Sun Ra - Fate in a Pleasant Mood - RARE '65 SATURN NM-

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Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra

"Fate in a Pleasant Mood"

ORIGINAL Saturn SR 9956-2/A/B (1965) // GOLD LABEL, DEEP GROOVE.

Side A:
-The Others in their World (Ra)
Ra-p; Phil Cohran-tp; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d.
Lucious Randolph says he's here playing "a lot of melodic things, a line he's trying to get." Cohran says he is on this and that it was made at Hall Recording Co., Chicago, late 1960.
-Space Mates (Ra)
Ra-p, bells, gong; Marshall Allen-fl, bells; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d, perc, gong. Hall Recording Co., Chicago, late 1960.
Phil Cohran was present at the marathon session (30-40 tunes) but did not play on this number; other pieces appeared on Holiday for Soul Dance. He verified the presence of Hardy.
-Lights of a Satellite (Ra)
Ra-p; Phil Cohran-tp; Nate Pryor-tb, bells; Marshall Allen-as, fl; John Gilmore-ts, cl; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d.
Gilmore isn't credited with playing clarinet, but he obviously switches when Allen switches to flute. Lucios Randolph says he's on this, but so does Phil Cohran. Cohran believes this was made at Hall Recording Co, Chicago, late 1960. Title comes from original Saturn jacket; the label says Lights on a Satellite.

Side B:
-Distant Stars (Ra-Boykins)
Ra-p; George Hudson-tp; John Gilmore-ts; Marshall Allen-as; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d.
I'm assuming it's Hudson on this bop number (cf. Onward and Space Aura). Hudson uses a repeated-note stutter figure a lot. LR and Cohran think it's Hudson too. Recorded in rehearsal, Chicago, late 1960 or early 1961. Definitely not from the studio; recording is grainier. It is possible that Edward Skinner is on drums instead of Hardy, though there is no obvious departure from Hardy's style.
-Kingdom of Thunder (Ra-Allen)
Ra-bells, perc, gong; Lucious Randolph-tp; Marshall Allen-fl solo, perc; John Gilmore-cl; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d.
Lucious Randolph says he was using a cup mute during the ensembles, and that Ra kept telling him to play more softly. When the tape was played back, though, his part in the ensemble was barely audible. Rehearsal, Chicago, 1960. (Cohran says he is on this, but claims that it was made at Hall Recording Company, which is consistent with the well recorded drums -- but not with the poor balance overall.)
-Fate in a Pleasant Mood (Ra)
Ra-p; Phil Cohran-tp; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d.
Cohran says this piece was written for him, and that he is on the recording, which was made at Hall. Cohran and Gilmore worked out their own approach to the bridge in practice. Hall Recording Company, Chicago, late 1960. Faith in a Pleasant Mood on the original Saturn jacket.
-Ankhnaton (Ra)
Ra-p; Phil Cohran-tp; Nate Pryor-tb; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore- ts; Ronnie Boykins-b; Jon Hardy-d.
Cohran says he is on it. Hall Recording Company, Chicago, late 1960. Spelled "Ankhnation" on the original Saturn jacket.

Hall Recording Co. and rehearsals, Chicago late 1960-early 1961.

COVER:VG++...TIGHT, SHARP, SOLID, mild aging,  ...one small pen mark in corner.
LP: NM-   ...super clean, MUST NOTE TELL-TALE SATURN PRESS SIGNS OF A FEW PRESSING DIMPLES.

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