"A consistently adventurous trumpeter who has stuck to playing avant-garde jazz throughout his career, Wadada Leo Smith's dry, introverted style (which makes extensive use of space) is a strong contrast to the more jubilan... more »t flights of Lester Bowie." -- All Music Guide Eclipse gives an outlook both modern and classic on a music that, from blues to socalled free jazz, simultaneously asserts its creativity and history, its structure and free improvisation. All these are born contradictions that feed the music of Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet with energy and rare beauty. The music and the interviews are seamlessly woven together in a subtle manner, and the black & white filming helps one to concentrate on the musician's performances. This DVD is part of the Freedom Now collection. Each film was shot on location at a performance at the Banlieues Bleues Festival, and total freedom was given to the directors, whose films challenge the conservative codes of shooting musical performances.« less