KELAN PHIL COHRAN & LEGACY – African Skies (Reissue) – LP – Deluxe 180g Vinyl [JAN 16]

Description

LP – Pressed in the US on 180-gram 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. The first-ever reissue of the 2010 album African Skies.

Stones Throw Records debuts new imprint Listening Position with the long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacys spiritual jazz masterpiece African Skies. African Skies is a holy grail record for vinyl collectors. The thousands whove long sought their own copy will welcome this reissue as the definitive version of this profound recording.

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 8 of his sons.

Cohrans discography is shockingly small, and [African Skies] is essential for fans and newcomers to his work alike. – The Wire

Pressed in the US on 180-gram 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.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Theme
2. White Nile
3. Cohran Blues

Side B
1. The Dogon
2. Sahara
3. Kalahari
4. Kilimanjaro