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Another Plane - Tribute to Sun Ra - Volume 1

by Raqib Hassan & Ensemble Mogra

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    Review by Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
    RAQIB HASSAN & ENSEMBLE MOGRA - Another Plane (Vol. 1) - A Tribute to Sun Ra (Evil Clown 5009; USA) Featuring Raqib Hassan on tenor sax & mussette, PEK on bari sax, bass clarinet & bassoon, Michael Shea on piano, Tor Snyder on guitar, Khaliq Fulani on violin, Glynis Lomon on cello, Larry Roland on bass, Trevor Daniels on African percussion, Lawrence Cook, Sydney Smart & Yuri Zbitnov on drums. Besides the dozens of disc by Leap of Faith on the Evil Clown label, Dave Peck has also released a number of side-projects like the Metal Chaos Ensemble and now this Ensemble Mogra.

    Three members of LoF are here: PEK, Ms. Lomon & Mr. Zbitnov. I hadn't heard of their leader reedman Raqib Hassan before (aside from a session with Rakalam Moses) or some of the side-folks like Michael Shea, Khaliq Fulani or Trevor Daniels. I do know of Tor Snyder & Larry Roland from various sessions in NYC, as well as the other two Boston-area based drummers Cook and Smart, both of whom have been around a long time. Another new name is pianist Michael Shea who gets the opening solo and sounds great. Right from the beginning, this music has a sublime, spiritual quality often found in the music of John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Sun Ra. This is cosmic sounding free/jazz with layers of spiraling reeds, strings and percussion.

    The music flows organically and feels so good to bathe in. The Mogra Ensemble conclude with two standards covered by Trane & Sun Ra: "Afro Blue" and "Over the Rainbow". The modal piano, double reeds, strings and multiple drummers sound strong, spirited and focused here although they are on the verge of erupting. This set is much different from anything we've heard from the Leap of Faith folks before. The vibe makes me feel good as it rains down on me or us or whoever chooses to listen.
    - Bruce Lee Gallanter
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Evil Clown 5009
Western Front, Cambridge MA
7/12/1998

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released September 26, 2015

Raqib Hassan - tenor sax, mussette
PEK - baritone sax, bass clarinet, bassoon
Michael Shea - piano
Khaliq Fulani - violin
Glynis Lomon - cello
Tor Snyder - guitar
Larry Roland - bass
Lawrence Cook - drums
Sydney Smart - drums
Yuri Zbitnov - drums
Trevor Daniels - African Percussion

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