Alton Abraham





American businessman and associate of Sun Ra.
Born May 5, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois
Died June 6, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois
He served in the U.S Military in Okinawa from 1945-1947, and upon returning to Chicago in 1947 graduated from Du Sable High School, followed by Wilson Junior College in 1950. In 1952, he was certified as an x-ray technician at Provident Hospital. Herman Blount (better known as Sun Ra) and Abraham became acquainted in 1951, sharing interests in mysticism, the occult, science, numerology, and ancient history.

Along with Abraham's brother Artis, the men founded [l359991]/[l86748] in 1957, which would record and distribute albums by the Sun Ra Arkestra as well as the vocal and R&B groups rehearsed by Sun Ra during the late 1950s.

Additionally, Ra and Abraham organized Thmei Research, an organization dedicated to subjects cosmic, spiritual, philosophical, religious, historical, scientific, economical, etc. Thmei also provided financing for El Saturn’s earliest releases and issued a newsletter and book catalog. The earliest El Saturn recordings are singles dating from 1955 and 1956, including the Cosmic Rays Dreaming b/w Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie. Some of the Arkestra’s earliest studio recordings were released as Jazz By Sun Ra (1956) on [l26409] Records, and Super Sonic Jazz (1957) on Saturn Records.

After Sun Ra died in Birmingham 1993, Abraham became involved with the reissue and rerelease of out-of-print Sun Ra recordings. In addition to his activities with Sun Ra, Abraham was employed as an x-ray technician, and independently pursued his interests in spirituality, history, science, and technology.
Source: http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/rs3.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.ABRAHAMA

ALBUMS


Dimpna B. Clarin And The Habagat Singers
Dimpna B. Clarin And The Habagat Singers
2019
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Supersonic Sounds
2017, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Co, Not Now Music
Marshall Allen Presents Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
In The Orbit Of Ra
2014, ,
Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz/Space-Age/Big Band
Sun Ra
Three Classic Albums
2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Real Gone, ,
Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
New Horizons
2008, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Pathways To Unknown Worlds + Friendly Love
2000, CD, Comp, Evidence (5), Evidence (5), ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Space-Age
Sun Ra
The Great Lost Sun Ra Albums (Cymbals & Crystal Spears)
2000, 2xCD, Album, Evidence (5), ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz/Space-Age
Sun Ra
The Singles
1996, 2x CD, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Doo Wop/Space-Age/Easy Listening
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Angels And Demons At Play / The Nubians Of Plutonia
1993
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Fate In A Pleasant Mood / When Sun Comes Out
1993
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*
Visits Planet Earth / Interstellar Low Ways
1992
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy / Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow
1992, CD, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz/Space-Age
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*
Other Planes Of There
1992, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Post Bop
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
My Brother The Wind Volume II
1992
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
We Travel The Spaceways / Bad & Beautiful
1992
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Sound Sun Pleasure!!
1991, ,
Big Band
Pat Patrick And The "Baritone Saxophone Retinue"*
Sound Advice
1977,
The Sun Ra Arkestra
What's New? (Sub Underground Series)
1975, LP, Album, El Saturn Records
The Sun Ra Arkestra
What's New? (Sub Undergound Series) / The Invisible Shield
1975, LP, Hyb, El Saturn Records
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Jazz In Silhouette
1975, CD, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Bad & Beautiful
1975, ,
Space-Age/Swing
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Pathways To Unknown Worlds
1975
The Sun Ra Arkestra
Temple U (Sub Underground) (Cosmo-Earth Fantasy)
1974
Sun Ra
The Nubians Of Plutonia
1974, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age/Big Band
Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra*
The Night Of The Purple Moon
1974
Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra*
Fate In A Pleasant Mood
1974
Sun Ra
Monorails And Satellites Volume II
1974
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*
Planet Earth
1974
Various
No Energy Crisis
1974, ,
Free Jazz
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Super-Sonic Jazz
1974, ,
Bop/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Space-Age
Sun Ra
Space Is The Place
1973, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age
Sun Ra
Astro Black
1973, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age
Various
Impulsively!
1973, 2x Vinyl, ,
Poetry/Fusion/Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Sun Ra And His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra*
Discipline 27-II
1973, ,
Free Jazz
Sun Ra
Monorails And Satellites
1973
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*
The Magic City
1973, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age
Sun-Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Holiday For Soul Dance
1970, Vinyl,
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Atlantis
1970, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Angels And Demons At Play
1967
Sun Ra And His Astro-Solar-Infinity Arkestra*
Blues On Planet Mars
7", El Saturn Records,
Sun Ra
Exotica
2017
Various
Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1972
1973, 2x Vinyl PR,

APPEARANCES +


Various
It's Doo Wop Christmas Time
2022, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records, ,
Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues/Holiday
Sun Ra & His Arkestra* Featuring Ricky Murray
I Struck A Match On The Moon / Dreamsville
2021, 7", Single, Corbett vs. Dempsey
Various
(Beware Of The) Sleepwalking Woman
2021, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records
Sun Ra
Of Abstract Dreams
2018, CD, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Piano Blues
Sun Ra
Singles Volume 2 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1962-1991)
2017, ,
Space-Age/Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra And His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra*
Discipline 27-II
2017, ,
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
Singles Volume 1 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1961)
2016, 3x Vinyl, ,
Space-Age/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues/Avant-garde Jazz/Hard Bop
The Respect Sextet
Respect In Yule
2012, CD, Album, Mode Avant
It Hugs Back
Happy Christmas 2011
2011, CDr, EP, Ltd, Safe & Sound Records
Sun Ra And His Arkestra*
Interplanetary Melodies
2008
Yo La Tengo
Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo
2002
Lacy Gibson
I Am Gonna Unmask The Batman / I Want An Easy Woman
1969, 7", Repeto
Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra*
The Nubians Of Plutonia
1969
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Interstellar Low Ways
1967, ,
Free Jazz
Sun-Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Strange Strings
1967
Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra*
We Travel The Space Ways
1967, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy
1967
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
When Angels Speak Of Love
1966
Lord Alan & Sir Richard*
Little Things / Run In The Dark
1964
The Qualities
It's Christmas Time / Happy New Year To You!
1961
Yochanan
M Uck M Uck (Matt Matt)
7", El Saturn Records, El Saturn Records
Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra*
Angels And Demons At Play
2017
Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra*
The Nubians Of Plutonia
2016
Sun Ra
Astro Black
2016
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra*
Visits Planet Earth / Interstellar Low Ways
Sun Ra
Space Is The Place
Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age
Sun Ra And His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra*
Discipline 27-II
Vinyl Blue, ,
Free Jazz