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Wayman Tisdale - Starship ❲High Speed❳

Wayman Tisdale's "Starship" is a hallmark of contemporary jazz and urban AC radio. Released in 2004 on his album Way Up , it is a cover of the 1977 classic by the soul-funk band Norman Connors and The Starship Orchestra. Smooth jazz with heavy R&B undertones. Energy: Sophisticated, nocturnal, and deeply melodic.

✨ The arrangement is airy and spacious, living up to the "Starship" name by feeling atmospheric and light. Wayman Tisdale - Starship

Tisdale’s lead bass playing mimics a vocal performance. Performance Highlights Wayman Tisdale's "Starship" is a hallmark of contemporary

The song helped propel the Way Up album to the #1 spot on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. Why It Works Energy: Sophisticated, nocturnal, and deeply melodic

He successfully translated the lush vocal harmonies into instrumental lines.

He plays in the higher register to achieve a "singing" tone.