Детали релиза : Wadada Leo Smith - Tao-Njia (1996) [FLAC (tracks + .cue)]

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A breathtakingly beautiful document of new compositions from a founding member of Chicago's AACM and one of the world's most important contemporary creative musician/composers. Featuring his ensemble Nda-Kulture and the California E.A.R. Unit, Tao-Njia blends jazz, blues, poetry and the cultural traditions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Indonesia and America into lyrical and profoundly moving music.

Wadada Leo Smith-trumpter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser-has been active for over thirty years. With Leroy Jenkins and Anthony Braxton, he was a founder of the Creative Construction Company, and has recorded his own albums on ECM, Black Saint, Nessa, Sackville and other labels. His compositions have been performed by the AACM Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Ursula Oppens, Marilyn Crispell, Da Capo Chamber Players and others.

Personnel

01.
Drums [Two Low], Drums [Frame Drum] – David Philipson
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Wadada Leo Smith
Vibraphone, Bells [Tubular], Timpani – Mika Noda

02.
02.a
Flute [Bamboo] – Wadada Leo Smith
Performer [Bansuri] – David Philipson
02.b
Temple Bells [Tibetan] – David Philipson
Voice [Poetry] – Harumi Makino Smith
Performer [Monophony-bar], Bells [Indian Low Bell, Japanese High Bell] – Wadada Leo Smith
02.c
Trumpet – Wadada Leo Smith
02.d
Flugelhorn, Trumpet [Harmon Mute] – Wadada Leo Smith
02.e
Voice [Poetry] – Harumi Makino Smith
Flute [Nohkan], Performer [Axatse] – Wadada Leo Smith
Performer [Bansuri, Axatse] – David Philipson
02.f
Trumpet [Straight Mute] – Wadada Leo Smith

03.
Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass] – Martin Walker
Conductor – Stephen Lucky Mosko
Timpani, Vibraphone, Bells [Tubular] – Mika Noda
Piano, Celesta – Vicki Ray
Flute, Flute [Alto], Wind [Piccolo] – Dorothy Stone
Cello – Erika Duke
Violin – Robin Lorentz
Trumpet [Solo], Performer [Pre-recorded Solo Mbira Music] – Wadada Leo Smith