Celestial Weather
Celestial Weather | ||||
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Studio album by Wadada Leo Smith | ||||
Released | 2015 | |||
Recorded | June 16, 2012 | |||
Studio | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 62:21 | |||
Label | TUM | |||
Producer | Petri Haussila | |||
Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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Celestial Weather is an album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and bassist John Lindberg, which was recorded in 2012 and released on the Finnish TUM label. Although they have played together as a duo over the years, this album is their first duo recording.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
The Absolute Sound | [2] |
All About Jazz | [3] |
Down Beat | [4] |
Tom Hull | B+[5] |
In a review for Down Beat, Jim Macnie says about the duo "You can hear their unity in the heady banter of these three discrete suites. Each is a cascade of curt phrases that manage to solidify as they align with those of their mate."[4]
The All About Jazz review by Dan McLenaghan notes, "With Celestial Weather, Smith and Lindberg employ a spare, conversational approach.. It is music that is reflective and serene."[6]
The JazzTimes review by Bill Beuttler states, "The result, though less extravagant than Smith’s Pulitzer-nominated, four-CD Ten Freedom Summers and subsequent two-CD The Great Lakes Suites, is a worthy addition to those recent landmarks that documents the two men’s exceptional rapport."[7]
The Point of Departure review by Chris Robinson says, "Celestial Weather is one long series of in-depth conversations, where each man carefully listens to his friend and responds in kind with care and generosity. It can be a difficult listen, as it is extremely nuanced, contains a great deal of information, and requires as much attention as any music can. While some may bristle at its difficulty and the continual abstraction, it rewards and edifies as all great art does."[8]
Track listing
Malachi Favors Maghostut - A Monarch of Creative Music (Wadada Leo Smith)
- "Part I" - 7:15
- "Part II" - 9:49
Celestial Weather Suite (Wadada Leo Smith and John Lindberg)
- "Cyclone" - 5:27
- "Hurricane" - 7:20
- "Icy Fog" - 8:19
- "Typhoon" - 3:31
- "Tornado" - 9:20
Feathers and Earth (John Lindberg)
- "Part I" - 7:15
- "Part II" - 4:05
Personnel
- Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet
- John Lindberg - double bass
References
- ^ Original Liner Notes by Wadada Leo Smith
- ^ Richardson, Derk (August 2, 2016). "Wadada Leo Smith & John Lindberg Celestial Weather". The Absolute Sound. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ McClenaghan, Dan (November 23, 2015). "Wadada Leo Smith & John Lindberg: Celestial Weather". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b Macnie, Jim. Celestial Weather review. Down Beat March 16: page 52. Print.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wadada Leo Smith". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ McLenaghan, Dan. Celestial Weather review at All About Jazz
- ^ Beuttler, Bill. Celestial Weather review at JazzTimes
- ^ Robinson, Chris. Celestial Weather review at Point of Departure
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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