Name: Swirling
Brand: Sun Ra Arkestra

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

STRUT153LPRT

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Colour

orange

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Cosmic Orange

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Discs

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

LP++ - Rough Trade Exclusive. 

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-10-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

4062548016192

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2 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / orange

STRUT153LP

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black

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

4062548015003

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Sun Ra Arkestra

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Strut

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The planets align this October as the mighty Sun Ra Arkestra, under the direction of the maestro Marshall Allen, release their first studio album in over twenty years, Swirling.

Recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia, the new recording represents the continuation of a heartfelt rebirth of the Arkestra under Allen’s guidance since Sun Ra left the planet in 1993, gaining new generations of followers from their regular touring across the globe. With a big band line-up featuring long-standing Arkestra members including Danny Ray Thompson (RIP), Michael Ray, Vincent Chancey, Knoel Scott, Cecil Brooks, Atakatune (RIP), Elson Nascimento and Tyler Mitchell, the album is a full-blooded celebration of Sun Ra’s legacy.

Tracks include brand new arrangements of Arkestra staples Angels And Demons At Play, Satellites Are Spinning, Door Of The Cosmos and Rocket No. 9 alongside lesser known gems; the rousing blues Darkness is recorded here for the first time, resurrected from the Ra archives by Marshall Allen. Other highlights include an epic version of Seductive Fantasy (first recorded on Ra’s On Jupiter LP in 1979), the freeform sonic blast of Infinity / I’ll Wait For You and a first ever recording of the Marshall Allen swing composition, Swirling.

Swirling

Music GB