2000 reissue of albums originally recorded in the early 70s. "Cymbals turns out to be a small band session on which no more than six and usually only four musicians are playing on any one selection. Sun Ra is mostly heard on organ, and his understated playing sets the tone for a group of moody, low-key tracks. No matter who is soloing, this is mostly a quiet, introspective session. It's last-set-of-the-night stuff. From the opening miniMoog solo by Sun Ra, Crystal Spears is something else again: a full band album. Its tunes feature as many as seven horn players on a track, with most of them contributing percussion when they're not blowing".
Each disc has one mark so small you can barely see them!
- 1-1 The World Of The Invisible
- 1-2 Thoughts Under A Dark Blue Light
- 1-3 The Order Of The Pharaonic Jesters
- 1-4 The Mystery Of Two
- 1-5 Land Of The Day Star
- 2-1 Crystal Spears
- 2-2 The Eternal Sphynx
- 2-3 The Embassy Of The Living God
- 2-4 Sunrise In The Western Sky