Kool & The Gang Sun Ra Quartet Michael Ray And The Cosmic Krewe The Giant Country Horns John Minnis' Big Bone Band Surrender To The Air The Sun Ra Arkestra
American trumpeter and composer. Best known for a long stint in Sun Ra's Arkestra from 1978 till 1992. Ray has also played trumpet for Kool & The Gang, Patti LaBelle, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, and Phish.
He currently leads his own New Orleans funk/jazz group, Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe.
ALBA
Marshall Allen, Michael Ray, Toshi Makihara, Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut*
Cosmic Tsunami
2005, CDr, Ltd, Nolabel (2)
Michael Ray And The Cosmic Krewe
Live @ Jimmy's
2003, CD, Album, Base Camp Records
Michael Ray And The Cosmic Krewe
Funk If I Know
1998, CD, Album, Monkey Hill Records, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Avant-garde Jazz
Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe*
Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe
1994, CD, Album, Evidence (5), Evidence (5),
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Swirling
2020
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*
On Jupiter
2010
Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra*
Sleeping Beauty
2009
Různí
Birth Of The Y
1982, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Dub/Synth-pop/Funk/Disco
Sun Ra
Strange Celestial Road
1980, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Experimental
Kool & The Gang
People Just Wanna Have Fun
2023
Kool & The Gang
Get Down On It: The Collection
2012
Kool & The Gang
Super Hits
2007, CD, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group
The Sun Ra Arkestra
Springtime In Chicago
2006, 2xCD, Album, Golden Years Of New Jazz, ,
, Space-Age
Kool & The Gang
Gold
2005, 2x CD, ,
, Soul/Funk/Disco
Sherman*
Blue Moon
2004, CD, Album, dig, Super Sonic Nyc
Kool & The Gang
Kool & The Gang
1998, CD, 
,
, Soul/Funk/Disco
Kool & The Gang
Greatest Hits Live
1997
Surrender To The Air
Surrender To The Air
1996
Kool & The Gang
Celebration: The Best Of Kool & The Gang (1979-1987)
1994, CD, ,
, Disco/Funk/Soul
Kool & The Gang
Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La) / Open Sesame (Remix)
1992
Kool & The Gang
Decade - The Singles Collection
1987
Kool & The Gang
Forever
1986
Kool & The Gang
The Best Of Kool & The Gang
1985
Kool & The Gang
Emergency
1984, ,
, Disco
Kool & The Gang
Tonight!
1984
Kool & The Gang
In The Heart
1983
Kool & The Gang
In Concert-271
1982, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services, ,
, Disco/Soul/Public Broadcast
Kool & The Gang
As One
1982
Kool & The Gang
Something Special
1981
Kool & The Gang
Everybody's Dancin'
1978, Vinyl PRC Pressing, ,
, Funk/Disco
The Sun Ra Arkestra
Live At The Squat Theatre
2012, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra Quartet
New Steps
2009, CD, 
,
, Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Modal
The Sun Ra Arkestra
Other Thoughts
CD, Album, Unofficial, ZUW Disc
KOMPILACE +
Marshall Allen
New Dawn
2025, Vinyl, ,
, Space-Age/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz/Spiritual Jazz
Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons
Live In Philadelphia
2025, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Sun Ra
At The Showcase: Live In Chicago 1976-1977
2024, 2x Vinyl 180g
Artimus Pyle (2) And The Artimus Pyle Band*
Anthems (Honoring The Music Of Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2024, CD, 
,
, Southern Rock
The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen
Lights On A Satellite
2024, 2x Vinyl Crystal Clear, 180 Gram,
Sun Ra
Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank
2024
Sun Ra Quartet / Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Dance Of The Cosmo Aliens / Door Of The Cosmos
2022, 7", Mag, Art Yard
Sun Ra Arkestra* Directed By Marshall Allen
Living Sky
2022, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Free Jazz/Space-Age
U2
Live At The Apollo For One Night Only
2021, 2x CD,
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Swirling
2020, 2x Vinyl Gold, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra & His Arkestra*
The Spirit Of Jazz Cosmos Arkestra At WUHY, 1978
