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Wadada Leo Smith (18 Dec 1941 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (26)

Official

Album

  1. Creative Music - 1 (Six Solo Improvisations) 1971 (as Leo Smith)
  2. The Mass On The World 1978 (as Leo Smith Trio)
  3. Spirit Catcher 1979 (as Leo Smith)
  4. Kulture Jazz 01 Jan 1993
  5. Tao-Njia 1996
  6. Light Upon Light 20 Jul 1999
  7. Golden Quartet Apr 2000
  8. Reflectativity 2000
  9. Red Sulphur Sky 25 Sep 2001
  10. Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer) Feb 2002
  11. Lake Biwa 2004
  12. Ten Freedom Summers 21 May 2012
  13. The Great Lakes Suite Aug 2014
  14. Red Chrysanthemums Solos 1977 Oct 2015
  15. America's National Parks 14 Oct 2016
  16. Najwa 20 Oct 2017
  17. Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk 20 Oct 2017
  18. Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs 15 Feb 2019
  19. The Emerald Duets 17 Jun 2022
  20. String Quartets Nos. 1–12 17 Jun 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. Kabell Years: 1971-1979 Feb 2004
  2. Trumpet 21 May 2021

Album - Live

  1. Spiritual Dimensions 06 Oct 2009

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 2004-03-27: Tonic, New York City, NY, USA

Relationships (17)

Founded

  1. Wadada Leo Smith's Great Lakes Quartet
  2. Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric
  3. Wadada Leo Smith's Mbira
  4. Wadada Leo Smith's Organic

Member Of

  1. Leo Smith Creative Orchestra original, eponymous, trumpet
  2. Douglas Ewart Quintet trumpet
  3. Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quintet
  4. Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit trumpet
  5. Leo Smith Trio
  6. Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra trumpet
  7. Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith
  8. Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric eponymous
  9. The Phillip Wilson Trio trumpet
  10. Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo trumpet
  11. John Lindberg Ensemble trumpet
  12. Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
  13. Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians

Recordings by (288)

  1. Nine (9) Stones On A Mountain ?:?? (1971)
  2. Improvisation No. 4 ?:?? (1971)
  3. Creative Music - 1 ?:?? (1971)
  4. Ogotommêli: Dogon Sage ?:?? (1971)
  5. Afmie - Poem (Solo) Dance 3 ?:?? (1971)
  6. Ep - 1 (Solo Trumpet) ?:?? (1971)
  7. Images ?:?? (1979)
  8. The Burning Of Stones ?:?? (1979)
  9. Spirit Catcher ?:?? (1979)
  10. Divine Love 21:47 (1979)
  11. Tastalun 6:39 (1979)
  12. Spirituals: The Language of Love 15:28 (1979)
  13. Blues: Jah Jah Is The Perfect Love 2:50 (1989)
  14. Procession Of The Great Ancestry (For Miles Davis) 15:10 (1989)
  15. The Flower That Seeds The Earth (For Booker Little) 6:09 (1989)
  16. The Third World, Grainery Of Pure Earth (For Roy Eldridge) 8:25 (1989)
  17. Who Killed David Walker? 3:12 (1989)
  18. Celestial Sparks In The Sanctuary Of Redemption (For Dizzy Gillespie) 8:01 (1989)
  19. Nuru Light: The Prince Of Peace (For Martin Luther King) 3:11 (1989)
  20. Don't You Remember? 3:44 (01 Jan 1993)
  21. Kulture of Jazz 5:37 (01 Jan 1993)
  22. Song of Humanity (Kanto Pri Homaro) 3:45 (01 Jan 1993)
  23. Fire-Sticks, Chrysanthemums and Moonlight (For Harumi) 3:45 (01 Jan 1993)
  24. Seven Rings of Light In the Hola Trinity 2:30 (01 Jan 1993)
  25. Louis Armstrong Counter-Pointing 2:47 (01 Jan 1993)
  26. Albert Ayler In a Spiritual Light 4:54 (01 Jan 1993)
  27. The Kemet Omega Reigns (For Billie Holiday) 5:07 (01 Jan 1993)
  28. Love Supreme (For John Coltrane) 4:01 (01 Jan 1993)
  29. Mississippi Delta Sunrise (For Bobbie) 4:00 (01 Jan 1993)
  30. Mother: Sarah Brown-Smith-Wallace (1920-92) 4:09 (01 Jan 1993)
  31. The Healer's Voyage On the Sacred River (For Ayl Kwel Armah) 3:50 (01 Jan 1993)
  32. Uprising (For Jessie and Yvonne) 5:10 (01 Jan 1993)
  33. Another Wave More Waves 9:36 (1996)
  34. Double Thunderbolt 12:18 (1996)
  35. Tao-Njia 21:17 (1996)
  36. Moths, Flames And The Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees 15:33 (20 Jul 1999)
  37. Hetep: Serenity: Tranquility 2 8:05 (20 Jul 1999)
  38. Multiamerica 10:27 (20 Jul 1999)
  39. Nur: Luminous, Light Upon Light 14:01 (20 Jul 1999)
  40. A Thousand Cranes: A Memorial For Amir Hamzehi 4:11 (20 Jul 1999)
  41. Locomotif No. 6 6:26 (1999)
  42. DeJohnette 15:15 (Apr 2000)
  43. Harumi 6:57 (Apr 2000)
  44. CelestialSky and All Magic: A Memorial for Lester Bowie 15:29 (Apr 2000)
  45. The Healer's Voyage on the Sacred River 7:35 (Apr 2000)
  46. America's Third Century Spiritual Awakening 11:57 (Apr 2000)
  47. Reflectativity 18:30 (2000)
  48. Blue Flag 4:43 (2000)
  49. Fisherman T Wmukl-D 15:49 (2000)
  50. Hanabishi 12:05 (2000)
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On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. Piece Five 7:19 Anthony Braxton (1976)
  2. Piece Three 6:44 Anthony Braxton (1976)
  3. Piece One 5:11 Anthony Braxton (1976)

