Wadada Leo Smith

Composer/trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is currently a faculty member at Cal Arts. "Procession", recorded in 1983, includes 4 compositions dedicated to trumpet masters Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Booker Little and Roy Eldridge performed by a quartet including Bobby Naughton - vibes, Joe Fonda - bass and Kahil El'Zabar - percussion.

On 2 vocal tracks the ensemble is joined by Mchaka Uba - bass and blues legend Louis Myers - guitar. The final track is a Martin Luther King tribute and the quartet is joined by tenor saxophonist John Powell.

PERSONNEL:

• Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, fluglehorn, kalimba, vocal)
• Bobby Naughton (vibraharp)
• Joe Fonda (bass)
• Kahil El Zabar (drums, balafon, kalimba, percussion)
• Louis Myers (electric guitar)
• Mchaka Uba (bass)
• John Powell (tenor saxophone)

Recorded February 28, 1983 Acme Recording, Chicago.

TRACKS:

• 01. Jah Jah Is the Perfect Love
• 02. Procession of the Great Ancestry
• 03. The Flower That Seeds the Earth
• 04. The Third World, Grainery of Pure Earth
• 05. Who Killed David Walker?
• 06. Celestial Sparks in the Sanctuary of Redemption
• 07. Nuru Light: The Prince of Peace