Sun Ra and His Arkestra

1991-11-03

Koncepts Culture Gallery

Oakland, California

. . . First Set ( complete ) . . .

01. untitled ( warm up )
02. Discipline 27 > I'll Wait For You
03. Prelude To A Kiss
04. S'Wonderful
05. Sometimes I'm Happy
06. The World Shadow
07. Space Loneliness
08. Space Is The Place / We Travel The Spaceways

. . . Second Set ( partial ) . . .

09. Somebody Else's World
10. ( ? ? )
11. ( ? ? )

total time approx. 88 minutes

Aud. Recording. 3rd Gen.

Maxell UDII Cassette > Onkyo Deck > TDK DA-3826 > CD-R > PC > .wav > Traders Little Helper Flac level 8 > dimeadozen

transfer - mcchocchoc/jbk march 2011.

Line-up . . . . . .

Sun Ra p, synth
Michael Ray tp, voc
Eddie Gale tp
Chris Capers flh
Tyrone Hill tb
Marshall Allen as, fl
John Gilmore ts, voc
June Tyson voc, vln.
Pharoah Sanders ts ( FIRST SET ONLY )
James Jacson bs, fl, cowbell
India Cooke vln
Kash Killian cello
Bruce Edwards elg
Jothan Collins elb
Buster Smith dr
Elson Nascimento perc

I pulled the above line-up info from the stormofdreams.net ( excellent site with much info about Pharoah Sanders ). I also got the set-list for the first set, presented here, at the same site. Much thanks to whomever hosts that site. I am unsure of the last two tracks titles here, so they remain untitled for now.

I did not see an entry for this show at the "Sun Ra Tapeography" site, although I did read this there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"On November 1-3, 1991, the Arkestra played in Oakland, California. On this occasion local musicians India Cooke (vln), Kash Killion (clo), Ronald Wilson (bs), and Eddie Gale (tp) were included. [Plonsey]".

Again, much thanks to the folks who host and work on that site.
It is excellent and a big help for researching tapes. Considering that I did not see this show listed there I am thinking that it might not be widely circulated. I could be wrong !
Either way, it's a great show so I decided to share it here at dime.

OK, about the recording . . simply put, it is a decent ( very good ) audience recording. Not the best and far from the worst ! It's a low-gen tape. It has a bit of hiss, but not too bad. I think it sounds fine and I am certain most will agree. I am on my third listen today and I'm really digging it. The violin solos are pretty swell and I also really enjoyed Bruce Edwards' guitar solos. " The World Shadow " is pretty far-out ! As mentioned above, Pharoah plays with the band for the first set only. I am thinking that it is Pharoah speaking at the end of the first set ( again, I could be wrong (?) ).

Also need to note . . . a bit of noise during the first minute or so, it sounds like something brushing up against the mic used for the recording. It does not last long at all.
There is a tape flip at the end of " The World Shadow ", which cuts that piece a bit short
( it still clocks in at over 15 minutes ! ). There are no cuts or missing music on the last three tracks ( from the second set ). This is exactly as my copy is. Enjoy.

shared at dimeadozen on March 16, 2011.

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