The Emerald Duets

The Emerald Duets

Wadada Leo Smith

TypeAlbum
ReleasedJune 17, 2022
LabelTUM Records
Genre
Jazz
Style
Avant-garde Jazz Free Jazz

Tracks

# Title Popular Duration
Disc 1
1 The Prayer (For Keith Jarrett) 13:32
2 First Meditation From the Heart: The Beauty, the Beloved 12:03
3 The Uyghur in Xinjiang, China 6:57
4 Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part I) 4:02
5 Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part II) 1:05
6 Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part III) 6:36
7 Rumi’s Masnavi: A Sonic Expression (Part IV) 1:59
8 A Sonic Litany on Peace 7:51
9 The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy 11:18
10 A Sonic Litany on Justice 3:21
11 Second Meditation From the Heart: The Beloved, the Beauty 6:20
Disc 2
1 The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy 10:50
2 Havana, the Maghrib Prayer and Reflections 10:43
3 United States Representative Ilhan Omar 3:54
4 Jeanne Lee: In a Jupiter Mood 6:30
5 Donald Ayler: The Master of the Sound and Energy Forms 9:30
6 A Rainbow Sonic Ark for Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (1942-2018) 6:40
7 Haiti, an Independent Nation in 1804 but Not Recognized by Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Others: A Designed Tragedy! 6:45
8 Mongezi Feza 10:58
Disc 3
1 Chrysanthemum Flowers on a Mountaintop (For Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson) 5:02
2 Largo: A Mysterious Love Sonic (For Shana, Robeson and Sarah) 5:02
3 Louis Armstrong in New York City and Accra, Ghana 8:51
4 Albert Einstein: Particles of Light, a Study in Perception 5:00
5 Ornette Coleman at the World’s Fair of Science and Art in Fort Worth, Texas 6:02
6 The Call - A Duet Between Joseph "King" Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton 4:43
7 Light Garden in a Dream-Space, a Remembrance of Shaba of Ethiopia 5:47
8 Han Bennink on Fifth Avenue, NYC 5:17
9 Johnny Dyani, the Artist Who Imagined a New South Africa. A Celebration 5:48
Disc 4
1 Sandalwood and Sage 5:09
2 Freedom Summer 9:20
3 Meditation: A Sonic Circle of Double Piano Resonances 8:59
4 The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force That Destroys Democracy 20:03
5 Silence, Quietness and Very Still 9:51
Disc 5
1 Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part I the River of Abundance) 8:31
2 Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part II the Fountain of Tasnim) 9:39
3 Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part III the Supreme Fountain) 8:13
4 Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part IV Exaltation and Musk) 9:18
5 Paradise: The Gardens and Fountains (Part V Pomegranates and Herbal Teas) 2:01
38 tracks, 4 hr 43 min

More by Wadada Leo Smith

Murasaki

Murasaki

Album October 3, 2025
Angel Falls

Angel Falls

Album October 3, 2025
Defiant Life

Defiant Life

Album March 21, 2025
Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

Album May 10, 2024
Two Centuries

Two Centuries

Album August 17, 2022
String Quartets Nos. 1–12

String Quartets Nos. 1–12

Album June 17, 2022
Pacifica Koral Reef

Pacifica Koral Reef

Album January 7, 2022
A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday

A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday

Album November 19, 2021
Sacred Ceremonies

Sacred Ceremonies

Album May 21, 2021
Sun Beans Of Shimmering Light

Sun Beans Of Shimmering Light

Album April 16, 2021
Sacred Ceremonies 3

Sacred Ceremonies 3

Album 2021
Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs

Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs

Album February 15, 2019
Lebroba

Lebroba

Album November 2, 2018
Najwa

Najwa

Album October 20, 2017
Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk

Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk

Album October 20, 2017
America's National Parks

America's National Parks

Album October 14, 2016
A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

Album March 11, 2016
Red Chrysanthemums Solos 1977

Red Chrysanthemums Solos 1977

Album October 2015
Red Hill

Red Hill

Album September 15, 2014
The Great Lakes Suite

The Great Lakes Suite

Album August 2014
Sonic Rivers

Sonic Rivers

Album June 24, 2014
Twine Forest

Twine Forest

Album October 21, 2013
Occupy the World

Occupy the World

Album June 18, 2013
Ancestors

Ancestors

Album October 16, 2012
Ten Freedom Summers

Ten Freedom Summers

Album May 21, 2012
YO MILES! Shinjuku

YO MILES! Shinjuku

Album September 28, 2010
YO MILES! Lightning

YO MILES! Lightning

Album September 28, 2010
America

America

Album 2009
Wisdom in Time

Wisdom in Time

Album 2007
Snakish

Snakish

Album 2005
Upriver

Upriver

Album 2005
Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace

Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace

Album August 2004
Sky Garden

Sky Garden

Album 2004
Yo Miles! Sky Garden

Yo Miles! Sky Garden

Album 2004
Lake Biwa

Lake Biwa

Album 2004
Organic Resonance

Organic Resonance

Album October 3, 2003
Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer)

Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer)

Album February 2002
Red Sulphur Sky

Red Sulphur Sky

Album September 25, 2001
Golden Quartet

Golden Quartet

Album April 2000
Dreams and Secrets

Dreams and Secrets

Album 2000
Reflectativity

Reflectativity

Album 2000
Light Upon Light

Light Upon Light

Album July 20, 1999
Interludes of Breath and Substance

Interludes of Breath and Substance

Album 1999
Condor, Autumn Wind

Condor, Autumn Wind

Album May 1998
Yo, Miles!

Yo, Miles!

Album 1998
Golden Hearts Remembrance

Golden Hearts Remembrance

Album August 12, 1997
Prataksis

Prataksis

Album 1997
Tao-Njia

Tao-Njia

Album 1996
Kulture Jazz

Kulture Jazz

Album January 1, 1993