Album · 2022
Tracklist
Wadada Leo Smith & Pheeroan AkLaff
Litanies, Prayers And Meditations
1-1 The Prayer (For Keith Jarrett) 13:31
1-2 First Meditation From The Heart: The Beauty, The Beloved 12:03
1-3 The Uyghur In Xinjiang, China 6:55
Rumi´s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (13:43)
1-4 Part I 4:02
1-5 Part II 1:05
1-6 Part III 6:37
1-7 Part IV 1:59
1-8 A Sonic Litany On Peace 7:50
1-9 The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional And A Force That Destroys Democracy 11:17
1-10 A Sonic Litany On Justice 3:18
1-11 Second Meditation From The Heart: The Beloved, The Beauty 6:21
Wadada Leo Smith & Andrew Cyrille
Havana, Cuba
2-1 The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional And A Force That Destroys Democracy 10:48
2-2 Havana, The Maghrib Prayer And Reflections 10:42
2-3 United States Representative Ilhan Omar 3:52
2-4 Jeanne Lee: In A Jupiter Mood 6:28
2-5 Donald Ayler: The Master Of The Sound And Energy Forms 9:28
2-6 A Rainbow Sonic Ark For Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (1942-2018) 6:38
2-7 Haiti, An Independent Nation In 1804 But Not Recognized By Britain, France, Germany, The United States And Others: A Designed Tragedy! 6:42
2-8 Mongezi Feza 10:58
Wadada Leo Smith & Han Bennink
Mysterious Sonic Fields
3-1 Chrysanthemum Flowers On A Mountaintop (For Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan And Mary Jackson) 5:00
3-2 Largo: A Mysterious Love Sonic (For Shana, Robeson And Sarah) 5:00
3-3 Louis Armstrong In New York City And Accra, Ghana 8:49
3-4 Albert Einstein: Particles Of Light, A Study In Perception 4:58
3-5 Ornette Coleman At The World´s Fair Of Science And Art In Fort Worth, Texas 5:59
3-6 The Call - A Duet Between Joseph "King" Oliver And Jelly Roll Morton 4:41
3-7 Light Garden In A Dream-Space, A Remembrance Of Shaba Of Ethiopia 5:44
3-8 Han Bennink On Fifth Avenue, NYC 5:15
3-9 Johnny Dyani, The Artist Who Imagined A New South Africa. A Celebration 5:49
Wadada Leo Smith & Jack DeJohnette
Freedom Summer, The Legacy
4-1 Sandalwood And Sage 5:08
4-2 Freedom Summer 9:18
4-3 Meditation: A Sonic Circle Of Double Piano Resonances 8:57
4-4 The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional And A Force That Destroys Democracy 20:03
4-5 Silence, Quietness And Very Still 9:52
Wadada Leo Smith & Jack DeJohnette
Paradise: The Gardens And Fountains
Paradise: The Gardens And Fountains (37:45)
5-1 Part I The River Of Abundance 8:32
5-2 Part II The Fountain Of Tasnim 9:40
5-3 Part III The Supreme Fountain 8:13
5-4 Part IV Exaltation And Musk 9:18
5-5 Part V Pomegranates And Herbal Teas 2:02
Line-up/Musicians
Drums – Andrew Cyrille (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8), Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 4-1 to 5-5), Pheeroan akLaff (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
Drums, Percussion – Han Bennink (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
Piano – Wadada Leo Smith (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 4-1 to 4-5)
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 4-1 to 4-5)
Trumpet – Wadada Leo Smith
About this release
TUM Records – TUM BOX 006 (Finland)
Disc 1 recorded at Sear Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York City, on December 3 & 4, 2019
Disc 2 recorded at Sear Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York City, on September 20 & 21, 2019
Disc 3 recorded at Electric Monkey Studios in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on July 29, 2014
Discs 4 & 5 recorded at Sear Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York City, on January 9 & 10, 2020
Thanks to snobb for the addition and js for the updates