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Wadada Leo Smith

Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (Dec 18, 1941 in Leland, Mississippi) is a jazz trumpeter. He was a member of the AACM and co-founded the Creative Construction Company, a trio with Leroy Jenkins and Anthony Braxton. In the seventies Smith studied ethnomusicology at Wesleyan.

In 1998, Smith and guitarist Henry Kaiser released Yo, Miles! a tribute to Miles Davis's under-appreciated 1970s electric period. On this album Smith, Kaiser and a large cast of musicians recorded cover versions and original compositions inspired by Miles's electric music. This was followed in 2004 by Sky Garden, with a different cast of musicians.

Smith has recently recorded a few albums for Tzadik record label.

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