Golden Quartet | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Wadada Leo Smith |
Cover: | Golden_Quartet_cover.jpeg |
Released: | 2000 |
Recorded: | January 3, 2000 |
Studio: | Avatar Studio, New York City |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 57:03 |
Label: | Tzadik |
Producer: | Wadada Leo Smith |
Chronology: | Wadada Leo Smith |
Prev Title: | Reflectativity |
Prev Year: | 2000 |
Next Title: | Red Sulphur Sky |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Golden Quartet is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded in 2000 and released on Tzadik Records.[1] It was the debut recording by the eponymous ensemble featuring pianist Anthony Davis, bassist Malachi Favors and drummer Jack DeJohnette.[2]
In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Golden Quartet is Wadada Leo Smith's strongest date as a leader in quite some time and certainly is his best among his releases on Tzadik."
The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "On 'Celestial Sky and All the Magic', Smith demonstrates again how much he owes to Miles Davis, but also how far he has travelled beyond."[3]
All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith