Zach Top Sacred Ceremonies (3CD)

Wadada Leo Smith will turn 80 later this year, and to celebrate, Tum Records are releasing two deluxe 3-CD box sets. Three CDs with their own carton sleeves and an inner sleeve with a 50 page booklet. Sacred Ceremonies represents a meeting of three true masters of creative music. On this three-CD boxed set trumpet legend Wadada Leo Smith joins forces with the ever-versatile electric bassist Bill Laswell and the late, great master drummer Milford Graves in three separate sessions. The boxed set comprises a duo CD of Wadada Leo Smith with Milford Graves, a duo CD of Wadada Leo Smith with Bill Laswell and a trio CD of Wadada Leo Smith with both Bill Laswell and Milford Graves. Tracklisting Disc 1: 1.to 3.Nyoto, Parts 1 ? 3 4.Baby Dodds In Congo Square 5.Celebration Rhythms 6.Poetic Sonics 7.The Poet: Play Ebony, Play Ivory (For Henry Dumas) Disc 2: 1.Ascending the Sacred Waterfall - A Ceremonial Practice 2.Prince - The Blue Diamond Spirit 3.Donald Ayler's Rainbow Summit 4.Tony Williams 5.Mysterious Night 6.Earth - A Morning Song 7.Minnie Riperton - The Chicago Bronzeville Master Blaster Disc 3: 1.Social Justice - A Fire for Reimagining the World 2.Myths of Civilizations and Revolutions 3.Truth in Expansion 4.The Healer's Direct Energy 5.Waves of Elevated Horizontal Forces 6.An Epic Journey Inside the Center of Color 7.Ruby Red Largo - A Sonnet