''Go in Numbers'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter
Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded live in 1980 and released on the Italian
Black Saint label. He leads the New Dalta Akhri, a quartet with Dwight Andrews,
Bobby Naughton and Wes Brown.
Reception
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' notes about the title track that "'Smith's opening figures seem to contain half-remembered elements of Ives' ''
The Unanswered Question
''The Unanswered Question'' is a musical work by American composer Charles Ives. Originally paired with ''Central Park in the Dark'' as ''Two Contemplations'' in 1908, ''The Unanswered Question'' was revised by Ives in 1930–1935. As with many ...
''. Elsewhere he sounds uncannily like a slowed-up version of
Don Cherry, an influence that was to seem ever more pressing in years to come."
Track listing
:''All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith''
# "The World Soul" - 3:50
# "Go in Numbers" - 16:59
# "Illumination: The Nguzo Saba" - 16:09
# "Changes" - 6:59
Personnel
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Wadada Leo Smith -
trumpet,
flugelhorn
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,
atenteben flute
*Dwight Andrews -
tenor sax,
soprano sax,
flute
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*
Bobby Naughton -
vibraphone
*Wes Brown -
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
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** Acoustic bass gui ...
, odurogyaba flute
References
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1982 live albums
Wadada Leo Smith live albums
Black Saint/Soul Note live albums