Light Upon Light is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was released in 1999 on the Tzadik Records' Composer Series. The album includes a composition for chamber ensemble and gamelan quartet, a solo piece for viola, a bass concerto written for Bert Turetzky and two electronic pieces.Light Upon Light at Wadada Leo Smith
Reception
In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Wadada Leo Smith's second recording for the Tzadik label, Light Upon Light, is more spacious and a little colder than his first, Tao-Njia."
Track listing All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith. "Moths, Flames and the Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees" - 15:33 "Hetep: Serenity: Tranquility 2" - 8:05 "Multiamerica" - 10:27 "Nur: Luminous, Light Upon Light" - 14:01 "A Thousand Cranes: A Memorial for Amir Hamzehi" - 4:11
Personnel Moths, Flames and the Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees Stephen "Lucky" Mosko – conductor Dorothy Stone – piccolo flute, alto flute Martin Walker – clarinet, bass clarinet Arthur Jarvinen – vibraphone, Tibetan temple bells, hi-hat cymbale-sets, axatse, large bass drum Vicki Ray – piano Robin Lorentz – violin Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello I. Nyoman Wenten – gender barung Joh Parsons – gender panembung I. Wayhan Budha – kempul, gong ageng Wadada Leo Smith – kenong
Hetep Serenity Tranquility 2 Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola
Multiamerica Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet Mark Trayle – electronics Harumi Makino Smith – poetry
Nur Luminous, Light Upon Light David Rosenboom – conductor Bertram Turetzky – double bass Dorothy Stone – piccolo, alto flute Allen Vogel – oboe Bill Powell – clarinet, bass clarinet Arthur Jarvinen – marimba Vicki Ray – celesta Brian Pezzone – harmonium Robin Lorentz – violin Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello
A Thousand Cranes A Memorial for Amir Hamzehi Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet Mark Trayle – electronics
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