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The Emerald Duets

Wadada Leo Smith

June 17, 2022 · TUM Records

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Tracklist · 38 Tracks · 4h 43m
01
Sandalwood and Sage
5:09
01
Chrysanthemum Flowers on a Mountaintop (For Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson)
5:03
01
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part I the River of Abundance)
8:32
01
The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy
10:51
01
The Prayer (For Keith Jarrett)
13:32
02
Freedom Summer
9:20
02
First Meditation From the Heart: The Beauty, the Beloved
12:04
02
Largo: A Mysterious Love Sonic (For Shana, Robeson and Sarah)
5:03
02
Havana, the Maghrib Prayer and Reflections
10:43
02
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part II the Fountain of Tasnim)
9:40
03
Louis Armstrong in New York City and Accra, Ghana
8:52
03
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part III the Supreme Fountain)
8:14
03
United States Representative Ilhan Omar
3:54
03
The Uyghur in Xinjiang, China
6:57
03
Meditation: A Sonic Circle of Double Piano Resonances
8:59
04
Jeanne Lee: In a Jupiter Mood
6:31
04
Albert Einstein: Particles of Light, a Study in Perception
5:01
04
The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy
20:03
04
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part I)
4:02
04
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part IV Exaltation and Musk)
9:19
05
Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part V Pomegranates and Herbal Teas)
2:02
05
Ornette Coleman at the World’s Fair of Science and Art in Fort Worth, Texas
6:03
05
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part II)
1:05
05
Silence, Quietness and Very Still
9:52
05
Donald Ayler: The Master of the Sound and Energy Forms
9:30
06
A Rainbow Sonic Ark for Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (1942-2018)
6:40
06
The Call - A Duet Between Joseph "King" Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton
4:44
06
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part III)
6:37
07
Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part IV)
2:00
07
Light Garden in a Dream-Space, a Remembrance of Shaba of Ethiopia
5:47
07
Haiti, an Independent Nation in 1804 but Not Recognized by Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Others: A Designed Tragedy!
6:45
08
Han Bennink on Fifth Avenue, NYC
5:18
08
A Sonic Litany on Peace
7:51
08
Mongezi Feza
10:58
09
Johnny Dyani, the Artist Who Imagined a New South Africa. A Celebration
5:49
09
The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy
11:18
10
A Sonic Litany on Justice
3:22
11
Second Meditation From the Heart: The Beloved, the Beauty
6:20

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