Wadada Leo SmithFeaturing: Bobby Naughton
Spirit Catcher
LabelNessa RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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First CD release of an important recording from 1979. Trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith leads a quintet with Dwight Andrews (clarinet, wooden flute & tenor saxophone), Bobby Naughton (vibraharp), Wes Brown (bass & wooden flute) and Pheeroan akLaff (drums) in two original compositions - Images and Spirit Catcher. In addition, Leo prepared a very unusual piece for muted trumpet and three harps - The Burning of Stones. This unusual piece is presented in two realizations. Recorded by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder. An alternate version of The Burning of Stones has been added to the lp program. Recorded at RVG’s in 1979
Format
Recorded May 21, 1979.
Release notes
Recorded May 21, 1979.
| 1 | Images | 19:09 | |
| 2 | The Burning Of Stones | 9:42 | |
| 3 | Spirit Catcher | 9:43 | |
| 4 | The Burning Of Stones - First Version | 11:13 |
- Carla Nessa
- Art Direction, Design
- Wes Brown
- Bass, Flute [Wooden Flute] (1, 3)
- Dwight Andrews
- Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Wooden Flute] (1, 3), Conductor (2, 4)
- Wadada Leo Smith
- Composed By, Flugelhorn (1, 3), Trumpet
- Pheeroan ak Laff
- Drums (1, 3)
- Rudy Van Gelder
- Engineer
- Carol Emanuel
- Harp (2, 4)
- Irene Smith
- Harp (2, 4)
- Ruth Emanuel
- Harp (2, 4)
- Robert Palmer
- Liner Notes
- Steve Wagner
- Mastered By
- Chuck Nessa
- Producer, Photography By
- Glenn Brown
- Transferred By [Digital Transfer], Mixed By
- Bobby Naughton
- Vibraphone [Vibraharp] (1, 3)
