If you are not familiar with Wadada Leo Smith as an artist or as a thinker, you could start with The Chicago Symphonies and know that you are engaging with some of his finest work.
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Jazz Album Review: “2 Blues for Cecil” — Beautifully Out of the Box
The trio shares Cecil Taylor’s love of rational freedom and adventure, but it doesn’t try to reproduce the pianist’s rip-roaring intensity.
Jazz CD Review: The OGJB Quartet — Skipping About Through Time
It is enormous fun to hear how this group of veterans try to think in new ways — as they do throughout this engaging release.
Jazz CD Reviews: Wadada Leo Smith — Paying Superb Homage to Monk, and Other Heroes
That’s why Wadada Leo Smith’s musical visions are so miraculous: there’s an impression of drift, yet they rarely meander.