Sun Ra & The Blues Project - Batman and Robin-2017 Reissue 180G Vinyl LP
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August 12, 2024
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July 22, 2024
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According to WFMU's Beware Of The Blog, in 1966 a toy company in Newark, New Jersey released a children's record called Batman and Robin to cash in on the popular Adam West TV series of the same name. The music on the LP was credited to "The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale", but in fact the band was one of the greatest uncredited session combos of all time, including the core of Sun Ra's Arkestra and Al Kooper's Blues Project. To keep the music licensing fees to a minimum, all the tracks were based on public domain items like Chopin's Polonaise Op. 53, the horn theme from Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and the love theme from Romeo and Juliet, and generic rock riffs. It's all instrumental, with the exception of "Robin's Theme", which features an uncredited vocalist.
Musicians:
Sun Ra, Hammond B-3 organ
John Gilmore, tenor sax
Marshall Allen, alto sax
Pat Patrick, bass
Andy Kulberg, bass
Roy Blumenfeld, drums
Danny Kalb, guitar
Steve Katz, guitar
Al Kooper, organ
