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The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer

by Wadada Leo Smith, Ed Blackwell

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Wadada Leo Smith, who turns 69 in December, is in the middle of a late-career boom, excelling in many diverse contexts, releasing a slew of strong records, and collaborating with powerfully idiosyncratic musicians young enough to be his children (Vijay Iyer, Okkyung Lee, John Coxon, Nels Cline)... He's also been making killer music in duos with drummers, among them Alan Rudolph and Jack DeJohnette, and he just released The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer (Kabell), a 1986 live recording with the brilliant Ed Blackwell that showcases Smith's fiery technique and carefully measured improvisation-every phrase and flurry has its place in a deliberate whole. - Chicago Reader

“Here we find [Wadado Leo Smith] again in excellent company, with Ed Blackwell no less, the fabulous free jazz drummer who laid the foundations for his instrument's new role with the Ornette Coleman bands and Old & New Dreams. Like with Don Cherry on the historic "Mu", he is possibly the best partner for this kind of endeavor and also for Smith's concept of music : it is freedom while being based in African rhythms, blues and jazz. Blackwell is incredibly creative and expressive, adding little touches, shifting meters, reorganising the beats constantly, actively shaping the overall sound and melody. Just listen closely to the album's title track if you want to be convinced. “
- Free Jazz blog

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released October 26, 2010

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Wadada Leo Smith New Haven, Connecticut

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser is one of the most acclaimed creative artists of his times, both for his music and his writings. For the last five decades, Mr. Smith has been a member of the historical and legendary AACM collective. He distinctly defines his music as “Creative Music.” ... more

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