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Space is the place! That classic piece - in a historically early version without lyrics - opens the album Paradiso Amsterdam 1970, which shows how the Netherlands was first introduced to Afrofuturism. A pivotal moment in the Dutch jazz experience.

It was always thought that the recordings of the long-awaited first concert that the Sun Ra Arkestra gave in the Netherlands were useless for an album release. After all, the entire Arkestra, booked by Hans Dulfer, marched among the massive crowd at pop temple Paradiso on 18 November 1970. As was their custom, they were rarely on stage where the microphones were neatly set up.

The Nederlands Jazz Archief traced the complete set of recording tapes and compiled an album on which the atmosphere of 53 years ago is immediately tangible.

Available on vinyl and CD, with many photos, documents and extensive liner notes by Saturnite Rudie Kagie.

Published in association with Sun Ra LLC.

Trackliste

A1 Space Is The Place
A2 Love In Outer Space
B1 The Second Stop Is Jupiter
B2 Theme Of The Stargazers
B3 The Solar-Moog Approach
B4 Paradiso Improviso #1
C1 Walking On The Moon
C2 Watusa
C3 Friendly Galaxy #2
D1 Enlightment
D2 It's After The End Of The World
D3 We Travel The Spaceways
D4 Paradiso Outro