Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra

Sun Ra, a.k.a. Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount (1914-1993), has been hailed as "one of the great big-band leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz" ("New York Times"). This biography of Sun Ra is "as trippy and entertaining as the great jazz genius himself" ("Details"). 20 photos.

• | Author: John Szwed
• | Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• | Publication Date: April 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1478008415
• | ISBN-13: 9781478008415