Wadada Leo Smith

Wadada Leo Smith
Born: Dec 18, 1941 in Leland, MS
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative, Modern Free
Biography: A consistently adventurous trumpeter who has stuck to playing avant-garde jazz throughout his career, Leo Smith's dry, introverted style (which makes extensive use of space) is a strong contrast to the more jubilant flights of Lester Bowie. Smith originally played drums, mellophone, and French horn before ...Read full biography
Luminous Axis - The Caravans Of Winter And Summer
Released: 2002
Label: TZADIK
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Paramount among several excellent albums by Wadada Leo Smith that appeared during the first years of the 21st century on John Zorn's Tzadik label, Luminous Axis -- The Caravans of Winter and Summer is ...Read full review
Red Sulphur Sky
Released: 2001
Label: TZADIK
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Wadada Leo Smith has been on a creative tear since his disc Kulture Jazz appeared on ECM in the mid-'90s. John Zorn's Tzadik label has been host to some of Smith's most aesthetically adventurous and satisfying ...Read full review
More Wadada Leo Smith albums: Main Albums (32), Compilations (2), DVD/Video (1)
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