Golden Hearts Remembrance is an album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Japanese Chap Chap label.[1] He leads the ensemble N'Da Kulture, a sextet that blends jazz with Eastern music and the poetry of Smith's wife, Harumi Makino Smith.[2][3]
Golden Hearts Remembrance | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | January 18, 1997 | |||
Studio | Sage and Sound, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 69:13 | |||
Label | Chap Chap | |||
Producer | Wadada Leo Smith | |||
Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "All of the works here segue into others, shimmering along with spatial reflections and subtle tonal interaction that relies on the execution of sound as sound rather than as a series of notes to be correctly played in a composition."[4]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith
- "Emmeya" - 12:08
- "Lotus Garden" - 12:15
- "Tawhid" - 9:50
- "Golden Hearts Remembrance, A Nur Bakhshad" - 12:48
- "Condor" - 14:42
- "Mother: Sarah Brown-Smith-Wallace" - 7:28
Personnel
edit- Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn, nohkan
- David Philipson - bansuri, tambura
- William Roper - tuba
- Glenn Horiuchi - piano, shamisen
- Sonship Theus - drums, percussion
- Harumi Makino Smith - poetry
References
edit- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Parker, C. (1998). "Wadada Leo Smith & N'da Kulture". The Wire. 173–178. C. Parker: 73. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Lord, Tom (1992). "Wadada Leo Smith". The Jazz Discography. Lord Music Reference: 12. ISBN 9781881993124. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Wadada Leo Smith - Golden Hearts Remembrance: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.