Sunday, March 18, 2007

His momma called him Leo...


I was up in the Pacific Northwest just recently on a bit of a road trip, and with a bit of driving ahead of me I decided to plug my iPod into the deck and listen to Wadada Leo Smith's box "Kabell Years: 1971-1979." Fantastic! This guy is an amazing trumpet player, the music is very interesting and imaginative and the set (at least for me) just seemed so easy to get into. It ranks very high on my recommendation list--if you don't have it already I suggest checking it out! Fortunately, it is in print and very easy to find, two thinks which would nix it from my blog.

Alternatively, I decided to throw on another of his albums, Smith's 1978 recording for ECM "Divine Love," which, based on its used prices on Amazon.com and AllMusic.com, seems to be out of print. This album has an all-star cast, including Charlie Haden on bass and even an appearance by Lester Bowie and Kenny Wheeler. Things on this album really seem to mesh, despite a less than stunning review at AllMusic.com. If you haven't heard it already, I suggest you give it a listen and then go buy the Kabell box!

Divine Love
Wadada Leo Smith
Released 1978
128 Rate AAC Files

Line-Up:
Dwight Andrews Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Triangle
Lester Bowie Trumpet
Charlie Haden Bass
Bobby Naughton Marimba, Bells, Vibraphone
Wadada Leo Smith Percussion, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Gong
Kenny Wheeler Trumpet

Track List:
1 Divine Love Smith 21:47
2 Tastalun Smith 6:38
3 Spirituals: Language of Love Smith 15:28

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Enjoy!

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

i grabbed this a few days ago j, but found it more mellow than i could handle at the time - i've kept it for a rainy day so to speak! there's obviously plenty to get into with this musician...

J-Bombay said...

Hey Centrifuge,

Yeah, I know what you mean. As winter is starting to relent, the trees budding, the days growing longer, I too seem to be heading towards some more frenetic music on a regular basis. I guess just a little more energy in the air, huh?

Besides that, though, Smith does have a tremendous amount of interesting stuff to listen to. The more I get into different artists, the more I wonder how I am ever going to have enough time to explore everything! Oh well, I guess it is a good dilemma to have...

Thanks for the comment!

Curved Air said...

excellent blog j. top notch shares...hope you don't mind but i've added you to my Link/Blogroll list.

cheers!

Anonymous said...

wonderful shares, j-bombay!

this leo smith is excellent - like most of what you've put up. thanks for all your work in providing unique music!

cheers, lucky

Reza said...

Hey just found you , nice post thanks mate :)

Nuage fiché qui rêve said...

I just love this album ; thank you J-Bombay

Anonymous said...

Ack... Only just discovered this site. I've wanted to hear this album for years now; any chance of reposting?

Fernando Etulain said...

if you please keep alive this GREAT BLOG !!
this is one more kind petition to re-upload Leo Smith & his Divine Love

kind regards

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