Stones Throw Records debut new imprint Listening Position with the long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy’s spiritual jazz masterpiece, ‘African Skies’.
 
‘African Skies’ is a holy grail record for vinyl collectors. The thousands who’ve long sought their own copy will welcome this reissue as the definitive version of this profound recording.
 
Available to independent retailers on LP pressed in the US on 180gram black vinyl, with OBI 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.
 
“Cohran’s discography is shockingly small, and [‘African Skies’] is essential for fans and newcomers to his work alike.” - The Wire
 
‘African Skies’ is a cult favourite album for jazz collectors. It has been out of print since its initial pressing of 1000 vinyl copies in 2010. Used copies fetch over $500+ on the used market and thousands of users have the record on their wants lists on certain internet sites.
 
Cohran was a member of the pioneering afro-futurist Sun Ra Arkestra and appears on several of their most acclaimed recordings.
 
Cohran released several albums of his own compositions in the 1960s with his band The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, including a revelatory tribute to Malcolm X.
 
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 include eight of his sons.
 
Tracklist
1. Theme
2. White Nile
3. Cohran Blues
4. The Dogon
5. Sahara
6. Kalahari
7. Kilimanjaro