Rabble Without A Cause
Wednesday July 18th, 2012 with Rob Bitschofsky
Ten Freedom Summers, the new Wadada Leo Smith epic
We scratch the surface of the sprawling, ambitious new 4-CD epic concept album Ten Freedom Summers by trumpet player Wadada Leo Smith. An abstract evocation of the American civil rights movement with Smith's Golden Quintet and the 9-piece Southwest Chamber Music ensemble, the album is way too big for one show, so consider this part one.
Dred Scott, 1857 Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers - Cuneiform ![]() |
Emmett Till: Defiant, Fearless Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers - Cuneiform ![]() |
Thurgood Marshall and Brown vs. Board of Education: A Dream of Equal Education, 1954 Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers - Cuneiform ![]() |
Buzzsaw: The Myth of a Free Press Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers - Cuneiform ![]() |