Sun Ra's "Love in Outer Space" -- lyrics?? -- Can't

[Rooster_Ties]

Anybody happen to have the lyrics to Sun Ra's "Love in Outer Space" handy?? The only vocal version I can think of is from Purple Night (A&M 1990) -- but if there's another version with vocals, I'm forgetting it (despite the fact there's a good chance I may already have it).

Here are all the versions that the AMG knows about -- and none of them are jumping out at me as having vocals (other than the one on "Purple Night") -- then again I don't have ALL of these versions either. (And there may well be other released versions out there that the AMG doesn't know about either.)

Why, you ask?? There's a local 'free'-ish and/or 'creative' big band here in KC (with a regular monthly gig) that has this tune in their book. (The group is led by a friend of mine, with a bunch of other musicians in it that I know.) And I'm half seriously thinking of asking if I can sit in with them on vocals. I can't sing traditional jazz vocals worth a crap, but I know I couldn't do any worse (tuning-wise) than Sunny did.

Edited November 3, 2008 by Rooster_Ties

[marcello]

This may help you:

David Henderson was a founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s.

In 1971 he recorded with the avant-garde saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Henderson wrote the lyrics to composer and pianist Sun Ra's "Love in Outer Space" and recorded with Sun Ra as well with saxophonist David Murray and "Butch" Morris.

[sidewinder]

There's also a version on 'The Singles' 2CD set on Evidence which was a David Henderson vocal overdub onto a track off of the Saturn LP 'The Night Of The Purple Moon'.

[Rooster_Ties]

OK, found a local (KC) version, of all things, with vocals.

BCR does one HERE.

The group's leader, Dwight Frizzel (an acquaintance) is steeped in Sun Ra stuff (he interviewed Ra a number of times around 1980 (iirc), in several very extended interviews at that), so I'm sure he got the lyrics right too (or pretty darn close).

Edited November 3, 2008 by Rooster_Ties

[clifford_thornton]

OK, found a local (KC) version, of all things, with vocals.

BCR does one HERE.

The group's leader, Dwight Frizzel (an acquaintance) is steeped in Sun Ra stuff (he interviewed Ra a number of times around 1980 (iirc), in several very extended interviews at that), so I'm sure he got the lyrics right too (or pretty darn close).

Rooster Ties is joining the Black Crack!?!?!

[Alexander Hawkins]

I've just recorded this one for a forthcoming album...I'll try and post a snippet here when I get back to my own computer!

[Alexander Hawkins]

p.s. without vocals, but with steel pan.

[jostber]

p.s. without vocals, but with steel pan.

What about the Sun Harp?

http://www.discogs.com/release/1327201

[Alexander Hawkins]

Too heavy...couldn't possible take that AND the rest of the Solar-Infinity Arsenal on gigs.

[Alexander Hawkins]

Listen here, if you're interested!

I've sequenced it with a longish piano solo beforehand, with sets it up a little, but here's the 'Ra' portion!