- LP(180g) (予約)
Kelan Phil Cohran and Legacy
African Skies
Listening Position
- Cat No: LP1
- updated:2025-12-22
2010年に限定1,000枚のみでアナログ・リリースされ長年にわたり廃盤状態が続き、ジャズ・コレクターの間では“聖杯（ホーリー・グレイル）”と称されている幻の一枚、Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy によるスピリチュアル・ジャズの名作 『African Skies』 が待望のリイシュー！！〈Stones Throw〉が新たに立ち上げるインプリント 〈Listening Position〉 から第1弾としてリリース。
Track List
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Side. A
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1. Theme
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2. White Nile
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3. Cohran Blues
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Side. B
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1. The Dogon
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2. Sahara
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3. Kalahari
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4. Kilimanjaro
A holy grail for jazz collectors, African Skies has been out of print since its initial pressing of 1000 vinyl copies in 2010. The thousands who’ve long sought their own copy will welcome this reissue as the definitive version of this profound recording. Used copies fetch over $500+ on the used market, and thousands of users “want” the record on Discogs.com.
Kelan Phil Cohran was a member of the pioneering afro- futurist Sun Ra Arkestra and appears on several of their most acclaimed recordings.
He released several albums of his own compositions in the 1960s with his band The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, including a revelatory tribute to Malcom X – a well-known collectible for jazz aficionados.
Cohran was a mentor to artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan and The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, a Chicago-based brass band whose members included 8 of his sons.
Pressed in the US on 180-gram black vinyl with OBI strip and laminated Stoughton Tip-on gatefold jacket. A four-page insert includes newly unearthed photos from the Cohran family and original program notes from the Adler Planetarium.
Kelan Phil Cohran was a member of the pioneering afro- futurist Sun Ra Arkestra and appears on several of their most acclaimed recordings.
He released several albums of his own compositions in the 1960s with his band The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, including a revelatory tribute to Malcom X – a well-known collectible for jazz aficionados.
Cohran was a mentor to artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan and The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, a Chicago-based brass band whose members included 8 of his sons.
Pressed in the US on 180-gram black vinyl with OBI strip and laminated Stoughton Tip-on gatefold jacket. A four-page insert includes newly unearthed photos from the Cohran family and original program notes from the Adler Planetarium.
中古市場では500ドル以上で取引され、Discogsでは数千人が「Want」登録するなど、再発が強く望まれてきた作品だ。今回のリイシューは、この深遠な録音作品の決定版とも言える内容となっている。
Kelan Phil Cohranは、アフロ・フューチャリズムを切り拓いた伝説的集団 Sun Ra Arkestra のメンバーとして活動し、数々の名盤に参加。さらに1960年代には、自身のバンド The Artistic Heritage Ensemble を率いてオリジナル作品を発表し、マルコムXへのトリビュート作品など、現在も高い評価を受けるコレクターズ・アイテムを残している。
また彼は、Earth, Wind & Fire、Chaka Khan らに影響を与えた教育者・メンターとしても知られ、8人の息子たちが在籍したシカゴのブラス・バンド The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble の精神的支柱でもあった。