Sun Ra Orchestra's Danny Ray Thompson dies aged 72

Danny Ray Thompson, longtime baritone saxophone player and flutist of space jazz collective Sun Ra Arkestra, died aged 72, according to The New York Times. “Danny Ray Thompson is now traveling the spaceways, joining the many beloved Arkestra members who have previously left the planet and who now soar with the spirit of Sun Ra” the band wrote in their post. Thompson joined Sun Ra Arkestra in 1967. and went on to play on dozens of the group’s recordings throughout the decades.