A companion piece to Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney), the two disks clock in at nearly 1:39 and is the remainder of the performance from April 29, 1989, at the Jazzatelier in Ulrichsberg, Austria.
The intriguing selections in the dozen numbers are Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7, Queer Notions and Yeah Man!, with the final flurry, which combines a number of Sun Ra-penned music - We Travel the Spaceways, Outer Spaceways, Inc., Rocket No. 9 Take Off for the Planet Venus, Second Stop Is Jupiter, Saturn Rings - is nearly nine minutes of fantastic free jazz.
The intriguing selections in the dozen numbers are Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7, Queer Notions and Yeah Man!, with the final flurry, which combines a number of Sun Ra-penned music - We Travel the Spaceways, Outer Spaceways, Inc., Rocket No. 9 Take Off for the Planet Venus, Second Stop Is Jupiter, Saturn Rings - is nearly nine minutes of fantastic free jazz.
Amazon Review
Stardust From Tomorrow is a fairly typical late '80s live date for the Arkestra, as it gives a decent overview of what the band could do: a little Fletcher Henderson, a little Duke Ellington, some Ra originals, some space chants, and some conducted improvisation flowing seamlessly from one tune to the next. Both Michael Ray and Marshall Allen are in fine form on this date, with Allen shining especially bright on "Prelude to a Kiss." (He always tears it up on the Ellington numbers.) Unfortunately, due to ill health, John Gilmore is absent from this recording, gearing it more toward the completist/collector than the casual listener. Sound quality is good, but there are some problems associated with a live date: some minor swells of feedback on stage during "Blue Lou" and some slightly off-mike moments. The performance, though, is a fine one. Sun Ra releases on Leo Records have always been more about documentation than audiophile sound anyway.
AMG Review by Sean Westergaard
Other Thoughts /
Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney) /
Stardust from Tomorrow
Sun Ra (p, syn, voc); Michael Ray (tp, voc); Tyrone Hill (tb, voc); Julian Priester (tb); Noël Scott (as, fl, acrobatics, voc); Marshall Allen (as, fl, cl, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc); Eloe Omoe (as, bcl, fl, perc); James Jacson (bsn, fl, Inf-d, voc); Bruce Edwards (eg); Arthur Joonie Booth (eb); Earl "Buster" Smith (d); Elson Nascimento (surdo grande, perc); June Tyson (voc, vln).
Jazzatelier, Ulrichsberg,
Austria, April 29, 1989
Austria, April 29, 1989
1st set:
Mystery Intro (Ra)
Untitled I (Ra)
Blue Lou (Sampson)
Prelude in A Major (Chopin)
Untitled II (Ra)
The Forest of No Return (Bruns-Leven) [ens voc]
Someday My Prince Will Come (Churchill-Morey) [JT, MR voc]
Frisco Fog (Carr-Roberts)
Wishing Well [I'm Wishing] (Morey-Churchill) [Sr, JT, ens voc]
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Gilbert-Wrubel) [JJ, TH, MR, NS, SR voc]
Second Star to the Right (Cahn-Fain) [SR, MR voc]
Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! (Morey-Churchill) [TH, MR, NS voc]
2nd set:
Discipline 27-II (Ra) /
I'll Wait for You (Ra) /
Angel Race (Ra) [SR, ens voc]
Queer Notions (Hawkins)
Back Alley Blues (Ra)
Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington)
Stardust from Tomorrow (Ra) [JT voc]
Yeah Man! (Sissle-Henderson)
We Travel the Spaceways (Ra)
Space Chants Medley:
Outer Spaceways Inc. (Ra) /
Rocket No. 9 Take Off for the Planet Venus (Ra) /
Second Stop is Jupiter (Ra) /
Pluto [Too] (Ra) /
[Planet] Saturn (Ra) /
Saturn Rings (Ra) [SR, ens voc]
encore:
Whistle While You Work (Morey-Churchill) [TH, MR, JJ, SR voc]
ZUW Disc 0001, Other Thoughts, is a bootleg CD of Austrian origin, released in 1993. It is based on an audience tape made by one Herbert Zaussinger, edited to include only the Walt Disney tunes from this concert.
The same audience tape (with extensively cleaned-up sound) was used for a release in October 1995 on Leo CD LR 230, Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney). This is a legitimate release in that royalties are being paid to Sun Ra's estate, but the Arkestra was not consulted nor paid for the release. The rest of the music from the complete concert was released by Leo in March 1997 as LR 235/236 [CD], Stardust from Tomorrow. Because of poor relations between Leo Records and the Arkestra, the two "Untitleds" were not identified. Untitled I was an improvisation; Untitled II appears to have been a Ra composition.
Judging from the announcements that follows it, "Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho!" was the end of the first set, and "Whistle While You Work" was an encore after the first set. The two CDs of Stardust from Tomorrow seem to correspond to the two sets of the show, but the order of the Disney and non-Disney tunes in the first set is unknown.
The date was mistakenly given as April 24 in the first edition of this discography. Personnel from the ZUW CD leaflet, with corrections by ct and Hartmut Geerken; the corrected personnel list is included on the Leo releases. the name of the Arkestra (with Sunny's late-1960s spelling "Intergalaxtic") was supplied by Hartmut Geerken.
from Campbell / Trent The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.
Sun Ra and his Intergalaxtic Arkestra
Stardust From Tomorrow
Leo Records LR 235/236 [CD] 1995
Disc 1
1. Mystery Intro 18:09
2. Untitled I 7:31
3. Blue Lou 5:53
4. Prelude in A-Major Op. 28 N. 7 9:39
5. Untitled II 6:21
Disc 2
1. Discipline 27 / I'II Wait For You / Angel Race 18:17
2. Queer Notions 2:50
3. Back Alley Blues 9:56
4. Prelude to a Kiss 4:55
5. Stardust From Tomorrow 3:12
6. Yeah Man! 3:23
7. We Travel The Spaceways / Space Chants Medley 8:43
Space Chants Medley: Outer Spaceways Incorporated / Rocket N.9 Take off for the Planet Venus / Second Stop is Jupiter / Pluto / Saturn / Saturn Rings
Stardust From Tomorrow
Leo Records LR 235/236 [CD] 1995
Disc 1
1. Mystery Intro 18:09
2. Untitled I 7:31
3. Blue Lou 5:53
4. Prelude in A-Major Op. 28 N. 7 9:39
5. Untitled II 6:21
Disc 2
1. Discipline 27 / I'II Wait For You / Angel Race 18:17
2. Queer Notions 2:50
3. Back Alley Blues 9:56
4. Prelude to a Kiss 4:55
5. Stardust From Tomorrow 3:12
6. Yeah Man! 3:23
7. We Travel The Spaceways / Space Chants Medley 8:43
Space Chants Medley: Outer Spaceways Incorporated / Rocket N.9 Take off for the Planet Venus / Second Stop is Jupiter / Pluto / Saturn / Saturn Rings
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