This came out in 2005 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Spaced-out jazz explorer Sun Ra meets his visual match in this short 1966 film by Phil Niblock.
Using high-contrast negative film and extreme closeups on the faces and hands of pianist Ra and his Arkestra, the New York director creates a 17-minute work that is every bit as avant-garde and enigmatic as Sun’s music. Yep, you read that right — it’s only 17 minutes long. But take heart; the DVD also includes a sizable photo gallery and 15 minutes of previously unreleased “philosophical proclamations.”
