''Prataksis'' is a collaborative studio album by the

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trumpeter

Wadada Leo Smith Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (born December 18, 1941) is an American trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the field of creative music. He was one of three finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for ''Ten Freedom Summers'', released on ...

, the multi-instrumentalist

Vinny Golia Vinny Golia (born March 1, 1946) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in woodwind instruments. He performs in the genres of contemporary music, jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation. Career As a composer, Golia fuses ...

, and the double bass player Bertram Turetzky. The album was released in 1997 by Golia's Nine Winds Records.

Reception

Duck Baker of ''

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'' wrote, "For free-form fans, this is a great date that unfolds with many an adventure but, seemingly, no effort." J. Norris of '' Coda'' called the album "a quiet masterpiece". Thom Jurek of ''

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'' wrote, "This band was recorded live in the studio with no second takes and no edits. What falls from the speakers is how it rolled out in the studio: linear, transparent, and full of fresh dynamics in the tonal studies. Microtonality—à la

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—is the order of the day, and it crosses with Smith's The Third World notion of melodic sensibility, where no melody is complete until every comment has been made upon it within a group. Hence, the entire world is contained in the eight selections here, which move and breathe with the fearlessness of vanguard jazz but are as earthy as Australian didgeridoo arias or King Sunny Ade's juju songs. Ultimately, it's all movement in one direction, to the heart of both player and listener in a spirit of such generosity and sophistication that it is an infectious laughter that haunts the listener long after the record is over."

Track listing

Personnel

*Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet *Vinny Golia – tenor saxophone, curved saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, English horn, duduk, alto flute,

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*Bertram Turetzky – contrabass, waterphone

References

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