One of the first musicians to adopt the Minimoog happened to be jazz great Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, 1914-1993). The story behind this is an interesting one that began with a visit to Bob Moog’s plant in the fall of 1969.

2016年8月26日 · Sun Ra's gear and equipment including the Moog Minimoog Model D, Farfisa Professional, and Hohner Electra Piano.

Legendary free jazz artist Sun Ra found out about the Moog modular in 1969 from Gershon Kingsley. Ra visited the Moog factory in Trumansburg, NY in the fall of 1969 and was later given...

2020年11月9日 · As an early adopter of the portable Minimoog, Sun Ra would push the instrument’s capabilities to its limits. In his fascinating piece "Sun Ra & The Minimoog," composer and historian Thom Holmes explains how a visit to the Moog factory led Sun Ra to incorporate the portable Robert Moog invention into his keyboard rig.

Sun Ra | Space Probe. What were the citizens of Trumansburg New York to think when Sun Ra & His Arkestra “touched down” in their quiet town full psychedelic Egyptian regalia? “It was quiet a spectacle.” former Moog employee Jon Weiss remembers. “He came in his full African dress robes with his entourage into this tiny town.

However, it’s the Moog synthesizer for which Sun Ra is still best known, launching astral epics like Space Probe (El Saturn) and “Out In Space” from It’s After the End Of The World (MPS). “I’m fascinated by the sounds,” says Ra in his soft, Southern drawl, still present from his former life in …

2019年11月9日 · It is the sun: le Sun Ra. He takes a seat at the Moog synthesizer and begins to coax sounds that evoke bright staccato responses from the trumpet, whoops from the bass clarinet, blithe...

2020年11月20日 · Dive into the story and legacy of Sun Ra, a composer, bandleader, instrumentalist, and poet whose influence is felt to this day.

2023年8月14日 · In 1969, Sun Ra had recorded on Moog Modular synthesizer at the New York midtown studio of Gershon Kingsley. Those recordings were issued on My Brother the Wind, Vol. 1 (although it was not titled 'Vol. 1'— it only achieved that reference after 'Vol. 2' appeared).

2022年2月8日 · Heard in the video above (perhaps one of the first recordings made using a Minimoog no less), Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount), was a pioneering American avant-garde jazz composer, poet, and synthesizer player who became known for his experimental approach to …