Friday, January 28, 2022

Tyler Mitchell (featuring Marshall Allen) - Dancing Shadows (January 28, 2022 Mahakala Music)

Marshall Allen, 97 years young, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, teacher, mystic, and wizard. He is one of the oldest active working musicians touring the world non-stop (except during COVID). Tyler Mitchell was a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra with Marshall in 1985 with Sun Ra, then much later when Marshall became musical director. On this recording Tyler has the opportunity to perform Marshall Allen and Sun Ra's compositions with a small ensemble. They used different ideas and concepts from two of Tyler’s former band leaders: Arthur Taylor and the Sun Ra Arkestra.

1. Interstellar Loways 07:24
2. Spaced Out 04:22
3. Angels and Demons 05:19
4. Skippy 03:19
5. Nico 03:08
6. Dancing Shadows 03:40
7. Care Free 02:35
8. Marshall The Deputy 03:03
9. Nico Revisited 03:51
10. Space Travellers 01:49
11. Enlightenment 06:13
12. A Call For All Demons 03:07

Marshall Allen – sax and evi
Tyler Mitchell – bass
Chris Hemmingway – tenor
Nicoletta Manzini - alto sax
Wayne Smith – drums
Elson Nascimento – percussion