Rastafari (album)
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| 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 | |||
| Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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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]
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
