Light Upon Light (album)
# Light Upon Light (album)

Light Upon Light is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was released in 1999 on the Tzadik Records' Composer Series. The album includes a composition for chamber ensemble and gamelan quartet, a solo piece for viola, a bass concerto written for Bert Turetzky and two electronic pieces.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Wadada Leo Smith's second recording for the Tzadik label, Light Upon Light, is more spacious and a little colder than his first, Tao-Njia."

## Track listing

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith.

* "Moths, Flames and the Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees" - 15:33
* "Hetep: Serenity: Tranquility 2" - 8:05
* "Multiamerica" - 10:27
* "Nur: Luminous, Light Upon Light" - 14:01
* "A Thousand Cranes: A Memorial for Amir Hamzehi" - 4:11

## Personnel

Moths, Flames and the Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees

* Stephen "Lucky" Mosko – conductor
* Dorothy Stone – piccolo flute, alto flute
* Martin Walker – clarinet, bass clarinet
* Arthur Jarvinen – vibraphone, Tibetan temple bells, hi-hat cymbale-sets, axatse, large bass drum
* Vicki Ray – piano
* Robin Lorentz – violin
* Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello
* I. Nyoman Wenten – gender barung
* Joh Parsons – gender panembung
* I. Wayhan Budha – kempul, gong ageng
* Wadada Leo Smith – kenong

Hetep Serenity Tranquility 2

* Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola

Multiamerica

* Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
* Mark Trayle – electronics
* Harumi Makino Smith – poetry

Nur Luminous, Light Upon Light

* David Rosenboom – conductor
* Bertram Turetzky – double bass
* Dorothy Stone – piccolo, alto flute
* Allen Vogel – oboe
* Bill Powell – clarinet, bass clarinet
* Arthur Jarvinen – marimba
* Vicki Ray – celesta
* Brian Pezzone – harmonium
* Robin Lorentz – violin
* Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola
* Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello

A Thousand Cranes A Memorial for Amir Hamzehi

* Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
* Mark Trayle – electronics
