Sun Ra – “Nuclear War”
February 7, 2023
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While Sun Ra may have been the most eccentric jazz musician of all time, his messages weren’t always obtuse. In the restrained call-and-response of “Nuclear War,” Ra and his Arkestra lament the inevitably of disaster in an age of autocrats. The singer’s wry, dark humor — “What you gonna do? about yo assss?” — ultimately drives the simple into a rhythmic cycle that works deeply, subtly under the skin.
