Sun Ra: The Immeasurable Equation. The collected Poetry and Prose

A talented pianist and composer in his own right Sun Ra (1914 - 1993) founded and conducted one of jazzs last great big bands from the 1950s until he left planet Earth. Few only know that he also was a gifted thinker and poet. Sun Ras poetry leaves everything behind whats called contemporary and flings out pictures of infinity into the outer space. These poems are for tomorrow. This is the only edition of Sun Ras complete poetry and prose in one volume. The Contributors James L. Wolf Earned a music degree from Carleton College and studied ethnomusicology at the University of Washington Seattle. Now works at the Library of Congress in the Music Division. Active musician in various bands in the DC area. Many contributions to Sun Ra scholarship. Hartmut Geerken Oriental studies philosophy and comparative religion at the universities of Tübingen and Istanbul. Writer filmmaker musician composer. Since the 1970s close relationships to Sun Ra and his works setting up the worlds most comprehensive Waitawhile Sun Ra Archive Sigrid Hauff Studied oriental languages and arts philosophy and romance studies at the universities of Tübingen and Istanbul. Free lance writer on literary and philosophical subjects. Klaus Detlef Thiel Studied philosophy and history at Trier University Ph.D. Philosophical author focussing on theory and history of writing. Brent Hayes Edwards Teaches in the English Department at Rutgers University New Brunswick NJ. Author and Co-Editor of works on jazz and literature.