Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk

Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2017
RecordedNovember 16–17, 2014 and August 8, 2015
StudioStudio M2, Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), Helsinki, Finland
GenreJazz
Length56:30
LabelTUM Records TUM CD 053
ProducerPetri Haussila
Wadada Leo Smith chronology
Najwa
(2017)
Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk
(2017)
Lebroba
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
Jazz Forum[3]
Mojo[1]
PopMatters5/10[4]
Tom HullB+[5]

Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. The album was recorded in Finland and released on October 20, 2017 via Finnish TUM Records label.[6] The album contains five tracks written by Thelonious Monk, and three by Smith.

  1. ^ a b "SOLO: REFLECTIONS AND MEDITATIONS ON MONK by Wadada Leo Smith". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ Ackermann, Karl (October 10, 2017). "Wadada Leo Smith: Solo: Reflections And Meditations On Monk". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ Romański, Marek. "Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk - Wadada Leo Smith| Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ LAYMAN, WILL (14 December 2017). "Wadada Leo Smith: Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wadada Leo Smith". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Wadada Leo Smith – Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.