''Heart's Reflections'' is a two-disc 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 ...

. The album was released on May 16, 2011 via Cuneiform Records label.

Reception

Glen Hall of ''

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'' stated "Trumpeter Smith wears his love for Miles Davis on his sleeve. And the vibe of Heart's Reflections echoes Electric-era Miles, with wah-wah, electric trumpet, yowling guitars, rock-solid drumming and jangling electric piano. But where Miles' music exuded sexuality, most of Smith's two-CD set is ostensibly dedicated to Sufi saint Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili... Even with a heavy-on-electronics, 14-piece group, Smith's music is consistently focused and expressive. Phil Johnson of ''

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'' wrote "The astonishing 20-minute opening track might be called "Don Cherry's Electric Sonic Garden", but it's the wheedling tone and furious backbeat of the late Miles Davis that veteran free-jazz trumpeter Smith makes you think of most. Four electric guitarists among an ensemble of 14, with two laptop operatives squiggling away. You can argue that nothing on the double-CD quite equals it, or question the context of mystic spirituality, but Smith has made electric jazz sound dangerous again".

Track listing

Disc 1 Disc 2

Personnel

– trumpet * Pheeroan akLaff – drums, soloist *Casey Anderson – sax (alto) *Charlie Burgin – laptop, soloist *Casey Butler – sax (tenor) *Josh Gerowitz – guitar (electric), soloist * Michael Gregory Jackson – guitar (electric), mixing, producer, soloist * John Lindberg – bass (acoustic), soloist * Brandon Ross – guitar (electric), soloist *Angelica Sanchez – piano, soloist, Wurlitzer piano *Lamar Smith – guitar (electric) *Stephanie Smith – soloist, violin * Skúli Sverrisson – six-string bass, bass (electric), soloist * Mark Trayle – laptop, soloist

References

{{Authority control Wadada Leo Smith albums 2011 albums Cuneiform Records albums