Golden Quartet Explained

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
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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]

Reception

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]

Track listing

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith

  1. "DeJohnette" - 15:12
  2. "Harumi" - 6:55
  3. "Celestial Sky and All the Magic: A Memorial for Lester Bowie" - 15:27
  4. "The Healer's Voyage on the Sacred River" - 7:33
  5. "America's Third Century Spiritual Awakening" - 11:56

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wadada Leo Smith discography . Jazz Lists . jazzlists.com . 4 June 2018.
  2. http://www.wadadaleosmith.com/pages/g_quartet.html Golden Quartet
  3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 1992. 6th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2002. Penguin. London. 0-14-051521-6. 1362.