Rosa Parks : pure love / Wadada Leo Smith ; composed by Wadada Leo Smith.

Another extended composition by Wadada Leo Smith that is inspired by the civil rights movement in the United States. This new major work is composed for the iconic civil rights hero Rosa Parks (1913-2005) and performed by three vocalists, a double-quartet, and a drummer with electronics. The album i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smith, Wadada Leo, 1941- (Composer, Performer)
Braxton, Anthony (Composer)
McCall, Steve (Composer)
Jenkins, Leroy (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Diamond Voices (Performer)
RedKoral Quartet (Instrumentalist)
BlueTrumpet Quartet (Instrumentalist)
Janus Duo (Instrumentalist)
Other Authors: Daniel, Ted, 1943- (Instrumentalist)
Ragin, Hugh (Instrumentalist)
Haynes, Graham (Instrumentalist)
akLaff, Pheeroan, 1955- (Instrumentalist)
Hardedge (Musician) (Instrumentalist)
Language:English
Published: Pohjankuru, Finland : TUM Records, [2018]
Subjects:
Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005 > Songs and music.
Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005.
Third stream (Music)
Jazz vocals.
Secular oratorios.
Jazz > 2011-2020.
Civil rights movements > United States > Songs and music.
Civil rights movements.
Jazz.
United States.
2011-2020
Oratorios.
Songs and music.
Genre:
Songs and music.
Jazz.
Oratorios.
Physical Description:1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Pure love
Format: CD Audio
Description
Summary:
Another extended composition by Wadada Leo Smith that is inspired by the civil rights movement in the United States. This new major work is composed for the iconic civil rights hero Rosa Parks (1913-2005) and performed by three vocalists, a double-quartet, and a drummer with electronics. The album is to be released in February 2019 to celebrate Rosa Parks's birthday.
Note:Title from disc label.
"An oratorio of seven songs"--Container; includes musical excerpts by Anthony Braxton, Steve McCall, Leroy Jenkins, and Wadada Leo Smith.
Program notes by Franz A. Matzner and Wadada Leo Smith, biographical notes on the composer and performers with texts in English (37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations) bound in container.
Call Number:CD 107698
ISBN:9786317607842
6317607842
Participant or Performer:
Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, pre-recorded percuission ; Diamond Voices (Min Xiao-Fen, voice, pipa ; Carmina Escobar, Karen Parks, voice) ; RedKoral Quartet (Shalini Vijayan, Mona Tian, violin ; Andrew McIntosh, viola ; Ashley Walters, cello) ; BlueTrumpet Quartet (Smith, Ted Daniel, Hugh Ragin, trumpet ; Graham Haynes, cornet) ; Janus Duo (Pheeroan akLaff, drums ; Hardedge, electronics).
Event Details:
Recorded 2016 September 25, 2017 May 24, and 2017 May 25, Sear Sound Studios, New York, New York.