''Budding of a Rose'' is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter

Wadada Leo Smith Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (born December 18, 1941) is an American trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. He was one of three finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for ''Ten Free ...

with a large ensemble. The album was recorded in Paris, following a radio performance the day before, and released in 1979 via German

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label.

Background

Smith explains that "Budding of a Rose" refers to an idea about mysticism or enlightenment, for the rose is one of the symbols of the

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. The song "Harmonium" talks about the balance of the Universe. In "Mutumishi" Smith explored how instruments of different pitches could play the same lines.

Track listing

Partial list of personnel

Band *Leo Smith – trumpet *

Roscoe Mitchell Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described him as "one of the key figures ...

– alto saxophone *Wes Brown – bass * Pheeroan AkLaff – drums, percussion *

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– piano * Bobby Naughton – vibraphone *Pinguin Moschner – tuba Production *Jürgen Pankarz – artwork *Alex Dutilh – photography *Burkhard Hennen – producer *Jef Gilson – recording

References

{{Authority control Wadada Leo Smith albums 1979 albums