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John Gilmore

John Gilmore

tenor saxophone · clarinet

c.1956–1995

Chicago New York Philadelphia Post-Ra

Sun Ra's closest musical partner and principal tenor soloist. Present on most major recordings from late Chicago through the Philadelphia era. Briefly led the Arkestra after Ra's death.

Related Albums

Jazz by Sun Ra (aka Sun Song)

Jazz by Sun Ra (aka Sun Song)

Super-Sonic Jazz (aka Super-Sonic Sounds)

Super-Sonic Jazz (aka Super-Sonic Sounds)

Jazz in Silhouette

Jazz in Silhouette

When Sun Comes Out

When Sun Comes Out

Fate in a Pleasant Mood

Fate in a Pleasant Mood

Secrets of the Sun

Secrets of the Sun

Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow

Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow

Visits Planet Earth

Visits Planet Earth

When Angels Speak of Love

When Angels Speak of Love

Other Planes of There

Other Planes of There

The Magic City

The Magic City

Angels and Demons at Play

Angels and Demons at Play

Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy

Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy

We Travel the Space Ways

We Travel the Space Ways

The Nubians of Plutonia (orig. The Lady with the Golden Stockings)

The Nubians of Plutonia (orig. The Lady with the Golden Stockings)

Atlantis

Atlantis

Holiday for Soul Dance

Holiday for Soul Dance

Sound Sun Pleasure!!

Sound Sun Pleasure!!

Continuation

Continuation

My Brother the Wind (Vol. 1)

My Brother the Wind (Vol. 1)

The Night of the Purple Moon

The Night of the Purple Moon

My Brother the Wind, Vol. II: The Wind Speaks

My Brother the Wind, Vol. II: The Wind Speaks

Universe in Blue

Universe in Blue

Bad and Beautiful

Bad and Beautiful

Discipline 27-II

Discipline 27-II

The Antique Blacks

The Antique Blacks

Disco 3000

Disco 3000

Media Dreams

Media Dreams

Outer Reach Intensity Energy

Outer Reach Intensity Energy

Beyond the Purple Star Zone

Beyond the Purple Star Zone

Oblique Parallax

Oblique Parallax

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

A Night in East Berlin

A Night in East Berlin

The Space Age Is Here To Stay

The Space Age Is Here To Stay

Thunder of the Gods

Thunder of the Gods

Omniverse (reissue)

Omniverse (reissue)

Celestial Love (reissue)

Celestial Love (reissue)

Prophet

Prophet

Planets of Life or Death: Amiens '73

Planets of Life or Death: Amiens '73

Lanquidity (Definitive Edition)

Lanquidity (Definitive Edition)

Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (box)

Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (box)

On Jupiter (reissue)

On Jupiter (reissue)

Sleeping Beauty (reissue)

Sleeping Beauty (reissue)

Inside the Light World: Sun Ra Meets the OVC

Inside the Light World: Sun Ra Meets the OVC

Standards

Standards

Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place

Pine Street Theatre, October 28th 1988

Pine Street Theatre, October 28th 1988

Nuclear War

Nuclear War

Music from Tomorrow's World

Music from Tomorrow's World

Spaceship Lullaby (Nu Sounds / Cosmic Rays / Arkestra)

Spaceship Lullaby (Nu Sounds / Cosmic Rays / Arkestra)

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 2

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 2

Nothing Is…

Nothing Is…

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes

Sun Ra at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile 1974

Sun Ra at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile 1974

Angels and Demons at Play / Nubians of Plutonia

Angels and Demons at Play / Nubians of Plutonia

Secrets of the Sun / alternate tracks from Nubians era

Secrets of the Sun / alternate tracks from Nubians era

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1 & 2 (reissues)

The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1 & 2 (reissues)

Atlantis

Atlantis

Live in Egypt, Vol. I: Nature's God (Dark Myth Equation Visitation)

Live in Egypt, Vol. I: Nature's God (Dark Myth Equation Visitation)

Nidhamu (Live in Egypt Vol. II)

Nidhamu (Live in Egypt Vol. II)

Egypt 1971

Egypt 1971

Astro Black

Astro Black

The Cymbals/Symbols Sessions (New York, 1973)

The Cymbals/Symbols Sessions (New York, 1973)

Cosmos

Cosmos

Lights on a Satellite: Live at the Left Bank

Lights on a Satellite: Live at the Left Bank

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976–1977

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976–1977