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I also got early Ra vibes from the intro of #1, but eventually decided it's probably somebody else.

1. Something a little tart in the harmonies of the theme has me thinking early Sun Ra, but the alto solo leads me away from that.  Art Pepper? 2. Bass is upfront in the recording, suggesting late seventies or later.  I'd suspect the bass is the leader, but get no Mingus vibes at all.  Maybe not, maybe Kahil El-Zabar? 3. Post-Ayler tenor meets hand drums.  Joe McPhee? 4. Back inside.  Stanley Turrentine? 5. Back out with awesome horn control and facility.  I didn't start thinking Coltrane Interstellar Space until the second half, and I don't think it is, but that's a reference point.  The first part is edgy and precise.  How about Sam Rivers? 6. Still out, but seems to be an older recording.  The bowed bass should be a clue ...  Two basses?  Maybe Sonny Simmons? 7. Sunny inside theme.  Since I can't get a handle on the horn, I'll guess it's the pianist's data - Kenny Barron? 8. Is that lead kazoo?  Yields to excellent clarinet. Darktown Strutters Ball.  Length doesn't rule out pre-50s and the style fits.  Louis Armstrong? 9. Two different lower flutes?  alto and bass flutes?  if it were Art Ensemble of Chicago, we would hear some bass too, so no.  Cant buy Mann, Laws or Steig. Lloyd McNeil?  If so, who's the second flute, it doesn't sound overdubbed. 10. Some electric bass and R&B elements.  Fathead Newman? 11. Sounds like the vocalist is an earlier generation than the rest of the band - I thought of Al Hibbler.

Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks, Volume 10 (Thelma, Los Angeles, CA)” 12/12/69)" 3 cd set, disc 2      

Liking this so far. 11 is the only one I recognize offhand: A4 here, though I have it on a multi-artist compilation.