Person · Active since 1941
Wadada Leo Smith is a musician in the Credits.fm index identified by 1 ISNI identifier. A musician is the person or group behind the codes — IPI numbers identify them as a songwriter or publisher, ISNI identifiers as a creative contributor, and their recordings each carry an ISRC.
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Smith, Wadada Leo
Performer
Member of Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Douglas Ewart Quintet, John Lindberg Ensemble, Leo Smith Creative Orchestra, Leo Smith Trio, Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit, Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra, The Phillip Wilson Trio, Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo, Wadada Leo Smith & Lamar Smith, Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric, Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet, Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quintet
A Tree Frog Tonality
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleAgpaitic
Wadada Leo Smith, Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balázs Pándi
Arfvedsonite
Wadada Leo Smith, Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balázs Pándi
Bypass Decay
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Cones of Chrome
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Crossing on a Southern Road (A Memorial for Marion Brown)
Wadada Leo Smith, TUMO
Debts of Honor
Wadada Leo Smith, Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balázs Pándi
Drifter
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleEcholocation
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002: A Literary National Park
Wadada Leo Smith
Elegy: The Pilgrimage
Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith
Floating River Requiem (for Patrice Lumumba)
Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith
For D.F.
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Four Fathers
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleGneiss
Wadada Leo Smith, Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balázs Pándi
Good to Go
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleHalide
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
In the Falls Of...
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Janus Face
Wadada Leo Smith, Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balázs Pándi
Kite (for Refaat Alareer)
Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith
Lebroba
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
Light Black Birds
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Little m and Big M
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleMount Kilimanjaro (Love and Compassion for John Lindberg)
Wadada Leo Smith, TUMO
New Orleans: The National Culture Park USA 1718
Wadada Leo Smith
Occupy the World for Life, Liberty and Justice
Wadada Leo Smith, TUMO
Organum
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Orion Arm
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Palaver
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Prelude: Survival
Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith
Pretty Beauty
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
Procession: Defiant Life
Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith
Queen Hatshepsut
Wadada Leo Smith, TUMO
Retinal Sand
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Sadden Upbeat
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks: The Giant Forest, Great Canyon, Cliffs, Peaks, Waterfalls and Cave Systems 1890
Wadada Leo Smith
Spiritual Is 150
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Sumud
Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith
TGD
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
Thanksgiving Suite: I. At Home
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleThanksgiving Suite: II. Mellow T.
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleThanksgiving Suite: III. Dreaming at…
John Lindberg Ensemble
via John Lindberg EnsembleThe Bell – 2
Wadada Leo Smith, TUMO
The Curve
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
The Mississippi River: Dark and Deep Dreams Flow the River – A National Memorial Park c. 5000 BC
Wadada Leo Smith
Tragic Wisdom
Wadada Leo Smith, Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balázs Pándi
Turiya: Alice Coltrane / Meditations and Dreams: Love
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
Twine Forest
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Tympanic
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Ultimate Causes
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Veinular Rub
Angelica Sanchez, Wadada Leo Smith
Worried Woman
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
Wraith
Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
Yellowstone: The First National Park and the Spirit of America – The Mountains, Super-Volcano Caldera and Its Ecosystem 1872
Wadada Leo Smith
Yosemite: The Glaciers, the Falls, the Wells and the Valley of Goodwill 1890
Wadada Leo Smith
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
Group
Douglas Ewart Quintet
Group
John Lindberg Ensemble
Group
Leo Smith Creative Orchestra
Orchestra
Leo Smith Trio
Group
Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit
Group
Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra
Orchestra
The Phillip Wilson Trio
Group
Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo
Group
Wadada Leo Smith & Lamar Smith
Group
Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric
Group
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Group
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quintet
Group
A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
2016 · ECM Records
A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday
2021 · TUM Records
America’s National Parks
2016 · Cuneiform Records
Aspiration
2017 · Libra Records (5)
Celestial Weather
2015 · TUM Records
Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
2024
Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
2024 · Red Hook Records (4)
Defiant Life
2025
Defiant Life
2025 · ECM Records
Divine Love
1996 · ECM Records
Interludes of Breath and Substance
1999 · Cadence Jazz Records
Lebroba
2018 · ECM Records
Lebroba
2018 · ECM Records
Lebroba
2018
Lebroba
2018
Light Upon Light
1999 · Tzadik
Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer)
2002 · Tzadik
Najwa
2017 · TUM Records
Nessuno
2016 · I Dischi Di Angelica
Occupy the World
2013 · TUM Records
Red Hill
2014
Red Hill
2014
Red Sulphur Sky
2001 · Tzadik
Sacred Ceremonies
2021
Snakish
2005 · Leo Records
Sonic Rivers
2014 · Tzadik
Spiritual Dimensions
2009 · Cuneiform Records
Tao-Njia
1996 · Tzadik
Ten Freedom Summers
2012 · Cuneiform Records
The Emerald Duets
2022
The Great Lakes Suites
2014 · TUM Records
To Be Surrounded by Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough
2020
Trumpet
2021
Twine Forest
2013 · Clean Feed
Twine Forest
2013
Two Centuries
2022
Two Centuries
2022 · Red Hook Records (4)
Two Centuries
2022 · Red Hook Records (4)
Wisdom in Time
2007 · Intakt Records
Yo, Miles!
1998 · Shanachie
Wadada Leo Smith is a performer, active since 1941. Wadada Leo Smith is a member of Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Douglas Ewart Quintet, John Lindberg Ensemble, Leo Smith Creative Orchestra, Leo Smith Trio, Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit, Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra, The Phillip Wilson Trio, Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo, Wadada Leo Smith & Lamar Smith, Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric, Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet and Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quintet, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.
Our database contains 55 recordings and 40 releases credited to Wadada Leo Smith. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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