On the cusp of his 101st birthday, we have the double LP live release, Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons Live in Philadelphia. Ghost Horizons is wide spanning all-star project involving multiple and ever-changing players that teams Allen, who plays alto sax and EVI, with Arkestra guitarist DM Hotep via the auspices of Philadelphia’s Ars Nova Workshop series of concerts at its home venue Solar Myth. These concerts took place over two years with 16 tracks highlighting some of the foremost names in creative music. As you likely know, the Sun Ra Arkestra has called Philadelphia home for almost 60 years. The venue takes its name from one of the Arkestra’s compositions. Allen continues to lead the Arkestra but has curtailed his travel considerably.
