Compassion (Wadada Leo Smith album)

Compassion is a studio album by jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and percussionist Adam Rudolph[1] The album was released on May 16, 2006 via Meta and Kabell labels.[2][3]

Compassion
Studio album by
Wadada Leo Smith, Adam Rudolph
ReleasedMay 16, 2006
RecordedJune 29, 2002
StudioThe Electric Lodge, Venice, CA
GenreJazz
Length47:13
LabelMeta Records, Kabell Records
Wadada Leo Smith, Adam Rudolph chronology
Snakish
(2005)		 Compassion
(2006)		 Wisdom in Time
(2007)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

By Chris Kelsey of JazzTimes noted "Ages before reductionist improvisation morphed into a contest to see who could say the least within the longest possible span of time and in the most unmusical way possible, trumpeter/flugelhornist Wadada Leo Smith developed a style built on economy and variable timbre—a style that, while novel, nevertheless embraced essential qualities that distinguish music from random futzing. Compassion is not reductionist. Smith's approach is too direct and organically conceived to be defined so narrowly. But this music does demonstrate how one can explore open space and extremes in tonal color without contrivance."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Aquamarine Night"Smith, Rudolph3:30
2."Sun Ray Colors and Rainbow Images"Smith, Rudolph10:16
3."Fragrance of Light"Smith, Rudolph3:11
4."Love Rhythms, Heart Songs"Smith, Rudolph13:06
5."Song of Humanity"Smith4:30
6."Silver Dream Circle"Smith, Rudolph7:13
7."The Caller and the Called"Smith, Rudolph4:49
Total length:47:13

Personnel

Band

  • Wadada Leo Smith – composer, executive producer, flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Adam Rudolph – composer, cymbals, dusungoni, executive producer, gong, hand drums, kalimba, percussion, vocals

Production

  • Jim Hemingway – mastering
  • Jason Lord – engineer, mixing

References
  1. "Wadada Leo Smith & Adam Rudolph – Compassion". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "Adam Rudolph / Wadada Leo Smith Compassion". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1310. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Kelsey, Chris (1 July 2006). "Wadada Leo Smith and Adam Rudolph: Compassion". JazzTimes. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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