New Daybreak has arrived. The debut solo album from Solar Ra Arkestra chief Marshall Allen is out right this moment, setting a number of Guinness World Data within the course of. At 100 years and 265 days outdated, Allen is now licensed because the oldest particular person to launch a debut album, surpassing the earlier record-holder (Colin Thackery, aged 89 years and 272 days when Love Adjustments Every thing dropped in 2019) by greater than a decade. Guinness has additionally named Allen the oldest particular person to launch an album of recent materials. The earlier file was held by Tony Bennett, who was 95 years and 58 days outdated when his second collaboration with Girl Gaga, Love For Sale, got here out in 2021.
In the event you heard the Neneh Cherry-featuring title observe, New Daybreak is not only an affordable bid at some enjoyable statistics. Allen recorded the album in Philadelphia final yr in shut collaboration along with his buddy and Arkestra bandmate Knoel Scott, who reportedly poured numerous ardour into curating the tracklist and bringing the music to life. With a band together with Michael Ray, Cecil Brooks, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bruce Edwards, and George Grey, they tracked a smattering of Allen compositions that had by no means been recorded.
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New Daybreak is out now on Mexican Summer time/Week-Finish. Allen will play two album launch exhibits, 4/5 in Brooklyn at Roulette and 4/9 in Philadelphia at World Café Reside.