Sun Ra, born Herman Poole Blount in 1914, was a pioneering jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic" philosophy, prolific musical output, and unorthodox lifestyle. He claimed he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth but from Saturn. Sun Ra's music touched on the entire history of jazz but went far beyond it into free jazz, and he was one of the earliest
... MeerSun Ra, born Herman Poole Blount in 1914, was a pioneering jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic" philosophy, prolific musical output, and unorthodox lifestyle. He claimed he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth but from Saturn. Sun Ra's music touched on the entire history of jazz but went far beyond it into free jazz, and he was one of the earliest musicians to make extensive use of electronic keyboards.
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