Released 1983 Length 39:41 Release date 1983 Label Sackville Records | Recorded June 12, 1983 Artist Wadada Leo Smith Producer Bill Smith Genre Jazz | |
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Studio McClear Place Studios, Toronto Rastafari
(1983) The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer
(1986) Similar Kulture Jazz, Ten Freedom Summers, Golden Hearts Remembrance, Wisdom in Time, Divine Love | ||
Rastafari is an album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith with the Bill Smith ensemble, which was released in 1983 on the Canadian Sackville label. The trumpeter considers the recording a cooperative effort, it is Bill Smith, co-founder of Sackville and producer of the album, who made it a "Leo Smith record". It was reissued on CD in 2003 with new artwork by Boxholder.
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Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The playing by these adventurous musicians is advanced and quite free on the four group originals, and all five players share equally in the creation of these fresh explorations."
Track listing
- "Rastafari" (Wadada Leo Smith) - 7:30
- "Rituals" (Bill Smith) - 11:56
- "Madder Lake" (David Prentice) - 11:05
- "Little Bits" (Bill Smith) - 9:10
Personnel
References
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