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American Routes Shortcuts: Guilty Pleasures and Forgotten Treasures

Sun Ra
American Routes

As the seasons change and winter is near, in this strange leap year, we take stock of our circle round the sun, just for cosmic fun. Not so much to analyze but to imagine this year in space and time.

Nick Spitzer: It’s American Routes, nearing the end of the 2020 leap year. We keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year so the seasons don’t drift. I’m less worried about seasonal drift and more hoping for a great leap forward in 2021 for all the reasons you can imagine.  Our music for Earths’ spinning day and night orbit of the sun ‘til December 31 includes Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. Our earthbound need to find freedom in flight from the gravity of everyday life is with Our Native Daughters and It’s a Beautiful Day.

“Space is the Place” Sun Ra
            Space is the Place (Evidence Records)

NS: Thanks to Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra. Let’s jump with some premature New Year party music a la 1952. It’s King Pleasure on a Lester Young tune heralding the jazz broadcast of New York City DJ Symphony Sid, on American Routes.

“Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid” King Pleasure 
            King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings (Fantasy)

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