Golden Quartet

Golden Quartet
Studio album by
Wadada Leo Smith
Released2000
RecordedJanuary 3, 2000
StudioAvatar Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length57:03
LabelTzadik
ProducerWadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith chronology
Reflectativity
(2000) 		Golden Quartet
(2000) 		Red Sulphur Sky
(2001)

Golden Quartet is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded in 2000 and released on Tzadik Records.[1] It was the debut recording by the eponymous ensemble featuring pianist Anthony Davis, bassist Malachi Favors and drummer Jack DeJohnette.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Golden Quartet is Wadada Leo Smith's strongest date as a leader in quite some time and certainly is his best among his releases on Tzadik."[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "On 'Celestial Sky and All the Magic', Smith demonstrates again how much he owes to Miles Davis, but also how far he has travelled beyond."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith
  1. "DeJohnette" - 15:12
  2. "Harumi" - 6:55
  3. "Celestial Sky and All the Magic: A Memorial for Lester Bowie" - 15:27
  4. "The Healer's Voyage on the Sacred River" - 7:33
  5. "America's Third Century Spiritual Awakening" - 11:56

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ Golden Quartet at Wadada Leo Smith
  3. ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. Wadada Leo Smith - Golden Quartet: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.