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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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Marshall Allen
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Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, kora, and E.V.I. (Electronic Valve Instrument). Marshall Belford Allen, alto saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, and arranger, was born May 25, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky and started clarinet lessons at age 10. At 18, he enlisted in the Army's 92nd Infantry (renowned as the Buffalo Soldiers), playing clarinet and alto saxophone in the 17th Division Special Service Band. Stationed in Paris during World War II, he played with pianist Art Simmons and saxophonist Don Byas, and he toured and recorded with James Moody during the late '40's
At The Showcase (Live In Chicago, 1976-1977)
By Sun Ra
Label: Jazz Detective
Released: 2024
Track listing: CD1: New Beginning; View From Another Dimension; Synthesis Approach; Ankhnaton; Rose Room; Moonship
Journey;
Velvet. CD2: Calling Planet Earth & The Shadow World; Theme of the Stargazers; Space is the Place; Ebah
Speaks in
Cosmic Tongue; Greetings from the 21st Century.
Terrible [Deluxe Edition]
By Terry Adams
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Released: 2024
Track listing: Toodlehead; Venusian Sunset; Say When; Yes Yes Yes; Hilda; Brother; I Feel Lucky; Out The Windo; Little One; Distant Instant; Thinking Of You; These Blues; Wrong Gasket; Thedy; Kalimba; Say When (Take 2).
Bob Weir and Others at the Jazz Foundation of America Gala Concert at the Apollo Theater
by Paul Reynolds
Bob Weir, Marshall Allen, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, et al.The Apollo Theater Jazz Federation of America Gala New York, NY March 28, 2024 At gala concerts for worthy groups, it's understandably easy for the music to play second fiddle to the organization itself--and the desire to support it. ...
The Jazz Detective Strikes Again
by Mark Corroto
Producer Zev Feldman, like Joe DiMaggio, has done it again. In May of 1941, DiMaggio began a major league baseball hitting streak. People followed his exploits game after game and hit after hit. DiMaggio's amazing record of 56 consecutive games still stands to this day. Same can be said of Feldman. His detective work, finding rare ...
Sun Ra Arkestra at Great American Music Hall
by Harry S. Pariser
Sun Ra Arkestra SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California February 6-8, 2024 Over the decades, music venues in jny: San Francisco have come and gone, but one constant remains: Great American Music Hall. A house of ill repute when it first opened in 1907, the building has gone through several transitions as ...
Terry Adams: Terrible [Deluxe Edition]
by Dave Linn
Terry Adams is best known for his work with the seminal band, NRBQ (New Rhythm & Blues Quartet). Their self-titled debut (Columbia, 1969), included Sun Ra's “Rocket Number Nine." The follow-up was a collaboration with early rock legend Carl Perkins called Boppin' The Blues. In 1974 singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire, Big Al Anderson and drummer ...
Random Acts of Roach, Knoel Scott, Jimmy Rowles
by David Brown
This week, we'll kick off our celebration of the Max Roach Centennial with a weekly set titled Random Acts of Max Roach; the show will also include a pair of tunes featuring saxophonist Knoel Scott of the Sun Ra Arkestra, jazz interpretations of Neil Young songs, and a set showcasing pianist Jimmy Rowles. Welcome friends and ...
2024 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide
by Ludovico Granvassu
Twenty years is a remarkable milestone for any activity, let alone one that comes with the wear and tear of a high-profile jazz festival that every year strives to up its own ante, like the Winter JazzFest. From January 11 to 18, 2024, fans, musicians, promoters and other industry people from around the world ...
Space Is The Place (Music From The Original Soundtrack)
By Sun Ra
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: It's After The End Of The World; Under Different Stars; Discipline 33; Watusa; Calling
Planet Earth; I Am The Alter-Destiny; Satellites Are Spinning; Cosmic Forces; Outer
Spaceways Incorporated; We Travel The Spaceways; The Overseer; Blackman / Love In
Outer Space; Mysterious Crystal; I Am The Brother Of The Wind; We'll Wait For You;
Space Is The Place; The Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny; Listen Intently To The
Things I Do Not Say; Creation Is Fabrication; My World Is The Space Way; The Idea Of
The Greater Age.
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