Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - African Skies
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Stones Throw Records launches its Listening Position imprint with a rare and much-requested return to African Skies by Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy. Originally issued in 2010 and quickly lost to scarcity, this recording has become a genuine cult artefact – a cornerstone for collectors of spiritual jazz and a key entry point into Cohran’s singular catalogue.
Cohran was deeply embedded in the lineage of forward-thinking Black music. A former member of Sun Ra’s Arkestra, his own 1960s recordings with The Artistic Heritage Ensemble are prized by listeners drawn to his Afrocentric vision and expansive compositional voice. His influence also radiates far beyond his own records – from mentoring Earth, Wind & Fire and Chaka Khan to guiding the Chicago collective The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, several members of which are his sons.
Afican Skies stands as one of his most sought-after statements – a transcendent work that continues to resonate for dedicated followers and new listeners curious about a major, yet under-documented, figure in American avant-jazz.
Cohran was deeply embedded in the lineage of forward-thinking Black music. A former member of Sun Ra’s Arkestra, his own 1960s recordings with The Artistic Heritage Ensemble are prized by listeners drawn to his Afrocentric vision and expansive compositional voice. His influence also radiates far beyond his own records – from mentoring Earth, Wind & Fire and Chaka Khan to guiding the Chicago collective The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, several members of which are his sons.
Afican Skies stands as one of his most sought-after statements – a transcendent work that continues to resonate for dedicated followers and new listeners curious about a major, yet under-documented, figure in American avant-jazz.
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