Wadada leo smith is a trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the field of creative music. Following wadada leo smiths work is like witnessing a miracle. He was an early member of chicagos legendary aacm, joining in 1967 and cofounded the creative construction company, a trio with leroy jenkins and anthony braxton in the late 60s. Limited edition of 400 copies includes digital download coupon. Odonovans lovely original glowing heart followed, and then the set proper. Squidco sells cds, dvds, vinyl lps and magazines of unusual music in the fields of improvisation, compositional music, experimental, chamber rock, and rock in opposition. Daniel mcclure, wadada leo smith, george lewis, rachel cooper.
Lp and both the bonus tracks on the cddownload are written by. Sunday, march 24, 2019 knoxville, tn wadada leo smith s nda, performing divine love with bobby naughton and dwight andrews. C cuneiform records is an independent record label releasing adventurous, boundarybursting music by artists from around the. In the late 90s and early 2000s, smith coled the band yo miles. In 2016 he topped many polls with his meditative but free composing and presentations, collaborating with the likes of vijay iyer and. Wadada leo smith and nda kulture thomas mapfumo and the blacks unlimited. Hearts reflections by wadada leo smiths organic on. Once installed, download the free connect app from the apple app store.
I will conclude with a reflection on the theorys practical value to the musician. Another early aacm member, trumpeter wadada leo smith, returned to chicago to. Wadada leo smith, a wise and brilliant visionary artist ive been fortunate to. Ten freedom summers by cuneiform records from desktop or your mobile device. Wadada leo smith jamie saft joe morris balazs pandi red hill matthew goodheart with wadada leo smith.
Dark lady of the sonnets is an album by american jazz trumpeter wadada leo smith, which was recorded in finland and released in 2011 on the finnish tum label. The album was released on may 16, 2011 via cuneiform records label. Heart s reflections by wadada leo smith s organic, released 17 may 2011 1. Wadada leo smith s large ensemble organic made their first appearance on the second disc of his 2009 double cd, spiritual dimensions. He was one of three finalists for the 20 pulitzer prize for music for his album, ten freedom summers. Don cherrys electric sonic garden for don cherry 2. View all albums and help us complete wadada leo smith discography. Shes an incredibly welltrained vocalist whose heart lies in her irish.
Trumpeter wadada leo smith formerly plain leo smith embodies this strain to a t. For the tenth year, the big ears festival will be displaying some of knoxvilles celebrated artists of music, film and art in a weekendlong event march 2124, 2019. It is listed as a cd release on the website, but for some reason is not available as a download. Trumpet wadada leo smith notes recorded at studio m2, finnish broadcasting company yle, in helsinki, finland, on november 16 and 17, 2014 and august 8, 2015. Diana krall playing at the smith center for the performing arts in las vegas on aug. Henry threadgill, and wadada leo smith, among many others. Wadada leo smith is having a great run in the critical eye. Heart s reflections is a twodisc studio album by american jazz trumpeter wadada leo smith. Hearts reflections wadada leo smith, wadada leo smiths. Discography wadada wadada leo smith official website. Matzner, published on march 14, 2011 at all about jazz. Bassist kodi hutchinson and drummer karl schwonik are on a skype. The sweetness of the water wadada leo smith walter quintus katya quintus miroslav tadic mark nauseef. Wadada leo smith is a wellrespected trumpeter and composer working in avantgarde jazz and improvisation.
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