Marshall Allen Releases Debut Solo Album - At Age 100

[Teasing the Korean]

https://www.stereogum.com/2293122/100-year-old-sun-ra-arkestra-leader-marshall-allen-announces-debut-solo-album/music/

[mjazzg]

 

 

[Rabshakeh]

I think this is pretty damn cool. I am 41 and I can barely release a bowl of pasta so I am filled with admiration. Well done to him.

Edited January 20, 2025 by Rabshakeh

[mjzee]

That is pretty incredible.  I wish him well, and the album much success.

[mikeweil]

So this will be the first album of a 100 year old jazz musician? Reason enough to buy a copy.

At 80, he made this:

[Pim]

Wow what a guy! So great he still has the energy to record music.

[Holy Ghost]

Wow. Absolutely love that he is still recording and with Don Cherry's daughter? Cool as fluff. The All Star Game is still one of my favorite Allen efforts outside of the Sun Ra orbit.

Wait, is that a Member's Only Jacket he's wearing? My wife hijacked mine. 

[Holy Ghost]

All kidding aside about the Member's Only jacket, I'm moved. It's beautiful, Neneh is amazing . I'm buying it as soon as its available. 

[adh1907]

Gilles Peterson interviewing Jimi Tenor this weekend mentioned getting Marshall Allen to play recently on stage with the Arkestra in New York, then meeting him the next day with Marshall standing outside in the freezing cold having a smoke, after having been up all night.  About 1hr 54 into his BBC  6 radio programme on Saturday, tried linking but didn’t work. 

[rostasi]

Well, there's always this.

[JSngry]

Jimi Tenor is not without merit!!!

[adh1907]

28 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Jimi Tenor is not without merit!!!

Yes. Very Interesting character. The Neneh Cherry/ Marshall Allen sounds like something off Attica Blues.

thanks for linking Rostasi.