Savoy session · in the studio
October 10, 1961
Sun Ra
In the room
Sun Ra – piano
Marshall Allen – alto sax, morrow, flute
John Gilmore – tenor sax, bass clarinet
Pat Patrick – baritone sax- Ricky Murray – vocal
- Bernard McKinney – euphonium, trombone
- bells from India – wood blocks, maracas, claves, scratchers, gongs, cow bells, Turkish cymbals, castenets
- Ronald Boykins – bass
- Willie Jones – drums
- Leah Ananda – conga
The takes
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| SSR7470 | Bassism | MG 12169 |
| SSR7471 | Of Sounds And Something Else | MG 12169 |
| SSR7472 | What's That? | MG 12169 |
| SSR7473 | Where Is Tomorrow? | MG 12169 |
| SSR7474 | The Beginning | MG 12169 |
| SSR7475 | New Day | MG 12169 |
| SSR7476 | Tapestry From An Asteroid | MG 12169 |
| SSR7477 | Jet Flight | MG 12169 |
| SSR7478 | Looking Outward | MG 12169 |
| SSR7479 | Space Jazz Reverie | MG 12169 |
| SSR7480 | China Gates | MG 12169 |
11 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-9239 | Sun Ra And His Arkestra · not on the site yet | Sun Ra And His Arkestra | 1967 | Sun Ra, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Pat Patrick |