Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Wadada Leo Smith - Amina Claudine Myers - Central Park at Sunset
Chicago ReaderFollow “While Amina Claudine Myers was visiting Kansas City as a child, two women unexpectedly asked her to sing. “I didn’t…” on Aug 28th →
Wadada Leo Smith - Amina Claudine Myers - When Was
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the month's crucial jazz LPs. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Jun 12th →
Wadada Leo Smith - Amina Claudine Myers - Conservatory Gardens
stereogumFollow “Bill Laswell, the legendary bassist and producer, is in rough shape these days. He’s had a lot of health issues…” on May 22nd →
Wadada Leo Smith - Malik Al Shabazz and the People of the Shahada
Bandcamp DailyFollow “In both his operas and his jazz work, Davis plays outside the lines. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on May 14th →
Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electri… - Muhammad Ali’s Spiritual Horizon
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the month’s crucial jazz LPs Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Apr 27th, 2023 →
Wadada Leo Smith / Andrew Cyrille / Qasi… - Spiritual is 150
stereogumFollow “Bassist Eric Revis is a very busy man. When I reached him by phone, he had just returned home to…” on Oct 19th, 2022 →
Deerhoof & Wadada Leo Smith - Breakup Songs (live)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Smith’s work is a thrilling collision of future and past. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Mar 7th, 2022 →
Wadada Leo Smith - Social Justice - A Fire for Reimagining the World
stereogumFollow “Charles McPherson, an alto saxophonist who’ll be 82 in July, has been playing jazz since the early 1960s. He was…” on May 20th, 2021 →
Deerhoof & Wadada Leo Smith - Last Fad (live)
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “Composer, trumpeter, and theorist Wadada Leo Smith joins us to discuss year of releases centered around his 80th birthday, his…” on May 19th, 2021 →
Wadada Leo Smith / Douglas R. Ewart / Mi… - Super Moon Rising
Chicago ReaderFollow “Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has made recordings over the past decade that celebrate uplifting movements, such as the Occupy protests…” on Apr 26th, 2021 →
Wadada Leo Smith - 1: The Montgomery Bus Boycott - 381 Days of Fire; 2: The First Light, Gold
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Wadada Leo Smith - 1: The Montgomery Bus Boycott - 381 Days of Fire; 2: The First Light, Gold “Song…” on Jun 26th, 2019 →
Najwa - Wadada Leo Smith
PopMattersFollow “At this point, the long arc of fascinating music from trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith can't be summarized at the top…” on Dec 12th, 2017 →
Artist: Wadada Leo Smith - Song: Martin… - Track 05
Dusted MagazineFollow “by Otis Hart Attention spans are getting shorter and shorter these days. We're practically to the point where anyone who…” on Dec 21st, 2012 →
Wadada Leo Smith - Moholo-Moholo/Golden Spirit
Destination: OutFollow “KEEP YOUR HEART STRAIGHT Alexander Hawkins | Louis Moholo-Moholo Keep Your Heart Straight Ogun : 2012 AH, piano; LMM, drums.…” on Dec 11th, 2012 →
Wadada Leo Smith - Fire Over The Earth
Destination: OutFollow “FIRE OVER THE EARTH KWELI (TRUTH) Leo Smith Trio The Mass on the World Moers : 1978 LS, trumpet, flugelhorn,…” on Aug 1st, 2012 →