Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Veteran trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Amina Claudine Myers\u2019 duet meditation on Manhattan\u2019s largest open space is more psychic response than sonic portrait. Titled Central Park\u2019s Mosaic of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens, the album hints at autumnal shades and rippling water, but its core interest lies in the ruminations they inspire. The result is a record of slowly unfolding pleasures and subtly changing moods.As on Smith\u2019s previous nature-influenced work, bold blasts of trumpet are juxtaposed with delicate muted sustains while etched lines deliver clear emotional shapes. Here, though, the vibe is more intimate, thanks to the strength of Myers\u2019 tensile piano and organ support. Smith\u2019s vibrancy remains, but now wistful piano harmonies, sacred organ tones and shaded discords inject a frisson of unease.Smith and Myers first met in 1960s Chicago as members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Their paths have crossed ever since but, though both are now in their eighties, this is their first collaborative release. Unhurried, steeped in atmosphere, their rapport inhabits every note.The set begins with Myers spaciously sketching a downbeat harmonic sequence on piano; Smith enters confidently in the trumpet\u2019s upper range before shading his improvisation into a minor key. That piece, \u201cConservatory Gardens\u201d, evolves as an elegiac duet, but the stark chords of \u201cCentral Park at Sunset\u201d embed Smith\u2019s trumpet sustains with a sense of threat.In contrast, Myers\u2019 dense, churchlike organ imbues \u201cJacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir\u201d with loss and regret, and the muted trumpet on \u201cThe Harlem Meer\u201d twins uplift with poignancy.Myers combines tinkling abstraction with gospel cadence on \u201cWhen Was\u201d, her solo feature. The album ends with duet tributes to two musicians who were advocates for peace. \u201cAlbert Ayler, a Meditation in Light\u201d tinges joy with sorrow and turns briefly to the blues; \u201cImagine, a Mosaic for John Lennon\u201d is minimalist, controlled and stately.\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606Available on Red Hook Records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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