Spiritual Dimensions

Smith, Wadada Leo
Cuneiform Records
Jazz | Jan 2010

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2010-01-25
Improvisation Jazz, think/hear Miles & Don Cherry
CD #1 WADADA LEO SMITH's Golden Quintet with Vijay Iyer piano, more free Jazz
1: 12:59 20 second fade up then instrument noodling, GREAT BASS, free jazz, noodling, lull @ 8 min, GREAT DRUMMING, Trumpet, is where Miles left off.
2: 5:49 multi instrument noodling, @ 3 min sparse trumpet, piano keys tinkling
3: 14:56 drum kit rules then fast piano chaos, cool haunting trumpet, nice bass work at 4:50, nice fast percussion, more GREAT bass work, drum kit rules again.
4: 6:22 multi instrument noodling, fast piano, drums & bass with wailing trumpet, slow last minute.
****5: 15:42 GREAT trumpet with drone, @ 2:30 cool pounding riff, with wah wah pedal?, at 10 min mellow chaos, 12 min., slower with wah wah, very cool sound


CD #2 WADADA LEO SMITH's Organic with 4 guitarists including Nels Cline, more Funk
****1: 12:37 solo trumpet noodling intro then low down FUNK
****2: 19:23 slower bluesy FUNK/Rock, GREAT cello @ 10 min.
**3: 18:09 low key instrument noodling with electronics until 4:50 then rhythm takes over, short pause @ 8:22, then guitars kick in, bass
***4: 13:34 slower, mostly solo trumpet with drone intro then @ 2:40 great pounding rhythm cuts loose. e guitar feedback, locked drum kit, cello chaos, feedback, slower at end
D  Farrell 01/2010

Recent airplay

Angela Davis
Umar At The Dome Of The Rock, Parts 1 & 2, Pacifica, Al-Shadhili's Litany Of The Sea: Sunrise
Al-Shadhili's Litany Of The Sea: Sunrise

Charting

2010-01-24 — 2010-03-28 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 21 2
Mar 14 3
Feb 28 2
Feb 7 1
Jan 31 1

Track listing

1. Al-Shadhili's Litany Of The Sea: Sunrise
2. Pacifica
3. Umar At The Dome Of The Rock, Parts 1 & 2
4. Crossing Sirat
5. South Central L.A. Kulture (Golden Quintet Version)
6. South Central L.A. Kulture (Organic Version)
7. Angela Davis
8. Organic
9. Joy : Spiritual Fire : Joy