Second Star to the Right: Salute to Walt Disney (1989)

About this title: Sun Ra and his Intergalaxtic Arkestra's Second Star to the Right: Salute to Walt Disney goes way beyond novelty. Novelties are hardly this entertaining or enduring. Ra got into a Disney phase around 1989 when asked to interpret "Pink Elephants on Parade" from Dumbo for a pop tribute album to Disney called Stay Awake. Ra was so taken with Disney's music and images that he started to play shows dedicated exclusively to the man. When performing this material, the Arkestra went so far as to wear the patented Mouseketeer ears and had a dancer dressed in a Dumbo costume! The chosen compositions run ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Forest of No Return [Burns/Leven]
2. Someday My Prince Will Come [Churchill/Morey]
3. Frisco Fog [Roberts/Carr]
4. I'm Wishing [Churchill/Morey]
5. Zip a Dee Doo Dah [Gilbert/Wrubel]
6. Second Star to the Right [Fain/Cahn]
7. High Ho! High Ho! [Churchill/Morey]
8. Whistle While You Work [Churchill/Morey]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.