Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - African Skies [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: LP1CD
Barcode: 0659457800024
Release Date: 16 Jan 2026
Genre: Jazz

 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.

Tracklisting
Theme
White Nile
Cohran Blues
The Dogon
Sahara
Kalahari
Kilimanjaro