1924-05-25102 years, 5 months, and 15 days old
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Place of birth:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
Biography
Marshall Belford Allen is a native Kentuckian born in Louisville on May 25, 1924. He is most famously known for his avant-garde jazz and free jazz work with bandleader / keyboardist Sun Ra, with whom he recorded from the late 1950s until Ra's passing in 1993. Allen plays the alto saxophone, oboe, piccolo, flute, and EVI. Aside from Sun Ra's Arkestra, Allen recorded with Paul Bley's band in 1964 and Olatunji's group in the mid-1960s. Allen has been the Arkestra's bandleader since the deaths of Ra and John Gilmore.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 7
| Title | ||||||
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Sounds of the Desert | Self | 0 | 2026-03-17 | 0.4528 | ||
The Magic Sun | 6.3 | 1966-01-01 | 0.2015 | |||
Mystery Mister Ra | Self | 0 | 1984-07-04 | 0.3563 | ||
Spaceways | Himself | 6 | 1968-01-01 | 0.4732 | ||
Space Is the Place | Arkestra member | 5.8 | 1974-11-01 | 0.7037 | ||
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise | Himself | 6.4 | 1980-10-01 | 0.5705 | ||
Beat - a film about Jazz | himself | 0 | 2025-10-01 | 0.7615 |
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