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Sun Ra, a.k.a. Herman Poole ""Sonny"" Blount (1914-1993), has been hailed as ""one of the great big-band leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz"" (New York Times) and as ""the missing link between Duke Ellington and Public Enemy"" (Rolling Stone) . Composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn, Sun Ra led his ""Intergalactic Arkestra"" of thirty-plus musicians in a career that ranged from boogie-woogie and swing to be-bop, free jazz, fusion, and New Age music. This definitive biography reveals the life, philosophy, and musical growth of one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde musicians.

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John F. Szwed is Musser Professor of Anthropology, African-American Studies, Music, and American Studies at Yale University. He has written about music for TheVillage Voice, Vibe,the Boston Phoenix, and other publications. He lives in Connecticut.

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