Instruments

  1. Funky Doo 4:53 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  2. Ma, She’s Makin’ Eyes at Me 0:51 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  3. Everybody Loves My Baby 2:20 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  4. Say What 4:49 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  5. Bold and Black 7:12 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  6. Silver Cycles 9:22 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  7. Dance of the Dervish 6:39 Melvin Jackson (1969) brass
  8. Wise in Time 21:53 Muhal Richard Abrams (1970) flugelhorn, trumpet
  9. Introduction 1:19 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  10. Tokalokaloka, Part One 7:02 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  11. Tokalokaloka, Part Three 1:49 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  12. Ending 1:18 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  13. Once Upon a Time (A Children's Tale) 6:27 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  14. Buttermilk Bottom 6:44 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  15. Karintha 9:27 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  16. Tokalokaloka, Part Two 9:41 Marion Brown (1973) percussion, strings, bass
  17. Piece Four 6:26 Anthony Braxton (1976) trumpet
  18. Piece Six 6:41 Anthony Braxton (1976) trumpet
  19. Piece Three 6:44 Anthony Braxton (1976) trumpet
  20. Piece Five 7:19 Anthony Braxton (1976) trumpet
  21. Piece Two 7:36 Anthony Braxton (1976) trumpet
  22. Places 8:03 Naughton, Smith, Robinson (1977) trumpet
  23. Slant 5:40 Naughton, Smith, Robinson (1977) trumpet
  24. The Haunt 7:10 Naughton, Smith, Robinson (1977) trumpet
  25. Ordette 9:10 Naughton, Smith, Robinson (1977) trumpet
  26. Rose Island 8:50 Naughton, Smith, Robinson (1977) trumpet
  27. Electricity 11:20 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) trumpet
  28. F & L 14:04 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) trumpet
  29. Leo’s Tune 10:21 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) trumpet
  30. Death Ain’t Supposed to Be Negative 9:45 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) trumpet
  31. EP/LS/DB 4:19 Company (1991) flute, trumpet
  32. TH/LS 2:59 Company (1991) flute, trumpet
  33. LC/TH/LS 6:50 Company (1991) flute, trumpet
  34. LS/TH/AB/SL/MR 14:22 Company (1991) flute, trumpet
  35. Composition 55 12:27 Anthony Braxton (1995) trumpet
  36. Language Improvisations 14:34 Anthony Braxton (1995) trumpet
  37. Composition 59 21:45 Anthony Braxton (1995) trumpet
  38. Composition 58 12:56 Anthony Braxton (1995) trumpet
  39. Composition 45 25:21 Anthony Braxton (1995) trumpet
  40. Composition 51 17:19 Anthony Braxton (1995) trumpet
  41. Moja - Nne 10:13 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet
  42. Wili (For Dave) 9:42 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet
  43. Miles Dewey Davis III - Great Ancestor 11:02 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet
  44. Themes From Jack Johnson: Yesternow; Right Off; Interlude, Tune In 5; Willie Nelson; Right Off; Spanish Key; Right Off 34:22 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet
  45. Black Satin 7:56 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet
  46. Maiysha 8:17 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet
  47. Big Fun, Hollywuud 4:03 Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith (1998) trumpet

