Monday 8 June 2009

Alan Silva & The Celestrial Communication Orchestra - Luna Surface (1969)

1.From the Luna Surface, Pts. 1 - 2
2.From the Luna Surface, Pt. 2

Silva Alan & His Celestial Communications Orchestra. Super session recorded in Paris on August 17, 1969. Alan Silva brought together many of the top free jazz players of the time in an amazing 11-piece ensemble featuring Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Dave Burrell, Leroy Jenkins and Malachi Favors. As a result, this is a very free record and a historical document of Pan-African music. Limited to 1500 copies, remastered & packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Sunspots. 2003.

Bass - Beb Guerin , Malachi Favors
Drums - Claude Delcloo
Piano - Dave Burrell
Producer - Jean Georgakarakos , Jean-Luc Young
Saxophone [Soprano, Alto] - Anthony Braxton
Saxophone [Soprano] - Archie Shepp
Saxophone [Tenor] - Kenneth Terroade
Trombone - Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet, French Horn - Bernard Vitet
Violin - Alan Silva
Violin, Viola - Leroy Jenkins.

Recorded August 17, 1969 in Paris.

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