Afterwards labeled as Wadada Leo Smith, which Mississippi horn blower introduced among ECM’s top previously records in the shape of Divine Like, an ethereal, three-song opus whose title song are a great 21-second tone poem in which trumpet, flutes, and you may various updated percussion intermingle to manufacture an effective tapestry out of voice. Lester Bowie, Kenny Wheeler, and you may Charlie Haden render stellar cameos. Trick tune: “Divine Love”

One of the first antique albums when you look at the ECM’s catalogue, that it magnificent discussion ranging from vibraphone maestro Burton and you can ex boyfriend-Kilometers Davis pianist Corea aided to ascertain the fresh urbane artistic one to found describe Manfred Eicher’s fledgling name.