Wadada Leo Smith
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Wadada Leo Smith

Person · US

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Sound Signature

jazzamericanfree improvisationfree jazzjazz and blues

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach105210

Origins

GeographyUS
Sound FamilyJazz

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Release Timeline

197119741975197719781979198019821983198519891990199219931995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200920102012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220242025
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Discography

Compassion
Compassion
2006
Kulture Jazz
Kulture Jazz
1993
Sky Garden
Sky Garden
2004
Touch the Earth
Touch the Earth
1980
Reflectativity
Reflectativity
2000
Rastafari
Rastafari
1983
Divine Love
Divine Love
1979
Condor, Autumn Wind
Condor, Autumn Wind
1998
Sacred Ceremonies
Sacred Ceremonies
2021
Snakish
Snakish
2005
String Quartets Nos. 1–12
String Quartets Nos. 1–12
2022
Red Sulphur Sky
Red Sulphur Sky
2001
Creative Music - 1 (Six Solo Improvisations)
Creative Music - 1 (Six Solo Improvisations)
1971
Murasaki
Murasaki
2025
The Great Lakes Suite
The Great Lakes Suite
2014
Golden Hearts Remembrance
Golden Hearts Remembrance
1997
The Emerald Duets
The Emerald Duets
2022
Red Chrysanthemums Solos 1977
Red Chrysanthemums Solos 1977
2015
Aspiration
Aspiration
2017
A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
2016
Sonic Rivers
Sonic Rivers
2014
America
America
2009
Spirit Catcher
Spirit Catcher
1979
Twine Forest
Twine Forest
2013
Silence
Silence
1974
YO MILES! Lightning
YO MILES! Lightning
2010
Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk
Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk
2017
Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs
Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs
2019
Procession of the Great Ancestry
Procession of the Great Ancestry
1989
If You Want the Kernels You Have to Break the Shells
If You Want the Kernels You Have to Break the Shells
1982
Defiant Life
Defiant Life
2025
Yo Miles! Sky Garden
Yo Miles! Sky Garden
2004
Pacifica Koral Reef
Pacifica Koral Reef
2022
Organic Resonance
Organic Resonance
2003
Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace
Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace
2004
Najwa
Najwa
2017
Angel Falls
Angel Falls
2025
Ancestors
Ancestors
2012
Sacred Ceremonies 3
Sacred Ceremonies 3
2021
Sun Beans Of Shimmering Light
Sun Beans Of Shimmering Light
2021
Golden Quartet
Golden Quartet
2000
Interludes of Breath and Substance
Interludes of Breath and Substance
1999
Ten Freedom Summers
Ten Freedom Summers
2012
Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer)
Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer)
2002
The Mass On The World
The Mass On The World
1978
Upriver
Upriver
2005
Occupy the World
Occupy the World
2013
Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa
2004
Two Centuries
Two Centuries
2022
Lebroba
Lebroba
2018
YO MILES! Shinjuku
YO MILES! Shinjuku
2010
Prataksis
Prataksis
1997
Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
2024
Light Upon Light
Light Upon Light
1999
Cosmos Has Spirit
Cosmos Has Spirit
1992
Red Hill
Red Hill
2014
America's National Parks
America's National Parks
2016
Dreams and Secrets
Dreams and Secrets
2000
Celestial Weather
Celestial Weather
2015
Go In Numbers
Go In Numbers
1982
The Haunt
The Haunt
1977
Yo, Miles!
Yo, Miles!
1998
Tao-Njia
Tao-Njia
1996
Wisdom in Time
Wisdom in Time
2007
A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday
A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday
2021