2019, 12x File, ,
, Space-Age/Big Band/Free Jazz
Sun Ra And His Cosmo Love Adventure Arkestra*
Pine Street Theatre, October 28th 1988
2018, 2xLP, Album, RSD, Ltd, Jackpot Records (3), ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Sun Ra & His Arkestra*
Taking A Chance On Chances
2018
Sun Ra
Of Mythic Worlds
2018, 5x File, ,
, Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz
The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown
Volume 2
2018, Vinyl, ,
, Funk
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
The Lost Arkestra Series Vol 1 & 2
2017, 2x10", Comp, Art Yard, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Space-Age
Sun Ra
Singles Volume 2 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1962-1991)
2017, ,
, Space-Age/Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Jazz Is Phsh
He Never Spoke A Word
2017
Různí
Promo Only Country Radio: June 2016
2016, CD, Promo Only, ,
, Country
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Sun Ra And His Arkestra At Inter-Media Arts April 1991
2016
Sun Ra
The Soul Vibrations Of Man
2016, 6x File, ,
, Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra
Singles (The Definitive 45s Collection 1952–1991)
2016, 3x CD, ,
, Space-Age/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues/Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra
Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Space
2015, CDr, Album, Squatty Roo Records, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Omniverse
2015
Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut*
Stargazers (The Music Of Everything)
2014, CD, 2 x, Creative Music For Creative Listening
Sun Ra
Sun Ra (The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note)
2014, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, Black Saint, Soul Note
Sun Ra & His Arkestra*
Voice of the Eternal Tomorrow
2014, 3x File, ,
, Free Improvisation/Space-Age/Avant-garde Jazz
Marshall Allen Presents Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
In The Orbit Of Ra
2014, ,
, Hard Bop/Free Jazz/Space-Age
Machinedrum / Sun Ra
Views Of Saturn Vol.3
2013, 12", All City Records (3), 
,
, Jungle/Space-Age
Různí
MOCAD Journal: Box #1
2012, LP, Album + CDr, Comp + Box, Ltd, MOCAD (Museum Of Contemporary Art Detroit), ,
, Alternative Rock/Experimental/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Poetry
John Sinclair
Songs Of Praise - Homage To John Coltrane
2011, CD, Trembling Pillow Press
Různí
Eleveneleven :: Misterboots
2011, File, MP3, Comp, 320, Alias Frequencies, ,
, Abstract/Ambient/Avant-garde Jazz/Broken Beat/Dark Ambient/Experimental/Field Recording/Folk/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Leftfield/Musique Concrète/Noise/Rebetiko
Motor City Drum Ensemble
DJ-Kicks
2011, 2x Vinyl, ,
, House/Fusion/Disco/Neo Soul/Deep House/Soundtrack/Minimal/Free Jazz
Sun Ra And His Omniverse Jet-Set Arkestra*
Beyond The Purple Star Zone / Oblique Parallax
2010, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Art Yard
Sun Ra
The World Is Not My Home
2010, 3x7", Comp, Ltd, Num, Cle, Jazzman
The Ever Expanding Elastic Waste Band :Members Of Morphine (2) With Jeremy Lyons
The Ever Expanding Elastic Waste Band
2010, CD, Not On Label,
Sun Ra
Live In Rome
2010
Sun Ra
Untitled Recordings
2008, CD, Transparency, ,
, Space-Age
Sun Ra
Live At The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto 1978
2008, 10x CDr, Box Set, ,
, Free Jazz/Space-Age
Sun Ra And The Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra*
The Complete Detroit Jazz Center Residency
2007
Instant Funk
The Anthology
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Salsoul Records, Suss'd Records
Různí
Sonic Scenery - Music For Collections
2006, CD, Comp, Natural History Museum, ,
, Abstract/Experimental/Ambient
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live At Myron's Ballroom
2006, 3xCD, Album, Transparency, ,
, Space-Age
Shibusashirazu Orchestra
渋全 = Shibuzen
2006
Sun Ra And His Omniverse Jet-Set Arkestra*
Beyond The Purple Star Zone
2006
Da Luxe
Love And Hate
2005, CD, Album, dB Studio
渋さ知らズ*
渋星 = Shibuboshi
2004, CD, Album, Chitei Records, 
,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Peter Andre
