The Magic City

A stunning and formidable document of large-ensemble free improvisation. The side-long title track is an abstract sound collage depicting Birmingham, Alabama, Sun Ra's 'Magic City.' After a dizzyingly complex written theme on 'The Shadow World,' the Arkestra erupts into a maelstrom of collective, free-form invention. It is a pivotal recording of the jazz avant-garde, demonstrating a path for free jazz on a massive, orchestral scale that few others dared to tread.