Emanative’s 2015 spiritual cosmic jazz classic ‘The Light Years Of The Darkness’ reissued

Emanative – The Light Years Of The Darkness

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Emanative’s 2015 spiritual cosmic jazz classic ‘The Light Years Of The Darkness’ reissued

Originally released back in March of 2015 to help raise awareness and funds for the Steve Reid Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that aims to help people working in music who are in crisis, the highly collaborative album led by drummer and producer Emanative (aka Nick Woodmansey), titled The Light Years Of The Darkness, featuring new renditions of music by Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, Sun Ra, Joe Henderson, Arthur Blythe, and Mary Parks is now being reissued with a secret bonus record.

Originally released as a joint effort by the Steve Reid Foundation and Brownswood Recordings, this incredible album, which blends together spiritual jazz grooves and funky cosmic rhythms features a superb cast of multi-generational guests, that include Yussef Dayes, Jessica Lauren, Tamar “Collocutor” Osborn, Liz Elensky, Ahmed Abdullah, Kieran “Fourtet” Hebden, The Pyramid’s Idris Ackamoor, Kenneth Nash, Rob Gallagher of The Diabolical Liberties and Earl Zinger, Kevin G Davy, Valerie Etienne and so many others (see full list).

The reissue, which will be released by Home Planet Recordings in November, will also feature the brilliant brand new original track from Emanative, titled “The Inner Unity Of The Opposites”.

With original copies of this masterful recording now going for $100-200 (and unfortunately none of the resale funds going to the Steve Reid Foundation), it’s great to see this album, which is definitely one of the best jazz recordings of the past 10 years, getting an official reissue. Copies are limited, so I highly recommend pre-ordering this one immediately.

Emanative — ‘The Light Years Of The Darkness’
(Originally Released: 2015 / Steve Reid Foundation / Brownswood Recordings)
(Reissued: 2021 / Home Planet Recordings)