This duo has established its own abstract-concrete musical space. In a mature dimension, magic can be produced like this, using spurs to ramble to a cosmic organon: essential fruits of a long life. As demanding as they are pleasing. World-class calm. Despite its rarity, the constellation of trumpet and drums as a duo does have a small tradition: in 1969, Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell; in 1997, Bill Dixon and Tony Oxley. Here, Smith enters the intimacy of a duo, a place where Miles Davis never dared to go. Yet Davis's legacy shimmers through in Smith's happy interplay with Sommer.

Cover art: Gerda Lepke
Graphic design: Jonas Schoder
Liner notes: Oliver Schwerdt
Photos: Francesca Pfeffer, Andreas Tittmann

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith (Kiom Music, Ascap) and Günter Baby Sommer (GEMA). Recorded Mai 22, 23, 2006 by Willy Strehler at Studio Klangdach, Guntershausen, Switzerland. Mixed and mastered November 2006 by Willy Strehler and Günter Sommer. Produced by Intakt Records. Executive production: Patrik Landolt