Abbey Road Quartet
Abbey Road Quartet | ||||
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Studio album by Wadada Leo Smith | ||||
Released | 2009 | |||
Recorded | August 2008 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road Studios | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Treader trd014 | |||
Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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Abbey Road Quartet is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith released in 2009 via Treader label.[1][2][3]
Reception
A reviewer of Soundohm stated "These quartet recordings feature the improvisational skills of trumpeter Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, guitarist John Coxon, keyboard player Pat Thomas and drummer Mark Sanders - an ensemble that convened at Abbey Road Studios last year to commit these five pieces to tape. Wadada takes the lead, perhaps most staunchly reminding you that this is, at heart, a jazz album thanks to his florid, lyrical phrasing. The relationships formed between the instruments are an immediate source of intrigue, forming plenty of complex exchanges, throughout which Coxon - who also assumes a producer's role - puts in some sterling textural work, on 'For Mongezi Feza' laying down precise feedback formations that at times are reminiscent of Thurston Moore's most incisive and restrained outings."[4] Marc Medwin of All About Jazz added, "Transparency is ever-present, especially on the sultry but pointillistic "For Mongezi Feza," where Smith runs scales and injects shards into what sounds like Thomas playing a celeste. Even when the music heats up, there's a welcome calm to it all where so many improvised sessions turn fiery."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "For Johnny Dyani" | |
2. | "For Ashley Wales" | |
3. | "For Mongezi Feza" | |
4. | "For Grant Green" | |
5. | "For Elton Dean" |
Personnel
- Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
- Mark Sanders – drums
- John Coxon – electric guitar
- Pat Thomas – piano, synthesizer
References
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Dusted Reviews". Dusted Magazine. dustedmagazine.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith – Abbey Road Quartet". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith Abbey Road Quartet". Soundohm. soundohm.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Medwin, Marc (12 June 2012). "Wadada Leo Smith: Abbey Road Quartet; Spiritual Dimensions & Spirit Catcher article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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- Divine Love (1978)
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- Snakish (2005)
- Compassion (2002)
- Wisdom in Time (2006)
- Dark Lady of the Sonnets (2007)
- America (2008)
- Abbey Road Quartet (2008)
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- Occupy the World (2012)
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- Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk (2014 & 2015)
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- Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace (2003)
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- June 6th 2013 (2013)
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