You may not have heard of him, but Wadada Leo Smith is probably the greatest living jazz musician today. His interpretations of electric, Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis (1926-1991) were impeccable, and now he's taking on another hero of mine, Don Cherry (1936-1995).
I don't blog about jazz much, mostly because so much of the genre has become so moribund, and also because the few remaining innovators tend not to tour much. But this track, Don Cherry's Electric Sonic Garden, is freaking awesome.
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