Red Sulphur Sky
Appearance
Red Sulphur Sky | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Recorded | April 14, 2001 | |||
Studio | Killzone Music, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:28 | |||
Label | Tzadik | |||
Producer | Wadada Leo Smith & Harumi Makino Smith | |||
Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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Red Sulphur Sky is a solo album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded in 2001 and released on Tzadik Records.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
Tom Hull | B+[5] |
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek notes "Smith offers an album full of warmth and humor that is genuinely accessible."[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "This is a devastatingly beautiful recital, calling on all of Smith's technique as well as his wonderfully poetic musical personality."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith
- "Red Sulphur Sky" - 6:12
- "Evening Glow a Shining Outward" - 4:36
- "The Medicine Wheel" - 20:34
- "Afmie: Purity and Poverty" - 21:06
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Red Sulphur Sky at Wadada Leo Smith
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Wadada Leo Smith - Red Sulphur Sky: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1362. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wadada Leo Smith". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.