Wadada Leo Smith

The Emerald Duets

Release date June 17, 2022

Tracklist

1
The Prayer (For Keith Jarrett)
13:32
13:32
2
First Meditation From the Heart: The Beauty, the Beloved
12:03
12:03
3
The Uyghur in Xinjiang, China
6:57
6:57
4
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part I)
4:02
4:02
5
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part II)
1:05
1:05
6
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part III)
6:36
6:36
7
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part IV)
1:59
1:59
8
A Sonic Litany on Peace
7:51
7:51
9
The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy
11:18
11:18
10
A Sonic Litany on Justice
3:21
3:21
11
Second Meditation From the Heart: The Beloved, the Beauty
6:20
6:20
12
The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy
10:50
10:50
13
Havana, the Maghrib Prayer and Reflections
10:43
10:43
14
United States Representative Ilhan Omar
3:54
3:54
15
Jeanne Lee: In a Jupiter Mood
6:30
6:30
16
Donald Ayler: The Master of the Sound and Energy Forms
9:30
9:30
17
A Rainbow Sonic Ark for Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (1942-2018)
6:40
6:40
18
Haiti, an Independent Nation in 1804 but Not Recognized by Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Others: A Designed Tragedy!
6:45
6:45
19
Mongezi Feza
10:58
10:58
20
Chrysanthemum Flowers on a Mountaintop (For Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson)
5:02
5:02
21
Largo: A Mysterious Love Sonic (For Shana, Robeson and Sarah)
5:02
5:02
22
Louis Armstrong in New York City and Accra, Ghana
8:51
8:51
23
Albert Einstein: Particles of Light, a Study in Perception
5:00
5:00
24
Ornette Coleman at the World’s Fair of Science and Art in Fort Worth, Texas
6:02
6:02
25
The Call - A Duet Between Joseph "King" Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton
4:43
4:43
26
Light Garden in a Dream-Space, a Remembrance of Shaba of Ethiopia
5:47
5:47
27
Han Bennink on Fifth Avenue, NYC
5:17
5:17
28
Johnny Dyani, the Artist Who Imagined a New South Africa. A Celebration
5:48
5:48
29
Sandalwood and Sage
5:09
5:09
30
Freedom Summer
9:20
9:20
31
Meditation: A Sonic Circle of Double Piano Resonances
8:59
8:59
32
The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy
20:03
20:03
33
Silence, Quietness and Very Still
9:51
9:51
34
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part I the River of Abundance)
8:31
8:31
35
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part II the Fountain of Tasnim)
9:39
9:39
36
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part III the Supreme Fountain)
8:13
8:13
37
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part IV Exaltation and Musk)
9:18
9:18
38
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part V Pomegranates and Herbal Teas)
2:01
2:01

Current tour

Wadada Leo Smith is on tour now!

Wadada Leo Smith will be next performing at Rotterdam Ahoy on Friday 10 July 2026, and is scheduled to play 1 concerts across 1 countries in 2026.

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