Spaceship Lullaby
Jazz
| Jul 2004
Reviews
Ben
Reviewed 2004-07-22
Reviewed 2004-07-22
The Unheard Music Series does it again, digging up more crazy barely-released recordings. This disc explores Ra’s Tin Pan Alley roots, namely his work with doo-wop and vocal groups in the 50s. Ra led his own groups, arranging and playing piano, and also mentored and backed several other groups (some just kids he found singing on the street). These recordings are long lost tapes of rehearsals of Ra at what could be his most schmaltzy. At the same time, you can hear his genius come through what could have been standard showtune readings. But.. DO NOT MISS the original compositions!! You haven’t heard Sun Ra until you’ve heard a doo-wop group sing “zoom zoom zoom, up in the air!”.
**1: Space doo-wop, yeah man!
4. Nice vocal swing
9: Ra original ballad
*14: Happy go-lucky showtune
**16, **17: 2 versions of a wonderful theme song for Chicago, Ra composed this for a city-sponsored contest.
*22: Great doo-wop (Ra doesn’t play on this one)
29: Swingin version of the old standard (just piano backing)
**31: Tribal beat with full band
**32: Awesome!! doo-wop with Ra-style African drums
34: Nice harmony over laid back rhythm
*35: Ra-style pop-tune, his single
**36: Excellent version of 35, this time with the Arkestra (unfortunately, there are some fidelity issues with this one)
37: Swing featuring Pat Patrick’s sax
Ben Bostwick 7/21/04
**1: Space doo-wop, yeah man!
4. Nice vocal swing
9: Ra original ballad
*14: Happy go-lucky showtune
**16, **17: 2 versions of a wonderful theme song for Chicago, Ra composed this for a city-sponsored contest.
*22: Great doo-wop (Ra doesn’t play on this one)
29: Swingin version of the old standard (just piano backing)
**31: Tribal beat with full band
**32: Awesome!! doo-wop with Ra-style African drums
34: Nice harmony over laid back rhythm
*35: Ra-style pop-tune, his single
**36: Excellent version of 35, this time with the Arkestra (unfortunately, there are some fidelity issues with this one)
37: Swing featuring Pat Patrick’s sax
Ben Bostwick 7/21/04
Recent airplay
Spaceship Lullaby
Some Songs Without Words — Sep 08, 2021
Evelyn
Eclectic Erudition reaired via radio q 10-11-21 — Jun 05, 2014
Somebody's in Love
Eclectic Erudition — Mar 22, 2014
Spaceship Lullaby
Eclectic Erudition (fill in for Ramsey) — Jan 03, 2014
Blue Skies, Holiday for Strings (Demo), Stranger in Paradise
Eclectic Erudition - Let's Look at the Sun. Sun Ra — Dec 16, 2013
Spaceship Lullaby
Baptism of Solitude — Jul 27, 2006
Charting
2004-07-26 — 2004-09-26
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 19 | 3 |
| Sep 5 | 3 |
| Aug 29 | 1 |
| Aug 22 | 2 |
| Aug 15 | 4 |
| Aug 8 | 3 |
| Aug 1 | 6 |
Track listing
| 1. | Spaceship Lullaby | ||
| 2. | Stranger in Paradise | ||
| 3. | Just One of Those Things | ||
| 4. | Honky Tonk | ||
| 5. | Haunted Heart | ||
| 6. | Evelyn | ||
| 7. | Honeysuckle Rose | ||
| 8. | Honey | ||
| 9. | Black Sky and Blue Moon | ||
| 10. | Ra Coaching Roland Williams | ||
| 11. | Holiday for Strings (Demo) | ||
| 12. | Holiday for Strings | ||
| 13. | I Fall Sleep Counting My ... | ||
| 14. | Nice Work If You Can Get It | ||
| 15. | Somebody Loves Me | ||
| 16. | Chicago Usa | ||
| 17. | Chicago Usa | ||
| 18. | C'est Si Bon | ||
| 19. | Blue Moon | ||
| 20. | Baby Please Be Mine | ||
| 21. | Blue Skies | ||
| 22. | My Only Love | ||
| 23. | A Foggy Day | ||
| 24. | A Perfume Counter | ||
| 25. | Love Is ... | ||
| 26. | Wordless Piece | ||
| 27. | I Was Wrong | ||
| 28. | Louise | ||
| 29. | St. Louis Blues | ||
| 30. | The Wooden Soldier and ... | ||
| 31. | Africa | ||
| 32. | Somebody's in Love | ||
| 33. | Bye Bye | ||
| 34. | Black Sky and Blue Moon | ||
| 35. | Honey | ||
| 36. | Honey (W/The Arkestra) | ||
| 37. | Come Rain or Come Shine |