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Spaceship Lullaby (1954-60) Sun Ra CD
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  • Artist: Sun Ra
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 735286224320
  • Item Number: WEA622432
  • Release date: 11/04/2003
  • 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 & Blue Moon
  • 10. Ra Coaching Roland Williams
  • 11. Holiday for Strings [RA Dynamics Demo]
  • 12. Holiday for Strings
  • 13. I Fall Asleep Counting My Blessings
  • 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 & the China Doll
  • 31. Africa
  • 32. Somebody's in Love
  • 33. Bye Bye
  • 34. Black Sky & Blue Moon
  • 35. Honey
  • 36. Honey [With the Arkestra]
  • 37. Come Rain or Come Shine
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Spaceship Lullaby (1954-60) by Sun Ra on CD


Evidence Records' Singles collection was the first inkling for many that Sun Ra had rehearsed and led vocal groups during his Chicago phase. Now Atavistic is shedding considerably more light on the subject with the release of Spaceship Lullaby, a collection of rehearsals Ra held with the Nu-Sounds, the Lintels, and the Cosmic Rays. The first batch of tunes are the Nu-Sounds with Ra on piano and Robert Barry on drums. Barry demonstrates once again what a masterful drummer he is, and listeners are treated to three previously unheard Sun Ra compositions: "Spaceship Lullaby," "Black Sky & Blue Moon," and "Chicago USA." "Spaceship Lullaby" contains lyric fragments that would later be incorporated into both "Rocket No. 9" and "Interplanetary Music," and "Chicago USA" was written as an entry in a contest to come up with a new official song for the city (it should have won). The Lintels sound like a considerably less professional group, and it is unknown whether Ra worked with them beyond this session. There's another set with the Nu-Sounds and just Ra on piano, but the best is probably saved for last with the Cosmic Rays rehearsing with the full Arkestra. There's a bit more distortion on these tracks (the rest sound remarkably good for home rehearsals), but it's worth hearing if only for the vocal version of "Africa," which appeared on Nubians of Plutonia. There are some flaws in the tapes, but given the rarity of this material, that's a minor quibble. Sun Ra fans will be thrilled that this material exists at all to be heard, and the chance to hear Sun Ra giving directions is like a peek behind the curtain. Excellent. ~ Sean Westergaard, Rovi
  • Artist: Sun Ra
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 735286224320
  • Item Number: WEA622432
  • Release date: 11/04/2003
  • Label: Atavistic
  • Genre: Vocal, Jazz, R&B
  • Style: Doo Wop, Vocal Pop, Progressive Jazz, Standards, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Avant-Garde Jazz
  • Album Time: 74:33

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Spaceship Lullaby (1954-60) Sun Ra CD