Sun Ra Arkestra

• Limited Edition Gatefold Double Vinyl

• 180 gr 2LP in black WITH obi strip

• special cut vinyl sleeves gatefold jacket

• double sided insert sheet

• gold foil stamped cover art

INCLUDES TWO ART PRINTS OF SUN RA AND MARSHALL ALLEN BY DAMON LOCKS

Really fantastic work from the continuing version of Sun Ra's Arkestra led by Marshall Allen – and an album of rich sophistication that definitely shows the mature version of the group really finding their own sense of voice and spirit!

There's a laidback take to the music that partly recalls some of the modes that the Arkestra had in their earlier days, when they were exploring some exotica currents mixed with more avant jazz inclinations – although the expression of the sound here is more focused and majestic, with slight string touches blending in with instrumentation of a more jazz-based mode – handled by Marshall Allen on alto and kora, Knoel Scott on tenor and baritone, Michael Ray and Cecil Brooks on trumpets, Dave Davis on trombone, Farid Barron on piano, Dave Hotep on guitar, and Tara Middleton on some mighty nice flute and violin. There's a richness to the sound that comes from all the other players involved in the proceedings.

PERSONNEL:

• Marshall Allen - (alto sax, electronic valve instrument)
• Tyler Mitchell - (bass)
• Kash Killion - (cello)
• Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr. - (drums)
• Vincent Chancey - (french horn)
• Dave Hotep - (guitar)
• Elson Nascimento, Jorge Silva, Ron McBee - (percussion)
• Farid Barron - (piano)
• Chris Hemingway, Nasir P. Dickerson - (tenor sax)
• Knoel Scott - (tenor & baritone sax)
• Dave Davis, Robert Stringer - (trombone)
• Cecil Brooks, Michael Ray - (trumpet)
• Melanie Dyer - (viola)
• Gwen Laster - (violin)
• Tara Middleton - (violin, flute)

Recorded on June 15, 2021 at Rittenhouse SoundWorks in Philadelphia

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. Chopin
• A2. Somebody Else's Idea

• B1. Day Of The Living Sky
• B2. Marshall's Groove
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• LP TWO

• C1. Night Of The Living Sky

• D1. Firefly
• D2. Wish Upon A Star