Wadada Leo Smith - Procession of the Great Ancestry

Artist: Wadada Leo Smith | Label: Nessa | Genre: Jazz | Format: CD | CD Condition: New | Case Condition: Sealed 

Wadada Leo Smith 
Procession of the Great Ancestry
Nessa 26

Composer/trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is currently a faculty member at Cal Arts. "Procession", recorded in 1983, includes 4 compositions dedicated to trumpet masters Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Booker Little and Roy Eldridge performed by a quartet including Bobby Naughton - vibes, Joe Fonda - bass and Kahil El'Zabar - percussion. On 2 vocal tracks the ensemble is joined by Mchaka Uba - bass and blues legend Louis Myers - guitar. The final track is a Martin Luther King tribute and the quartet is joined by tenor saxophonist John Powell.

     Contains: 
Blues: Jah Jah in the Perfect Love 
Procession of the Great Ancestry (for Miles Davis) 
The Flower That Seeds the Earth (for Booker Little) 
The Third World, Grainery of Pure Earth (for Roy Eldridge) 
Who Killed David Walker? 
Celestial Sparks in the Sanctuary (for Dizzy Gillespie) 
Nuru Light: The Prince of Peace (for Martin Luther King) 

NEW SEALED CD