{"product_id":"mama-terra-inner-space-lp","title":"Mama Terra - Inner Space [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: AJXLP926\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0676499092651\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 17 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the release last year of Mama Terra’s 'Chameleons (Live Interpretations Of\u003cbr\u003eHerbie Hancock)', and their acclaimed 2023 debut studio album 'The Summoned' (“Bursts\u003cbr\u003ewith zeal and vigour” **** MOJO), Scotland’s leading jazz ensemble return with the new\u003cbr\u003ealbum: 'Inner Space’.\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on the musical themes and ambition of their debut, ‘Inner Space’ explores the\u003cbr\u003ereality and potential of the human condition - ‘what we are and what we can be!’ -\u003cbr\u003eintroducing new instrumentation to their remarkable sound, as well as the iconic narration\u003cbr\u003eof Conrad Roberts, known for his 1971 collaboration with Miles Davis.\u003cbr\u003eThe album was recorded between the band’s native Glasgow, Los Angeles and Brooklyn,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eunder the direction of leader, composer and producer CAFOLLA, joined by Grammy-\u003cbr\u003enominated co-producer and engineer Joel Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusically, influences range from Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, John and Alice Coltrane, to\u003cbr\u003eTerence Blanchard and David Axlrod, Kamasi Washington, Scott Walker and Don Ellis, to\u003cbr\u003eHolst, and Mama Terra’s sound remains as distinctive as their inspiration is eclectic.\u003cbr\u003eAlongside CAFOLLA (Piano, Moog Synthesisers and Hammond Organ) and regular\u003cbr\u003ecollaborator Konrad Wiszniewski (Saxophones), is the striking and inventive soprano voice\u003cbr\u003eof Rachel Lightbody, which has become a defining feature of Mama Terra’s original take\u003cbr\u003eon spiritual jazz.\u003cbr\u003eConrad Roberts appears on two tracks. CAFOLLA, a lifetime fan the poet's contribution to\u003cbr\u003eDavis's ‘Live-Evil’ (1971), decided to track down Roberts to recite words written for what\u003cbr\u003ebecame lead track, ‘Inner Space (Narration by Conrad Roberts)’. Not only did Roberts\u003cbr\u003eoblige, he was also inspired to contribute words he had initially prepared for Miles, in the\u003cbr\u003eevent they worked together again, which appear on ‘Bliss (Words \u0026amp; Narration By Conrad\u003cbr\u003eRoberts)’, moved by what he felt was a continuity in the works.\u003cbr\u003eThe album also features classical music stars ’The Ayoub Sisters’ as guest string section\u003cbr\u003ethroughout and New York trumpeter Jeremy Pelt returns to guest on ’The Observers’,\u003cbr\u003ealongside an incredible ensemble of players who shape the Mama Terra vision: music for\u003cbr\u003ethe the eye of the storm, where fear, beauty and stillness coexist. A deep and ambitious\u003cbr\u003e9-track contemporary jazz album, available on LP, CD and digital formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e1. Inner Space (Narration By Conrad Roberts)\u003cbr\u003e2. Best Laid Plans\u003cbr\u003e3. The Whale Dives Deep\u003cbr\u003e4. Bliss (Words \u0026amp; Narration by Conrad Roberts\u003cbr\u003e5. Perpetuity\u003cbr\u003e6. Isha\u003cbr\u003e7. The Observers\u003cbr\u003e8. Dear Green Space\u003cbr\u003e9. Relativity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acid Jazz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46963578405020,"sku":"AJXLP926","price":27.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/image001_1_b68d1c4d-5b2f-43d6-822a-c664e1817134.png?v=1779785708","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/mama-terra-inner-space-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}