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 | LEO SMITH, WADADA America's National Parks Label : Cuneiform Records Year : 2016 Format : 2xCD Style : Jazz Availability : Out of stock | |
| Description : | 'Smith uses his magisterial instrumental voice, his inspirational leadership and his command of classical, jazz and blues forms to remind us of what has gone down and what's still happening.' – DownBeat's 80 Coolest Things in Jazz Today 'A trumpeter and composer of penetrating insight.' – The New York Times With America's National Parks, visionary composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith offers his latest epic collection, a six-movement suite inspired by the scenic splendor, historic legacy, and political controversies of the country's public landscapes. Writing for his newly expanded Golden Quintet, Smith crafts six extended works that explore, confront and question the preserved natural resources that are considered the most hallowed ground in the U.S. – and some that should be. America's National Parks was released shortly before Smith's 75th birthday in December, arriving, coincidentally, in the midst of celebrations for the centennial of the National Park Service, which was created by an act of Congress on August 25, 1916. The spark for the project, however, came from two places: Smith's own research into the National Park system, beginning with Yellowstone, the world's first national park; and Ken Burns' 12-hour documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea. 'The idea that Ken Burns explored in that documentary was that the grandeur of nature was like a religion or a cathedral,' Smith says. 'I reject that image because the natural phenomenon in creation, just like man and stars and light and water, is all one thing, just a diffusion of energy. My focus is on the spiritual and psychological dimensions of the idea of setting aside reserves for common property of the American citizens.' His 28-page score for America's National Parks was penned for his Golden Quintet, a fresh reconfiguration of the quartet that's been a keystone of his expression for the last 16 years. Pianist Anthony Davis, bassist John Lindberg and drummer Pheeroan akLaff are joined by cellist Ashley Walters, affording the composer and bandleader new melodic and coloristic possibilities. 'The cello as a lead voice with the trumpet is magnificent,' Smith says, 'but when you look at the possibilities for melodic formation with the trumpet, the cello, the piano and the bass, that's paradise for a composer and for a performer.' While these preserved landscapes offer the inspiration of powerful natural beauty, Smith's always open-minded view of the world leads him to find that same inspiration wherever he is. 'Every concrete house is from nature,' he says. 'Every plastic airplane that flies 300 people across the ocean comes out of nature. Every air conditioner conditions a natural piece of air. I think that the human being is constantly enfolded in organic nature and constructed nature, so I'm constantly inspired, inside the house or outside the house.' WADADA LEO SMITH - trumpet, director of the ensemble / ANTHONY DAVIS - piano / ASHLEY WALTERS - cello / JOHN LINDBERG - bass / PHEEROAN AKLAAF - drums | |
| Titles : | CD ONE 01. New Orleans: The National Culture Park USA 1718 02. Eileen Jackson Southern,1920-2002: A Literary National Park 03. Yellowstone: The First National Park and the Spirit of America – The Mountains, Super-Volcano Caldera and Its Ecosystem 1872 CD two 04. The Mississippi River: Dark and Deep Dreams Flow the River – a National Memorial Park c. 5000 BC 05. Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks: The Giant Forest, Great Canyon, Cliffs, Peaks, Waterfalls and Cave Systems 1890 06. Yosemite: The Glaciers, the Falls, the Wells and the Valley of Goodwill 1890 | |
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