Solo Music: Ahkreanvention is a studio album by jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith released in 1979 by Kabell Records label.[3][4][5] The compositions were later included in his album Kabell Years: 1971–1979, with the exception of two tracks performed on Ghanaian flute ("Sarhanna" and "Kashala") that were omitted at Smith's request.[6]
| Solo Music: Ahkreanvention | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | The Gallery (New Haven, CT) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Kabell | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Background
editSmith said that he wanted "to create and invent musical ideas simultaneously, utilizing the fundamental laws of improvisation and composition. Within this system, all of the elements of the scored music are controlled through symbols designating duration, improvisation, and moving sounds of different velocities".[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Wadada Leo Smith
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sarhanna" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Life Sequence I" | 12:35 |
| 3. | "Kashala" | |
| 4. | "Love is a Rare Beauty Movements 1-5" | 18:27 |
| 5. | "Aura" | 2:59 |
References
edit- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith: Ahkreanvention". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 4997. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Porter, Eric (2002). What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists, Volume 6 of Music of the African Diaspora. University of California Press. p. 267. ISBN 9780520928404. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith: Solo Music Ahkreanvention". reverb.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith". Sound and Silence. www.sands-zine.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Wood, Mike (February 2012). "Panels for the Walls of Heaven: Notes on five Smith songs". Perfect sound Forever. furious.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.