Sun Ra Arkestra - Under the Direction of Marshall Allen - Living Sky 2 LPs DELUXE version
Sun Ra Arkestra Under the Direction of Marshall Allen
Living Sky
Omni 1001 - 2 LP DELUXE version w/ 2 art prints enclosed
For more than two decades alto saxophonist Marshall Allen has carried on the legacy and sound of the Sun Ra Arkestra. He turned 98 in 2022 and as evidenced by Living Sky, his influence and leadership remain undiminished.
On the group's first recording since the pandemic and their Grammy nomination, bandleader Marshall Allen and company give us something we can hold onto, an instrumental album rich in spirituality to guide us through the unknown yet again.
The album includes the first studio recording of Sun Ra’s elaboration of Frédéric Chopin’s “Prelude in A Major”, first instrumental recording of Ra’s “Somebody Else’s Idea”. Features Allen’s “Day of the Living Sky”, a meditative work that is a belated response to Sun Ra’s composition “Night of the Living Sky” which is also featured in the album.
Cover art by Damon Locks. Mixed & mastered by two time Grammy winner Dave Darlington. This is the 2LP 180 GR Limited Edition in Black including 2 art prints by Damon Locks.
Contains;
Chopin
Somebody Else's Idea
Day of the Living Sky
Marshall's Groove
Night of the Living Sky
Firefly
Wish Upon a Star
NEW SEALED 2 LPs w/ bonus limited edition art prints