Credited as (54)

  1. Wadada Leo Smith
  2. Wadada Leo Smith & Ed Blackwell
  3. Wadada Leo Smith, Susie Ibarra & John Zorn
  4. Wadada Leo Smith and Jack DeJohnette
  5. Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith
  6. Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith
  7. Cora / Smith / Teitelbaum / Zíngaro
  8. Wadada Leo Smith & Adam Rudolph
  9. Wadada Leo Smith, Walter Quintus, Katya Quintus, Miroslav Tadic & Mark Nauseef
  10. Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo-Moholo
  11. Angelica Sanchez / Wadada Leo Smith
  12. Wadada Leo Smith & TUMO
  13. Anne LeBaron, Wadada Leo Smith, Peter van Bergen
  14. Leo Smith, Peter Kowald, Günter Sommer
  15. Kowald, Smith, Sommer
  16. Wadada Leo Smith | George Lewis | John Zorn
  17. Wadada Leo Smith / Jamie Saft / Joe Morris / Balázs Pándi
  18. Wadada Leo Smith / Bill Laswell
  19. Leo Smith
  20. Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith: Yo Miles!
  21. Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith
  22. Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith
  23. Wadada Leo Smith, Natsuki Tamura, Satoko Fujii, Ikue Mori
  24. Matthew Goodheart with Leo Smith
  25. Anthony Braxton - Leroy Jenkins - Leo Smith
  26. Yo Miles!: Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith
  27. Leo Smith & New Dalta Ahkri
  28. Wadada Leo Smith / Vinny Golia / Bertram Turetzky
  29. Wadada Leo Smith and Harumi Makino Smith
  30. Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
  31. Wadada Leo Smith & N'da Kulture
  32. Wadada Leo Smith – Günter Baby Sommer
  33. Leo Smith & The New Dalta Ahkri
  34. Leo Smith Trio
  35. Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton
  36. Wadada Leo Smith & John Lindberg
  37. Deerhoof & Wadada Leo Smith
  38. Wadada Leo Smith and N'da Kulture / Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited
  39. Wadada Leo Smith & Milford Graves
  40. Leo Smith with The Bill Smith Ensemble
  41. Leo Smith, The New Dalta Ahkri, Anthony Davis, Wes Brown & Paul Maddox + Stanley Crouch
  42. Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith & Jack DeJohnette
  43. Wadada Leo Smith, Jack DeJohnette & Vijay Iyer
  44. Wadada Leo Smith, Douglas R. Ewart, Mike Reed
  45. Wadada Leo Smith, Douglas R. Ewart, Mike Reed
  46. Wadada Leo Smith With Milford Graves And Bill Laswell
  47. Wadada Leo Smith, Henry Kaiser, Alex Varty
  48. Yo Miles!: Henry Kaiser& Wadada Leo Smith
  49. Pauline Oliveros, Roscoe Mitchell, John Tilbury, Wadada Leo Smith
  50. Naughton, Smith, Robinson
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Works (62)

