Song of Humanity explained

Song of Humanity
Type:live
Artist:Wadada Leo Smith
Cover:Song_of_humanity_cover.jpg
Released:1977
Recorded:August 4, 1976
Venue:The Gallery, New Haven
Genre:Jazz
Length:40:59
Label:Kabell
Producer:Wadada Leo Smith, Wes Brown, Anthony Davis
Chronology:Wadada Leo Smith
Prev Title:Reflectativity
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:The Mass on the World
Next Year:1978

Song of Humanity is an album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith with the ensemble New Dalta Akhri. It was recorded live at The Gallery, New Haven, and released in 1977 on his own Kabell label.[1] The album was reissued in 2004 as part of the four-CD box on John Zorn's imprint Tzadik.[2]

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Eugene Chadbourne states: "This, the one existing album of this group, suffers from a syndrome of the time being too short to allow stretching out if it is to include a few different styles of compositions by each writing member of the group, which, in this case, included not only Smith but pianist Anthony Davis."

Track listing

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith except where noted.

  1. "Song of Humanity" - 5:13
  2. "Lexicon" (Anthony Davis) - 7:40
  3. "Peacocks, Gazelles, Dogwood Trees & Six Silver Coins" - 8:30
  4. "Of Blues and Dreams" (Anthony Davis) - 11:03
  5. "Pneuma" - 1:34
  6. "Tempio" - 6:59

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wadada Leo Smith discography . Jazz Lists . jazzlists.com . 4 June 2018.
  2. http://wadadaleosmith.com/pages/kabell_years.html Kabell Years: 1971-1979