{"id":27620,"date":"2025-11-18T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/?p=27620"},"modified":"2025-12-07T22:06:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:06:26","slug":"sylvie-courvoisier-wadada-leo-smith-angel-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/sylvie-courvoisier-wadada-leo-smith-angel-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylvie Courvoisier &amp; Wadada Leo Smith: Angel Falls (Intakt Records, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1bf26aafc0e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1bf26aafc0e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"568\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/courvosier-smith.jpg?resize=852%2C568&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/courvosier-smith.jpg?resize=852%2C568&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/courvosier-smith.jpg?resize=426%2C284&amp;ssl=1 426w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/courvosier-smith.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/courvosier-smith.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/courvosier-smith.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sylvie Courvoisier &amp; Wadada Leo Smith. Kuva: ogata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pianisti <strong>Sylvie Courvoisier<\/strong> ja trumpetisti <strong>Wadada Leo Smith<\/strong> ovat soittaneet duokeikkoja vuodesta 2017 l\u00e4htien, mutta ensimm\u00e4inen duoalbumi &#8221;<em>Angel Falls<\/em>&#8221; syntyi vasta lokakuussa 2024 yhden ainoan iltap\u00e4iv\u00e4n aikana. Sessio alkoi puolen p\u00e4iv\u00e4n aikaan ja duo soitti koko tunnin mittaisen albumin kappaleet suoraan lopulliseen j\u00e4rjestykseen ilman toisia ottoja tai \u00e4\u00e4nitysten muokkauksia. Kaksikko my\u00f6s miksasi musiikin saman tien ja kaikki oli valmista viiteen menness\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wadada Leo Smith on jo on tavattoman ilmaisuvoimainen trumpetisti, jonka skaala ulottuu herk\u00e4st\u00e4 ja hiljaisesta lyyrisyydest\u00e4 ep\u00e4sovinnaisilla soittotekniikoilla loihdituista soundeista lopulta my\u00f6s uljaisiin, fanfaarimaisiin julkilausumiin. Sylvie Courvoisier on puolestaan monitahoinen pianisti, jonka soitossa nykymusiikki, vapaa improvisaatio ja free jazz kietoutuvat yhteen. Courvoisier laventaa pianonsa sointia n\u00e4pp\u00e4ilem\u00e4ll\u00e4 suoraan pianon kieli\u00e4. Siin\u00e4 miss\u00e4 Smithin lyyrisess\u00e4 soitossa voi paikoin kuulla <strong>Miles Davisin<\/strong> l\u00e4sn\u00e4oloa, tuovat Courvoisierin arvaamattomat bassojys\u00e4hdykset mieleen muistumia <strong>Cecil Taylorin<\/strong> musiikista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wadada Leo Smith on julkaissut t\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna toisenkin  pianistin kanssa soitetun duolevyn, nimitt\u00e4in <strong>Vijay Iyerin<\/strong> kanssa levytetyn albumin &#8221;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/vijay-iyer-wadada-leo-smith-defiant-life\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"26662\">Defiant Life<\/a><\/em>&#8221;. 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