Wrote

  1. Gunz for Sale
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Composed

  1. Leo’s Tune
  2. America’s National Parks
  3. New Orleans: The National Culture Park USA 1718
  4. Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002: A Literary National Park
  5. Yellowstone: The First National Park and the Spirit of America – The Mountains, Super-Volcano Caldera and Its Ecosystem 1872
  6. The Mississippi River: Dark and Deep Dreams Flow the River – A National Memorial Park c. 5000 BC
  7. Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks: The Giant Forest, Great Canyon, Cliffs, Peaks, Waterfalls and Cave Systems 1890
  8. Yosemite: The Glaciers, the Falls, the Wells and the Valley of Goodwill 1890
  9. Tawaf (Cycles 1 - 7)
  10. A Celestial Bow, Stone Rivers and Silver Stars Overlayed in Red
  11. Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace
  12. String Quartet No. 1
  13. String Quartet No. 3 "Black Church: A First World Gathering of the Spirit"
  14. String Quartet No. 4
  15. String Quartet No. 9
  16. String Quartet No. 11
  17. String Quartet No. 12
  18. String Quartet No. 1: Ulysses Simpson Kay
  19. String Quartet No. 1: Thomas Jefferson Anderson, Jr.
  20. String Quartet No. 1: Hale Smith
  21. String Quartet No. 1: George Theophilius Walker
  22. String Quartet No. 2
  23. String Quartet No. 3 "Black Church: A First World Gathering of the Spirit": Movement 1
  24. String Quartet No. 3 "Black Church: A First World Gathering of the Spirit": Movement 2
  25. String Quartet No. 4: Movement 1
  26. String Quartet No. 4: Movement 2
  27. String Quartet No. 4: Movement 3
  28. String Quartet No. 4: Movement 4
  29. String Quartet No. 4: Movement 5
  30. String Quartet No. 5 "In the Diaspora - Earthquakes and Sunrise Missions"
  31. String Quartet No. 6 "Taif: Prayer n the Garden of the Hijaz"
  32. String Quartet No. 7 "Ten Thousand Ceveus Peruvianus Amemevical (In rememberance of Dorothy Ann Stone)"
  33. String Quartet No. 8 "Opunta Humifusa"
  34. String Quartet No. 9: Ma Rainey
  35. String Quartet No. 9: Marian Anderson
  36. String Quartet No. 10 "Angela Davis: Into the Morning Sunlight"
  37. String Quartet No. 11: Shaikh Cerno Boka
  38. String Quartet No. 11: Louis Armstrong
  39. String Quartet No. 11: Sarah Bell Brown-Smith
  40. String Quartet No. 11: Kashala Kiom Smith
  41. String Quartet No. 11: At the HEart's Core, Knowledge (For UCLA Music Library)
  42. String Quartet No. 11: Sarhanna Kabell Smith
  43. String Quartet No. 11: Bessie Smith
  44. String Quartet No. 11: Alvin Singleton
  45. String Quartet No. 11: Red Autumn's Gold (For Lucius G. Smith)
  46. String Quartet No. 12: Billie Holiday
  47. String Quartet No. 12: Pacifica
  48. Ending
  49. The Bell
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Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. 'ear It Live
  2. AngelicA 2011: Pauline Oliveros + Roscoe Mitchell + Wadada Leo Smith + John Tilbury LIVING IT UP! trumpet
  3. 5. Internationales New Jazz Festival Moers 1976, Day 4

Links (19)

Official Homepages

  1. http://adagio.calarts.edu/~wls/
  2. https://wadadaleosmith.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89601494
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13957955m
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/wadada_leo_smith
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134841042
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89601494
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6rn3hxn

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Wadada+Leo+Smith

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/94941

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/347445

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000812348

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/88077594

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2538661

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1eE9oB7Z69NzfALiUJYKUm
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/297285

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wadada_Leo_Smith.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/11ce83c2-1ae1-4958-a28a-b58e61a6fb60

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/wadadaleosmith