Wadada Leo Smith
Heart's Reflection
Format2CDLabelCuneiform RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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An incredible double CD from trumpeter Leo Smith's Organic with Michael Gregory, Pheeroan AkLaff, Angelica Sanchez, Skuli Sverrisson, Brandon Ross, &c &c... incredible electric and acoustic jazz from the legendary improviser and innovator!"Lauded as "one of the most vital musicians on the planet" by Coda, Wadada Leo Smith is one of the most visionary, boldly original and artistically important figures in contemporary American jazz and free music, and one of the most distinctive trumpet players of our time. This double CD set is by his electric group Organic, a 14 piece band featuring major jazz names such Brandon Ross (Casandra Wilson), John Lindberg (String Trio of NY), Angelica Sanchez, Skuli Sverrisson, Pheeroan akLaff and others.
The album is filled with bold, electric grooves that will appeal to fans of Miles Davis' great electric work circa 1972-1975 as well as delicate breathy passages that are Wadada's unique sound."-Cuneiform
Release notes
Recorded and mixed at Firehouse 12 Recording Studio, New Haven, CT Overdubbing at Herb Alpert's School of Music, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA Mastered at G&J Audio, Union City, NJ. Ⓒ 2011 Wadada Leo Smith Ⓟ 2011 Cuneiform Records Made in the USA.
| 1-1 | Don Cherry's Electric Sonic Garden (For Don Cherry) | 20:50 | |
| Heart's Reflections: Splendors Of Light And Purification (Tracks 2-9) (For Shaykh Abu Al-hasan Al-shadhili) | |||
| 1-2 | The Dhikr Of Radiant Hearts, Part I | 2:33 | |
| 1-3 | The Dhikr Of Radiant Hearts, Part II | 6:27 | |
| 1-4 | The Majestic Way | 9:13 | |
| 1-5 | The Shaykh, As Far As Humaythira | 7:29 | |
| 1-6 | Spiritual Wayfarers | 6:11 | |
| 1-7 | Certainty | 5:24 | |
| 1-8 | Ritual Purity And Love, Part I | 3:25 | |
| 1-9 | Ritual Purity And Love, Part II | 2:32 | |
| Heart's Reflections: Splendors Of Light And Purification (Tracks 1-3) (For Shaykh Abu Al-hasan Al-shadhili) | |||
| 2-1 | Silsila | 5:35 | |
| 2-2 | The Well: From Bitter To Fresh Sweet Water, Part I | 6:13 | |
| 2-3 | The Well: From Bitter To Fresh Sweet Water, Part II | 5:02 | |
| 2-4 | Toni Morrison: The Black Hole (Sagittarius A*), Conscience And Epic Memory (For Toni Morrison) | 10:35 | |
| 2-5 | Leroy Jenkins's Air Steps (For Leroy Jenkins) | 22:29 | |
- John Lindberg
- Acoustic Bass, Double Bass [Electric Acoustic Bass]
- Casey Anderson
- Alto Saxophone
- Wadada Leo Smith
- Composed By, Executive-Producer, Mixed By, Photography By [Landscape], Trumpet, Trumpet [Electric]
- Charlie Burgin
- Computer [Laptop]
- Mark Trayle
- Computer [Laptop]
- Bill Ellsworth
- Design [Package]
- Pheeroan Aklaff
- Drums
- Skuli Sverrisson
- Electric Bass, 6-String Bass
- Brandon Ross
- Electric Guitar
- Josh Gerowitz
- Electric Guitar
- Lamar Smith
- Electric Guitar
- Michael Gregory
- Electric Guitar, Mixed By, Producer
- Nick Lloyd
- Engineer, Mixed By
- Clay Chaplin
- Engineer [Overdub]
- Doug DiCrosta
- Engineer [Tracking Assistant]
- Gene Paul
- Mastered By
- Jamie Polaski
- Mastered By [Assistant]
- Scott Goller
- Photography By [Of Wadada Leo Smith]
- Angelica Sanchez
- Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]
- Casey Butler
- Tenor Saxophone
- Stephanie Smith
- Violin
