ALLEN, MARSHALL / THOMPSON, DANNY RAY / - Ceremonial Healing (Sealed) (3LP)

FOR FANS OF: SUN RA ARKESTRA, ORNETTE COLEMAN, AACM GENRES: PSYCHEDELIC SPACE JAZZ. MUSICIANS: Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, EWI Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, percussion Roswell Rudd - trombone Jamie Saft - Fender Rhodes, synthesisers, organs, Mellotron Trevor Dunn - acoustic bass Balazs Pandi - drums This recording brings together two core members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, its leader, saxophonist Marshall Allen as well as saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Danny Ray Thompson together with rising piano and keyboard star Jamie Saft, bassist Trevor Dunn, drummer Balazs Pandi. Recorded at the Potterville International Sound studio in NY State over three days in 2016, 'Ceremonial Healing' features the late Trombonist Roswell Rudd in one of his very last recorded appearances. These recordings, a psychedelic three day free improvisation (one per day per disc) are tribute to the boundless power and legacy of the Sun Ra Arkestra achieved through the lens of an intergenerational collective improvisation and skill transfer. This album will be released as TRIPLE Colored VINYL in a specially conceived E-flute Pack