Live from Soundscape is a live album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in New York City in 1979 and released on the Japanese DIW label in 1994.[1] Initial pressings of the album contained a bonus CD featuring a lecture by Sun Ra.

Live from Soundscape
Live album by Sun Ra Arkestra
Released	July 21, 1994
Recorded	November 10 & 11, 1979
Venue	Soundscape, NYC
Genre	Free jazz
Length	140:36
Label	DIW DIW 388
Producer	Verna Gillis
Sun Ra chronology
Sleeping Beauty (1979) Live from Soundscape (1994) Of Mythic Worlds (1979)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 3 stars stating "Sound quality, while good, is not perfect, gearing the release more towards the serious fan".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sun Ra except where noted

Disc One:

1. " Astro Black" – 11:52
2. "Where There Is No Sun" – 4:05
3. "Living in the Space Age" – 2:03
4. "Keep Your Sunny Side Up" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson ) – 2:52
5. "D.27" – 12:36
6. "Watusi" – 12:23
7. "Space Is the Place" – 7:56
8. "We Travel the Space Ways " – 7:33
9. "On Jupiter, the Skies are Always Blue" – 6:40

Disc Two:

1. The Possibility of Altered Destiny – 72:40

Personnel

• Sun Ra – piano, keyboards
• Michael Ray – trumpet, vocals
• Walter Miller – trumpet
• Vincent Chancey – French horn
• Charles Stephens – trombone
• Marshall Allen – alto saxophone
• Skeeter McFarland – electric guitar
• Damon Choice – vibraphone
• Richard Williams – bass
• Luqman Ali – drums
• Atakatune – percussion
• June Tyson – vocals, dance

References