Sun Ra Arkestra - Lights On A Satellite - 2LP - Orange & Magenta Translucent Vinyl [RSD Black Friday 2024]

This product is an RSD Black Friday 2024 title, which is available to buy in-store from 8am on Friday 29/11/2024, and online from 8am on Saturday 30/11/2024.

Black Friday 2024 exclusive edition.Double 180g LP set, orange transparent vinyl (Side A/B), magenta transparent vinyl (Side C/D), gatefold sleeve

'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.

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.

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