like a full evening with the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standards are a delight. \"Take the 'A' Train\" becomes a sprawling, celebratory workout, and \"Over the Rainbow\" gets the tender yet slightly uncanny reading only Ra could give it. Less-recorded originals such as \"Make Another Mistake\" and \"Amen Meni Many Amens\" sit alongside them, the voices rising and falling as the band locks into the groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRa's keyboard interludes act as the glue, steering the group from cosmic abstraction to big-band swing without warning, and the horns answer every turn with relish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a vivid document of a band at a peak, generous and joyous, and a welcome listen for anyone who knows Sun Ra mainly from the studio records of the Saturn years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57269572469041,"sku":"4062548134834","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Sun_Ra-Somewhere_Over_the_Rainbow_3LP_dabf3daf-2103-4aea-abc4-4002cbf108b7.jpg?v=1793641391","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/sun-ra-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-3lp","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}