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Sun Ra Arkestra - Lights On A Satellite (Vinyl 2LP) PRE-ORDER

Sun Ra Arkestra - Lights On A Satellite (Vinyl 2LP) PRE-ORDER

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Expected Release Date: 29 November 2024 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

LP FORMAT DETAILS: 
BTR103LP – Standard weight black vinyl.
BTR103RED – Indies exclusive red vinyl. 


'Lights On A Satellite' pays tribute to the life's work of Marshall Allen, who celebrated his 100th birthday on May 25, 2024. Recorded in Studio A at New York's Power Station on June 16, 2024, the album celebrates the exceptional musician's mastery as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, bandleader, teacher and custodian of Sun Ra's legacy. Audiophile edition pressed on double 180g black vinyl.

As if from the farthest reaches of space, a tremendous positive energy has come to us via "Light on a Satellite": It is Sun Ra's music, played by his Arkestra, more than 30 years after the legendary band founder's earthly demise - or, in other words, after his reported ascent to Saturn. Under the direction of Marshall Allen, the NEA Jazz Master (2025) and multi-instrumentalist, who celebrated his 100th birthday on May 25, 2024, Sun Ra's big band has arrived safely in the 21st century, after traveling Sun Ra's space ways for almost 70 years. This album pays tribute to the lifetime achievement of Marshall Allen, who leads the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1993. Recorded in Studio A at New York's Power Station on June 16, 2024, the album celebrates the mastery of the exceptional musician Marshall Allen as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, bandleader, teacher, and guardian of Sun Ra's unique legacy.

As a tribute to the life's work of Marshall Allen, Frank Kleinschmidt of IN+OUT Records invited the Sun Ra Arkestra into the studio with 24 musicians in the largest possible line-up, with the goal of documenting the music in its polyphony and expansion in space and time in the best possible way. It is not only the variety of instruments used, but also the fact that musicians from four generations come together with a repertoire that spans 100 years of jazz history.


Tracklisting
Disc 1
Side 1
1. Lights On A Satellite
2. Dorothy's Dance
3. Big John's Special
Side 2
1. Images
2. Friendly Galaxy
Disc 2
Side 1
1. Baby Won't You Please Be Mine
2. Holiday For Strings
3. Tapestry From An Asteroid
Side 2
1. Reflects Motion
2. Joy Delight
3. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

SKU:IOR771581

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