''Compassion'' is a studio album by 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 ...

and percussionist

Adam Rudolph Adam Rudolph (born September 12, 1955) is a jazz composer and percussionist performing in the post-bop and world fusion media. In 1988, Rudolph met jazz musician Yusef Lateef, and the two would go on to collaborate and perform together for th ...

The album was released on May 16, 2006 via Meta and Kabell labels.

Reception

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'' noted "Ages before reductionist improvisation morphed into a contest to see who could say the least within the longest possible span of time and in the most unmusical way possible, trumpeter/flugelhornist Wadada Leo Smith developed a style built on economy and variable timbre—a style that, while novel, nevertheless embraced essential qualities that distinguish music from random futzing. Compassion is not reductionist. Smith's approach is too direct and organically conceived to be defined so narrowly. But this music does demonstrate how one can explore open space and extremes in tonal color without contrivance."

Track listing

Personnel

Band *Wadada Leo Smith – composer, executive producer, flugelhorn, trumpet *Adam Rudolph – composer, cymbals, dusungoni, executive producer, gong, hand drums, kalimba, percussion, vocals Production *Jim Hemingway – mastering *Jason Lord – engineer, mixing

References

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