Compassion (Wadada Leo Smith album)
| Compassion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 16, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | June 29, 2002 | |||
| Studio | The Electric Lodge, Venice, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:13 | |||
| Label | Meta Records, Kabell Records | |||
| Wadada Leo Smith, Adam Rudolph chronology | ||||
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Compassion is a studio album by jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and percussionist Adam Rudolph[1] The album was released on May 16, 2006 via Meta and Kabell labels.[2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [4] |
By Chris Kelsey of JazzTimes noted "Ages before reductionist improvisation morphed into a contest to see who could say the least within the longest possible span of time and in the most unmusical way possible, trumpeter/flugelhornist Wadada Leo Smith developed a style built on economy and variable timbre—a style that, while novel, nevertheless embraced essential qualities that distinguish music from random futzing. Compassion is not reductionist. Smith's approach is too direct and organically conceived to be defined so narrowly. But this music does demonstrate how one can explore open space and extremes in tonal color without contrivance."[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aquamarine Night" | Smith, Rudolph | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Sun Ray Colors and Rainbow Images" | Smith, Rudolph | 10:16 |
| 3. | "Fragrance of Light" | Smith, Rudolph | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Love Rhythms, Heart Songs" | Smith, Rudolph | 13:06 |
| 5. | "Song of Humanity" | Smith | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Silver Dream Circle" | Smith, Rudolph | 7:13 |
| 7. | "The Caller and the Called" | Smith, Rudolph | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 47:13 | ||
Personnel[edit]
Band
- Wadada Leo Smith – composer, executive producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
- Adam Rudolph – composer, cymbals, dusungoni, executive producer, gong, hand drums, kalimba, percussion, vocals
Production
- Jim Hemingway – mastering
- Jason Lord – engineer, mixing
References[edit]
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith & Adam Rudolph – Compassion". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Adam Rudolph / Wadada Leo Smith Compassion". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1310. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Kelsey, Chris (1 July 2006). "Wadada Leo Smith and Adam Rudolph: Compassion". JazzTimes. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.