I saw Sun Ra and his Akrestra in Mannheim D and NY NY.

Talk about knowing your audience. In Germany full on Afro Future 6 ft tall drums, dancers, singers, a full band... they took us beyond this galaxy and back to the Duke..

In NYC matching suits and bowler hats. Hit the heavy bop and outrageous R&B like a totally different ensemble.

He sang when you go on your journey “I’ll be there ... I’ll be there ... “