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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 Frederic Chopin's InchPrelude in A MajorInch, first instrumental recording of Ra's InchSomebody Else's IdeaInch. Features Allen's InchDay of the Living SkyInch, a meditative work that is a belated response to Sun Ra's composition InchNight of the Living SkyInch which is also featured in the album. Album Tracks 1. Chopin (Frédéric Chopin) 2. Somebody Else's Idea (Sun Ra) 3. Day of the Living Sky (Marshall Allen) 4. Marshall's Groove (Marshall Allen) 5. Night of the Living Sky (Sun Ra) 6. Firefly (Marshall Allen) 7. Wish Upon a Star (Leigh Harline)