The Long Road Back
2004, CD, ,
, RnB/Swing/Ballad
The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen
Music For The 21st Century (Live At The Uncool Festival In Poschiavo, Switzerland)
2003, CD, Album, El Ra Records
Starlyte
Lyrics
2003, CD, Album, Starlyte Records
Escalation Vs. Nitelite
Cherish My Love
2002, 12", Space Traxx, ,
, Trance
Brandon Tarricone's Brotherhood Of Groove
Pocket Full Of Funk
2002, CD, Album, Not On Label
Gilles Peterson
Worldwide Programme 2
2002, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Breakbeat/Drum n Bass/Trip Hop/New Beat
Kool & The Gang Featuring J.T. Taylor
All-Time Greatest Hits
2002
Rolf Raggenbass
Thank You Mr. Jukebox
2001, 7", Single, Juke Records, ,
, Country/Aboriginal
Los Hombres Calientes
Vol. 3 New Congo Square
2001, ,
, Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Friendly Galaxy
2000, CD, Album, RE, Leo Records, ,
, Space-Age
Billy Price
Danger Zone
2000, CD, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Nobody's Angel
Nobody's Angel
2000, CD, ,
, Europop/Dance-pop/House/Disco/Pop Rap
Různí
Soul Love
2000,
The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen
A Song For The Sun
1999, CD, Album, El Ra Records, ,
, Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz/Bop/Free Jazz
Různí
Salsoul 12" Disco Classics Vol. 3
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Unidisc, 
,
, Disco
Různí
Salsoul 12" Disco Classics Vol. 4
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Unidisc
Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe*
Earth Rite / Neon Cosmos
1998, CD, Not On Label
Stanton Moore
All Kooked Out!
1998
Kleeer
The Very Best Of Kleeer
1998, CD, ,
, Soul/Funk/Disco
Různí
The Original Salsoul Classics Volumes One & Two
1998
Sun Ra & His Intergalaxtic Arkestra*
Stardust From Tomorrow
1997, 2xCD, Album, Leo Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band
Různí
Black Saint Soul Note Critics' Pick Sampler (Vol. 3)
1997, CD, Smplr, Black Saint, Soul Note, 
,
, Free Jazz
Bradford Robinson
It's Ironic...But So Is This
1997, CD, Album, Hellebore Ltd.,
Sun Ra
The Singles
1996, 2x CD, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Doo Wop/Space-Age/Easy Listening
Phish
Stash
1996, CD, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Bluegrass/Prog Rock/Classic Rock
Sun Ra And His Year 2000 Myth Science Arkestra*
Live In London 1990
1996, CD, ,
, Free Jazz/Space-Age/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Swing
John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars*
Full Moon Night
1995, CD, Album, Total Energy
John Sinclair (2) w/ Wayne Kramer
Friday, The 13th
1995, 10", Alive Records,
Phish
A Live One
1995
Le Sun Ra & His Cosmo Discipline Arkestra*
A Night In East Berlin / My Brothers The Wind & Sun No.9
1995
Sun Ra & His Intergalaxtic Arkestra*
Second Star To The Right (Salute To Walt Disney)
1995
Sun Ra And The Year 2000 Myth Science Arkestra*
Live At The Hackney Empire
1994, 2xCD, Album, RM, Leo Records
Různí
The Original Salsoul Classics Volume 2
1994, CD, Comp, Unidisc
Různí
Brotherhood
1994, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Funk
Různí
Salsoul Rhythm
1994
Edwin Birdsong / Instant Funk
Rapper Dapper Snapper / I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
1994, CD, ,
, Funk/Disco
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live From Soundscape
1994, CD, ,
, Free Jazz/Space-Age/Big Band
Různí
Synergy = シナジー / サルソウル・リミックス・コンピレーション
1993, CD, ,
, House/Techno/Garage House
Sun Ra & His Omniverse Arkestra*
Destination Unknown
1993
Sun Ra & His Arkestra* With Symphony Orchestra
Pleiades
1993
Sun Ra
Somewhere Else
1993
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Mayan Temples
1992
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie B. Bad
1991,
Charles Neville
& Diversity
1990,
Sun Ra
Purple Night
1990
Sun Ra Arkestra*
EP Collection Vol. 1-3
1988, 3x7", EP, Ltd, DIW, ,
, Free Jazz/Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz/Swing/Hard Bop
Různí
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
1988, Vinyl, ,
, Folk Rock/Big Band/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Vocal
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo, Japan, 8, 8, 1988
