Tisdale’s lead bass playing mimics a vocal performance. Performance Highlights
Norman Connors’ original featured vocals by Michael Henderson. Wayman Tisdale - Starship
✨ The arrangement is airy and spacious, living up to the "Starship" name by feeling atmospheric and light. Tisdale’s lead bass playing mimics a vocal performance
He successfully translated the lush vocal harmonies into instrumental lines. and deeply melodic.
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.