Divine Love (album)

Divine Love is an album by American jazz trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith, recorded in September 1978 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features multi-instrumentalists Dwight Andrews and Bobby Naughton, with guest appearances from trumpeters Lester Bowie and Kenny Wheeler on one track and bassist Charlie Haden on another.

Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.

In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote: "Smith acts as conductor, soloist, and his own sideman here; he opens the field on Divine Love through the authority of his players, each of whom receives the colorful possibilities he presents with unguarded openness and the desire to expand on them."

Track listing

 * All compositions by Leo Smith


 * 1) "Divine Love" - 21:47
 * 2) "Tastalun" - 6:38
 * 3) "Spirituals: Language of Love" - 15:28

Personnel

 * Leo Smith – trumpet, flugelhorn, gong, percussion
 * Dwight Andrews – alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, triangles, mbira
 * Bobby Naughton – vibraharp, marimba, bells
 * Lester Bowie, Kenny Wheeler – trumpet (track 2)
 * Charlie Haden – bass (track 3)