Ten freedom summers

Ten freedom summers

Ten freedom summers is based on the Civil Rights Movement in the USA and Wadada Leo Smith has been working on it on and off for over 30 years. It features four discs and performances by his Golden Quartet/Quintet and a small chamber ensemble, including Anthony Davis, John Lindberg, Pheeroan akLaff,...

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Main Author: Smith, Wadada Leo, 1941-
Corporate Authors: Southwest Chamber Music (Musical group), Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet (Performer), Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quintet (Performer)
Other Authors: Von der Schmidt, Jeff (Conductor), Bjorkedal, Alison (Performer), Foschia, Jim (Performer), Gamma, Lorenz (Performer), Jacobson, Peter, violoncellist (Performer), Kaplan, Lawrence, flutist (Performer), Karlin, Jan (Performer), Peters, Tom (Double bassist) (Performer), Vartan, Lynn (Performer), Vijayan, Shalini (Performer), Davis, Anthony (Performer), Lindberg, John (Performer), Aklaff, Pheeroan (Performer), Ibarra, Susie (Performer)
Format: CD Audio
Language:English
Published: [Silver Spring, Md.] : Cuneiform Records, [2012]
Subjects:
Jazz > 2011-2020.
African Americans > Music.
Civil rights movements > 20th century > Songs and music.
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Item Description:
  • Music composed by Wadada Leo Smith.
  • Compact discs.
  • Program notes ([12] pages) inserted in container.
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Summary:Ten freedom summers is based on the Civil Rights Movement in the USA and Wadada Leo Smith has been working on it on and off for over 30 years. It features four discs and performances by his Golden Quartet/Quintet and a small chamber ensemble, including Anthony Davis, John Lindberg, Pheeroan akLaff, Susie Ibarra and others. Ten Freedom Summers is not only a truly remarkable recording, it is Wadada s piece de resistance of his musical accomplishments.
Physical Description:4 sound disc (265 min., 29 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:Produced by Southwest Chamber Music and Wadada Leo Smith.
Participant or Performer:Southwest Chamber Music (Jeff Von der Schmidt, conductor ; Alison Bjorkedal, harp ; Jim Foschia, clarinet ; Lorenz Gamma, violin ; Peter Jacobson, cello ; Larry Kaplan, flute ; Jan Karlin, viola ; Tom Peters, bass ; Lynn Vartan, percussion ; and Shalini Vijayan, violin) ; Golden Quartet/Quintet (Wadada Leo Smith, composer, trumpet ; bass ; Anthony Davis, piano ; John Lindberg, bass ; Pheeroan Aklaff, drums ; and Susie Ibarra, drums).
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Recorded Nov. 4-6, 2011 at Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, Ca.
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