Reflectativity
1975 live album by Wadada Leo Smith
| Reflectativity | ||||
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| Live album by Wadada Leo Smith | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | November 22, 1974 | |||
| Venue | The Educational Center for the Arts, New Haven | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:11 | |||
| Label | Kabell | |||
| Producer | Wadada Leo Smith | |||
| Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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Reflectativity is the second album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and the debut with the ensemble New Dalta Ahkri, which was recorded live at The Educational Center for the Arts, New Haven, and released in 1975 on his own Kabell label.[1]
Background
At this time, Smith was living in New Haven and he formed the band with his students and other young musicians based in the area. For this performance it was a trio with pianist Anthony Davis and bassist Wes Brown. In 2000, Smith released an extended remake with Brown replaced by Malachi Favors on John Zorn's imprint Tzadik. The original album was reissued in 2004 including the second set of the concert as part of the four-CD box Kabell Years: 1971-1979, also on Tzadik.[2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
In his review for AllMusic, Eugene Chadbourne states "Well beyond the structural clichés of normal 'head-solo-head-and out' jazz, this piece is one of the finest combinations of improvisation and composition ever recorded."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith.
- "Reflectativity" - 22:24
- "t wmukl - D" - 18:47
Personnel
- Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn, Indian flute, atenteben, percussion
- Anthony Davis - piano
- Wes Brown - bass, atenteben
References
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Watson, Ben (2010). Honesty Is Explosive!: Selected Music Journalism. Wildside Press LLC. p. 145. ISBN 9781434457837. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Kabell Years: 1971-1979 at Wadada Leo Smith
- ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. Wadada Leo Smith - Reflectativity: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 4997. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
albums
- Creative Music - 1 (1971)
- Divine Love (1978)
- Solo Music: Ahkreanvention (1979)
- Budding of a Rose (1979)
- Spirit Catcher (1979)
- Human Rights (1982)
- Procession of the Great Ancestry (1983)
- Rastafari (1983)
- Kulture Jazz (1992)
- Tao-Njia (1995)
- Golden Hearts Remembrance (1997)
- Prataksis (1997)
- Light Upon Light (released 1999)
- Reflectativity (2000)
- Golden Quartet (2000)
- Lake Biwa (2000-2004)
- Red Sulphur Sky (2001)
- The Year of the Elephant (2002)
- Luminous Axis (2002)
- Snakish (2005)
- Compassion (2002)
- Wisdom in Time (2006)
- Dark Lady of the Sonnets (2007)
- America (2008)
- Abbey Road Quartet (2008)
- Heart's Reflections (released 2011)
- Ancestors (2011)
- Occupy the World (2012)
- Sonic Rivers (2013)
- Red Hill (2014)
- The Great Lakes Suites (2012)
- Celestial Weather (2012)
- Najwa (2014)
- Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk (2014 & 2015)
- A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (2015)
- Sacred Ceremonies (2015 & 2016)
- America's National Parks (2016)
albums
- Reflectativity (1974)
- Song of Humanity (1976)
- The Mass on the World (1978)
- Touch the Earth (1979)
- Go in Numbers (1980)
- If You Want the Kernels You Have to Break the Shells (1981)
- The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer (1986)
- Condor, Autumn Wind (1997)
- Organic Resonance (2003)
- Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace (2003)
- Tabligh (2005)
- Spiritual Dimensions (2008 & 2009)
- Ten Freedom Summers (2011)
- June 6th 2013 (2013)
- Kabell Years: 1971–1979
