1.1 Blues: Jah Jah Is the Perfect Love 1.2 Procession of the Great Ancestry 1.3 The Flower That Seeds the Earth 1.4 The Third World, Grainery of Pure Earth 1.5 Who Killed David Walker? 1.6 Celestial Sparks in the Sanctuary of Redemption 1.7 Nuru Light: The Prince of Peace
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Composer/trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is currently a faculty member at Cal Arts. "Procession", recorded in 1983, includes 4 compositions dedicated to trumpet masters Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Booker Little and Roy Eldridge performed by a quartet including Bobby Naughton - vibes, Joe Fonda - bass and Kahil El'Zabar - percussion. On 2 vocal tracks the ensemble is joined by McHaka Uba - bass and blues legend Louis Myers - guitar. The final track is a Martin Luther King tribute and the quartet is joined by tenor saxophonist John Powell.