Album Stream: Cosmic Compositions Avant Garde Series Vol​​.​​3 - Sun Ra

After releasing the lengthy, unparalleled tribute compilations to jazz legends Pharaoh Sanders and Alice Coltrane, Comsic Compositions released the third portion of its Avant Garde Series, with the Volume Three tribute to the eternal Sun Ra.

The 32-track effort (yes, 32 tracks) features the talents of some wonderful, under-the-radar acts like Whoarei, Jelani, Lord Akton, Tony Douglas, and an army other talented performers. For someone as statuesque as Sun Ra is to jazz, the massive project does its best to keep his honor on a pedestal. The entire compilation is available for free download below, but if you do opt to pay, all the proceeds go towards disaster relief in the wake of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.

Ras G - Happy Arrival Day Mister Ra

As is most things surrounding the legacy of legendary jazz composer Sun Ra, the tribute to the posthumous figure from human music encyclopedia Ras G is tripped out, and positively other-worldly. The scoped-out vision of "Happy Arrival Day Mister Ra" features selected spoken words from the song's subject (and Moog segments), laced with computer-glitchy sound effects from various past space programs. It's a special creation from Ras, who has gone on record as being a very, very big fan of Ra, who would be celebrating his 99th birthday today.

Listen to "Happy Arrival Day Mister Ra" below.