Smith, Wadada Leo / Spiritual Dimensions
Album: Spiritual Dimensions   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Smith, Wadada Leo   Added:Jan 2010
Label:Cuneiform Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-01-24 Pull Date: 2010-03-28 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 21 Mar 14 Feb 28 Feb 7 Jan 31
Airplays: 2 3 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 30, 2017: In Your Ear Radio - A New Year, Here We Come 2018! Pt. 1
Organic
4. Dec 18, 2017: In Your Ear Radio - birthYaY!, Wadada!
Angela Davis
2. Dec 25, 2017: In Your Ear Radio - Merry Holidays to All!
Organic
5. Dec 24, 2015: In Your Ear Radio | Near the End, Again
Umar At The Dome Of The Rock, Parts 1 & 2, Pacifica, Al-Shadhili's Litany Of The Sea: Sunrise
3. Dec 18, 2017: In Your Ear Radio - Into the Evening Part 1
Organic
6. Apr 01, 2010: STANFORD SPORTS: Baseball KZSU-1 / Softball KZSU-2
Al-Shadhili's Litany Of The Sea: Sunrise

Album Review
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

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