1988, Vinyl, ,
, Free Jazz/Big Band/Space-Age/Avant-garde Jazz
Mint
Let Me Be The One
1986, 12", MCS Records (6)
Sun Ra
Calling Planet Earth
1986, VHS, NTSC, OVC Productions, ,
, Abstract/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Sun Ra
Outer Reach Intensity-Energy (Stars That Shine Darkly, Vol. 2)
1985, ,
, Free Jazz
Jimmy Cliff
Cliff Hanger
1985, Vinyl, ,
, Reggae
La Toya Jackson
Heart Don't Lie
1984
Kleeer
Intimate Connection
1984
Barbara Hernandez
All Nite Tonight
1984
Tomorrow's Edition
A Song For Everyone
1982, Vinyl SP Pressing, ,
, Funk/Boogie/Soul
Skyy / Instant Funk / Cameron*
Salsoul's Greatest 12" Hits Vol. II
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Funk/Disco/Boogie
Deodato*
Happy Hour
1982, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing, ,
, Disco
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Dance Of Innocent Passion
1981
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Sunrise In Different Dimensions
1981, 2x Vinyl, Box Set, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Larry Levan
Larry Levan's Greatest Mixes Volume Two
1980, Vinyl, ,
, Funk/Disco
Fat Larry's Band
Stand Up
1980, Vinyl, ,
, Disco
Byard Lancaster
Documentation: The End Of A Decade
1980
John Minnis' Big Bone Band
Classic I-Live
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Funk/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Big Band/Soul-Jazz
Sun Ra And His Outer Space Arkestra*
On Jupiter
1979, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Free Funk/Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Avant-garde Jazz/Space-Age/Funk
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Sleeping Beauty
1979, Vinyl Printed Saturn Labels, ,
, Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Free Funk/Space-Age
Instant Funk
Instant Funk
1979
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
The Other Side Of The Sun
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Instant Funk
Witch Doctor
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Funk/Disco
Fat Larry's Band
Lookin' For Love
1979, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
, Disco/Boogie/Funk
Různí
We Funk The Best
1979
Sweet Thunder
Horizons
1979
Sun Ra Quartet Featuring John Gilmore
New Steps
1978
Sun Ra Quartet Featuring John Gilmore
Other Voices, Other Blues
1978
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Disco 3000
1978
Sun Ra
Lanquidity
1978
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Media Dreams
1978
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Unity
1978
The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen
Music For The 21st Century (Live At Uncool 2003 Poschiavo Swiss Alps)
DVD, Uncool Edition
Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut*
This Is The Music Of Life - Live At Tonic
4xFile, MP3, Ayler Records
Kool & The Gang
Live From House Of Blues
2004, DVD, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Kevin Hearn and Friends*
Superhero Suite
2019, LP, S/Sided, Album, Ltd, Num, Cle, Celery Music
Sun Ra Arkestra*
New York City, November 11, 1979
2019
Sun Ra Arkestra*
SOB's, New York City, 1992
2016, Cass, Album, Unofficial, Anökumena
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live At The Storyville In NYC - 24th October 1977
2011, LP, Album, Ltd, Unofficial, B 13, B 13
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live At The Storyville In NYC - 29th October 1977
2011, LP, Album, Ltd, Unofficial, B 13, B 13, 
,
, Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra Quartet Featuring Michael Ray - Luqman Ali - John Gilmore
The Mystery Of Being
2011, 3xLP, Comp, Unofficial, 140 + Box, Klimt Records
Různí
Rendez-Vous 2 - A Collection Of Open Minded Jazz
1995, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Street Jazz Records
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live In California (Kimball's East-August 17, 1995-Vol. I)
1995, Cass, Unofficial, Not On Label
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie B. Bad
CD,
Sun Ra Quartet Featuring John Gilmore
Other Voices, Other Blues
, Space-Age
Sun Ra
Disco 3000
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Unity
2x CD, ,
, Space-Age
