freedom summers freedom summers disc box set american composer released smith wrote pieces intermittently years beginning performing live november los_angeles accompanied piece ensemble jazz quartet featuring pianist bassist free jazz contemporary classical work freedom summers comprises pieces fully developed conventional themes abstract expressions subject matter focuses topics smith cites segregation native mississippi playwright august wilson inspirations work freedom summers received widespread critical acclaim named finalist pulitzer prize music background smith started freedom summers wrote piece eponymous civil rights activist mississippi smith subsequently worked intermittently project spent years writing supported series grants commissions final ensemble completed pieces activity smith inspired assemble pieces group august wilson play series pittsburgh cycle smith said idea freedom summers born grew segregated mississippi experienced conditions activist movement equality saw stuff happening moments triggered environment dreams composer performer freedom summers recorded hall los_angeles smith performed live nights november november played pieces accompanied piece ensemble conducted smith quartet featured pianist bassist composition freedom summers comprises discs total half hours music pieces fully developed spanning minutes according smith recurring motifs instead method graphic smith wrote freedom summers traditionally score played music rooted blues jazz ensemble played violin viola cello concert bass bass flute miscellaneous percussion opinion jazz writer smith use echo laden atmospheric sounds previous work culminated freedom summers somber mood reflected pieces titles compositions organized principal sections defining moments america democracy freedom summers section pieces musically described significant figures associated concepts relevant formation institutions evolved human interaction including government media jazz said movements variously address brown little rock thematic concerns extend backwards scott case forward series cross cutting concerns democracy freedom press black church according popmatters box set pieces transform subjects musical invention moods literal finds similar contemporary classical pieces points bbc_music characterized music mixture contemporary classical composition performed based ensemble turbulent free jazz improvised golden quartet opinion jazz critic presence smith jazz quartet classical ensemble led abandon typical themes continuous favor free jazz contemporary classical believed performances inspired contemporary music artists smith golden exhibited chamber sound critical reception freedom summers received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications album received weighted average score based reviews guardian called landmark jazz rich canon wire deemed monumental america civil rights movement wrote smith music suffering dreams better life embodied decade subject powerful compositions allmusic viewed box set smith best work writing belongs jazz canonical freedom suite independent found music comparing recorded 1950s wrote popmatters set sound physically beautiful sounds smith trumpet different instruments combination testing limits asserted conclusion half hours writes america defining events sound story enthusiastic felt box set released separate albums writing listening record entirety exhausting involving inspiring freedom summers ranked best jazz albums allmusic jazz named best jazz record beat magazine named album year ranked number wire list best albums freedom summers finalists pulitzer prize music classical composition pieces winter sky voices ultimately won award track listing music composed personnel credits adapted album liner notes release history
Ten Freedom Summers