What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report

the beatles, rubber soul--good songwriting; quite underrated 60s pop
the byrds, preflyte--rudimentary production values aside, indisputable proof of gene clark's singular genius
kinski, alpine static--hypnotic, intense instro rawk in roughly the same vein as the equally great mogwai and neu. music to have pleasant dreams by. acquire it pronto. 

jafant - decided to try, "Classics - Pharaoh Sanders".  First track is, "The Creator Has a Master Plan".  Like the title a lot (I don't think we're the product of spontaneous generation no matter how big you make the box).  At any rate, loved the intro and statement of the main theme.  Liked the instrumentation he uses. But had to say "enough" at about 20 minutes in.  It became very cacophonous to me...just can't get a grip on what he's trying to do.  I'll be certain to try some of the other tracks you mentioned but right now my opinion is not much altered from that long ago experience.  Will follow up about Karma and Thembi.  Sun Ra is another name I should know more about.

Jafant - Listened to the album "Thembi".  Things like Astral Traveling and the title song are definitely interesting and more accessible to me.    Have to say, so far with Sanders, I like his arrangements...the percussion instruments he uses as well as the mix of wind and other instruments.  Track 2, "Red, Black & Green", however, I just don't get. Sounds like noise.  It's not like I'm a big fan of "smooth jazz"...that can get old real quick, but it looks like there are going to be chunks of Sander's output that I don't appreciate.  Certainly, not like other improvisational music that is at least a little challenging - e.g., Alan Pasqua's project, "The Antisocial Club" (Search The Antisocial Club in Spotify.  Sample Track 2, George Russell & Track 5, Fast Food) or even Zappa.  Check out Uncle Meat (link to album on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4g97BOZb8mXl9BzBB3DX1m); 
in particular, "Ian Underwood Whips it Out" (Track 16 Disc 1) and the "King Kong Variations"...especially, As Motorhead Explains It (Track 6 Disc 2).  Motorhead was the deceased Euclid James Sherwood, an early member of the Mothers of Invention playing various saxophones for Zappa.  I will give Karma a listen next.  Have to do my reports in segments or I'll forget things.  Always enjoy sharing the music.  Thanks for your input.

Excellent report- ghosthouse.
this style of Jazz is more spacey or far-out of the mainstream, Bop, Hard Bop, Modal. Still, it is really cool stuff. Keep an open mind & Happy Listening!

Found Karma.  Had not realized that's the album that originally contained, "...a Master Plan".  So nothing's changed there for me though maybe I can listen a little further in on repeated attempts  :-)  The review on The All Music Guide is helpful I think.  Orpheus had been talking up a vocalist, Leon Thomas, on the Jazz Aficionado thread.  I had noticed and enjoyed Sanders' vocalist on Master Plan and then on Colors.  It is this Leon Thomas.  Gosh - I really like his voice.  I'm no expert on such things but he's got a really nice sound to my ear.  OK.  That's it for me.  The one thing I'm curious about and haven't found it yet on the 'net (not done looking) is how was that Karma LP originally released.  You have Master Plan at 32:47 min in length and Colors at 5:36.  I'm guessing Master Plan was split into two parts on side 1 and side 2.  Oh...one final, final thing, Jafant, I'm right there with spacey and stuff that gets out of the main stream.  Miles' "In a Silent Way" comes to mind.  Do check out Andy Summers post-Police work if you aren't familiar with it.  In particular Green Chimneys and Peggy's Blue Skylight.  Might be enjoyable to you.  In my opinion - AS's solo work, post-Police is way more interesting than the stuff Sting put out.  Ciao.