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Kelan Phil Cohran and Legacy
African Skies
Listening Position - Cat No: LP1
- Release: 2025-11-07
- updated:2026-05-27
Repress! A long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy's spiritual jazz masterpiece "African Skies", which was released in 2010 in a limited edition of only 1,000 analog copies and has been out of print for many years and is known as the "Holy Grail" among jazz collectors. The long-awaited reissue of African Skies, a spiritual jazz masterpiece by Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy, has been dubbed the "Holy Grail" by jazz collectors! This is the first release from Stones Throw's new imprint, Listening Position.
Track List
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1. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - Theme
04:19 -
2. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - White Nile
10:11 -
3. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - Cohran Blues
06:43 -
4. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - The Dogon
02:50 -
5. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - Sahara
05:26 -
6. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - Kalahari
01:47 -
7. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - Kilimanjaro
06:17
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A holy grail for jazz collectors, African Skies has been out of print since its initial pressing of 1000 vinyl copies in 2010. The thousands who’ve long sought their own copy will welcome this reissue as the definitive version of this profound recording. Used copies fetch over $500+ on the used market, and thousands of users “want” the record on Discogs.com.
Kelan Phil Cohran was a member of the pioneering afro- futurist Sun Ra Arkestra and appears on several of their most acclaimed recordings.
He released several albums of his own compositions in the 1960s with his band The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, including a revelatory tribute to Malcom X – a well-known collectible for jazz aficionados.
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 included 8 of his sons.
Pressed in the US on 180-gram black vinyl with OBI strip 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.
Kelan Phil Cohran was a member of the pioneering afro- futurist Sun Ra Arkestra and appears on several of their most acclaimed recordings.
He released several albums of his own compositions in the 1960s with his band The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, including a revelatory tribute to Malcom X – a well-known collectible for jazz aficionados.
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 included 8 of his sons.
Pressed in the US on 180-gram black vinyl with OBI strip 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.
PHILIP COHRAN, a member of SUN RA ARKESTRA and a master of oriental and spiritual exotic jazz on his self-made electronic kalimba, has reissued his 1993 live masterpiece "African Skies" on LP after more than 15 years.
African Skies" is reissued after more than 15 years on LP.
The beauty and delicacy of the harp and electronic kalimba, which seem to float in a fantastical outer space, is meditative, exotic, and mysterious. Be enveloped in the wonderful sound space. You will also be enchanted by the original African polyrhythms and minimal percussion. 7 tracks in total.
The reissue of this work has been highly anticipated, as it has sold for over $500 on the used market and thousands of people have registered "Want" on Discogs. This reissue is the definitive edition of this profoundly recorded work.
Kelan Phil Cohran was a member of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, a group that pioneered Afro-futurism, and participated in many classic recordings. In the 1960s, he led his own band, The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, which released original works, including a tribute to Malcolm X, which is still a highly regarded collector's item.
He is also known as an educator and mentor, influencing the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire and Chaka Khan, and was a spiritual pillar of The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, a Chicago brass band with eight sons.