A deeply soulful journey into the music of Sun Ra, led by his long-time bassist Tyler Mitchell and featuring jazz legend Marshall Allen on saxophone.

Here's what musician/producer Spike Wilner describes in the album notes:

It is with great pleasure that I partner with my estimable friend Cory Weeds & The Cellar Music Group to release the first of a series of live recordings from Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow. The SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series is funded entirely by grants from the SmallsLIVE Foundation, our not-for-profit art foundation founded in 2018. During the COVID lockdown of New York businesses from March 2020 to April of 2021, the SmallsLIVE Foundation was key to keeping our jazz clubs alive. Thanks to the grassroot donations from jazz fans and supporters world-wide, we were able to meet the expenses of maintaining the venues as they sat shuttered by the city.

Once the clubs began again to operate as public institutions these funds were no longer permitted to be used to subsidize operating costs. It is with these residual funds that we created the SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series. Our idea is to celebrate the masters of this music that are still with us. The grant includes a cash award to the recipient as well as a live video recording to document their work in relation to our venues.

The first recipients of the award include bassist Tyler Mitchell along with tenor saxophonist Marshall Allen, pianist Kirk Lightsey, vocalist Sheila Jordan, drummer Victor Lewis, trombonist Frank Lacy, saxophonist David Liebman and saxophonist Jesse Davis. The SmallsLIVE Foundation is grateful to all of the musicians, fans, students and supporters who have kept us alive as vibrant musical venues in New York City.