Rastafari (album)
| Rastafari | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June 12, 1983 | |||
| Studio | McClear Place Studios, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:41 | |||
| Label | Sackville | |||
| Producer | Bill Smith | |||
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Rastafari is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith with the Bill Smith ensemble, released in 1983 on the Canadian Sackville label.[1] 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".[2] It was reissued on CD in 2003 with new artwork by Boxholder.[3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
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."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Rastafari" (Wadada Leo Smith) - 7:30
- "Rituals" (Bill Smith) - 11:56
- "Madder Lake" (David Prentice) - 11:05
- "Little Bits" (Bill Smith) - 9:10
Personnel
[edit]- Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, harmonica
- Bill Smith - soprano sax, sopranino sax, alto clarinet
- David Prentice - violin
- David Lee - bass, cello
- Larry Potter - vibraphone
References
[edit]- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Original liner notes by Bill Shoemaker
- ^ Rastafari at Wadada Leo Smith
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Wadada Leo Smith - Rastafari: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 4997. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "The Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
