Wadada Leo Smith

4 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE (March 2016)

"Celestial Weather", a duet with bassist John Lindberg, is fetching stuff. The two met 40 years ago as part of Anthony Braxton's Creative Orchestra project and have remained connected since . You can hear their unity in the heady banter of these three discrete suites. Each is a cascade of curt phrases that manage to solidify as they align with those of their mate. There´s a wealth of variety at work as Smith glides through the upper register in a clarion timbre, while Lindberg's bass resonates below. - Jim Macnie

PERSONNEL:

• WADADA LEO SMITH, trumpet
• JOHN LINDBERG, bass

TRACKS:

• MALACHI FAVORS MAGHOSTUT - A MONARCH OF CREATIVE MUSIC
• 01 Part I
• 02 Part II
• CELESTIAL WEATHER SUITE
• 03 Cyclone
• 04 Hurricane
• 05 Icy Fog
• 06 Typhoon
• 07 Tornado
• FEATHERS AND EARTH
• 08 Part I

• TOTAL TIME: 62:21 Min