Horizon is a recording by the jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 musician Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Sun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama...

 and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, forming part of the documentation of their first visit to Egypt.

It was recorded at the Ballon Theatre, Cairo.

In various editions, the record has sometimes been known by the other title of "Starwatchers"

Track listing

1. "Starwatchers/Theme of the Stargazers"
2. "Discipline 2"
3. "Shadow World"
4. "Third Planet"
5. "Space is the Place"
6. "Horizon"
7. "Discipline 8"

Personnel

• John Gilmore
  John Gilmore (musician)
  John Gilmore was an American jazz tenor saxophone player best-known for his long tenure as a member of Sun Ra's Arkestra...
  
   - tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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• Danny Davis - alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
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  , flute
  Flute
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• Marshall Allen
  Marshall Allen
  Marshall Belford Allen is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EVI ....
  
   - alto saxophone, flute, oboe
  Oboe
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• Kwame Hadi - trumpet
  Trumpet
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  , conga drums
  Conga
  The conga, or more properly the tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a conguero...
  
  
• Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone
  Baritone saxophone
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• Elo Omoe - bass clarinet
  Bass clarinet
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• Tommy Hunter - percussion
• Danny Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute
• June Tyson
  June Tyson
  June Tyson was a jazz singer.She performed with keyboardist and bandleader Sun Ra regularly, from at least the early 1970s to her death. Tyson was diagnosed with cancer and grew increasingly ill...
  
   - vocal
• Larry Narthington - alto saxophone, conga drum
• Lex Humphries - percussion
• Clifford Jarvis - percussion
• Hakim Rahim - alto saxophone, flute
• Sun Ra - organ, Mini Moog, piano

• Tam Fiofori - Engineer