WADADA LEO SMITH: ECLIPSE
A Film by Jacques Goldstein; Part of the Freedom Now Collection
Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet
This is an outstanding item, featuring a black & white documentary, live footage and interviews from Leo Smith's new Golden Quartet. Leo speaks about the blues embracing the sadness and joys of life simultaneously, and then his quartet plays a sublime blues piece which is absolutely touching.
Leo then discusses the "free" element and then the quartet erupts into some spectacular playing. There is an incredible duo section for echoplexed electric piano and eerie bowed bass with some wah-wah, then another amazing duo section for the drums and trumpet.
After a number of years out of the limelight, it is a wonderful thing to see and hear drum master Ronald Shannon Jackson playing with his immense power and creativity.
Leo makes a number of strong points in his interview clips throughout the DVD. At one point he states that after Ornette, the term "jazz" is no longer useful but that this music should be referred to as "creative music."
The live performance footage is done extremely well, with excellent close ups so that one feels as though you are right there on stage with the superb all-star quartet. The music and the interviews are seamlessly woven together in a most perfect way and the black & white filming helps one to concentrate on the playing, more than the way the musicians look. Completely marvelous!
Bonus features include an interview and more concert footage.
Note: This is a DVD-R and may not be compatible with all DVD players. Please be sure your DVD player will play DVD-Rs.
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Retail Price: $21.98
Online Sale Price: $20.88
Product Details: 2 DVD-Rs; (NTSC/ALL REGIONS)
84 Minutes
Product Code: 3760123560610
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