Smith Wadada Leo
TUM, 2011, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 17.4
Jazz Ruler Type: Avant Garde
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score:
O’s Notes: Veteran free jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith leads a trio with Min Zion-Fen (pupa, voice) and drummer Pheeroan akLaff. They marry the sounds of Asia and Africa with American jazz. The soundstage is open and the musicians play tag with the melodies in a free jazz format highlighted by the rich tone from Smith. This is quite palatable and worthy of repeated listening.
Publicist: Braithwaite & Katz