Wadada Leo Smith, Harumi Makino Smith
Condor, Autumn Wind (CD)
LabelWobbly RailGenreJazz & Improvisation
Out of stock
Tracked express shipping from Italy, no customs or import VAT in the EU. Shipping costs
2026 stock Condor, Autumn Wind is a live album released in 1998 by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith in collaboration with his wife, poet Harumi Makino Smith. Recorded in Durham, it showcases Smith's avant-garde improvisation style through mostly solo trumpet performances enriched by mbira, percussion, wood flute, siren, and vocals.
The album blends Smith's episodic trumpet solos—boldly shaped phrases that evolve piece by piece—with Harumi Makino Smith's evocative poetry recited in English and Japanese on select tracks. Dedicated to Sarhanna, Kashala, Lamar, and in memory of Dizzy Gillespie, it highlights Smith's disciplined creation of improvisational space.
Format
Recorded live November 8th, 1997, at the Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
Sponsored by The Alliance for Improvised Music (AIM)
This CD is dedicated to Sarhanna, Kashala and Lamar, in special memory of Dizzy Gillespie.
6 panel cardboard sleeve with enclosed 8 page booklet with lyrics in English and Japanese.
Release notes
Recorded live November 8th, 1997, at the Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC Sponsored by The Alliance for Improvised Music (AIM) This CD is dedicated to Sarhanna, Kashala and Lamar, in special memory of Dizzy Gillespie. 6 panel cardboard sleeve with enclosed 8 page booklet with lyrics in English and Japanese.
| 1 | Hummingbirds Harvesting Nectar From The Birds Of Paradise Plants | 7:50 | |
| 2 | East: Illumination: Eagle: Yellow | 6:38 | |
| 3 | Emmeya | 6:21 | |
| 4 | Special Rider Blues [For Kashala] | 7:30 | |
| 5 | Sonicboltz Wave | 4:50 | |
| 6 | Condor [For Dizzy Gillespie] | 10:14 | |
| 7 | Sunrise And Moonbows [For Marion Brown] | 3:19 | |
| 8 | Shah Ni'matullah Wali | 7:26 | |
| 9 | Song Of Humanity | 8:10 | |
| 10 | Albert Ayler | 9:43 |
- Kashala Smith
- Artwork [Bird Illustration]
- Harumi Makino Smith
- Artwork [Cover Art], Words By [Poetry]
- Wadada Leo Smith
- Artwork [Cover Art], Composed By (1 to 3, 5 to 10), Producer, Trumpet, Flute, Horn [Seal], Mbira, Voice
- Skip James
- Composed By (4)
- Mac McCaughan
- Design [Booklet], Executive-Producer
- Brian Paulson
- Engineer [Recording]
- Dan McCleary
- Layout
- Mirla del Rosario
- Layout
- Chris Stamey
- Mastered By
- Robert Frenz
- Photography By
