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Red Sulphur Sky
Studio album by Wadada Leo Smith
Released	2001
Recorded	April 14, 2001
Studio	Killzone Music, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:28
Label	Tzadik
Producer	Wadada Leo Smith & Harumi Makino Smith
Wadada Leo Smith chronology
Golden Quartet (2000) Red Sulphur Sky (2001) The Year of the Elephant (2002)

Red Sulphur Sky is a solo album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded in 2001 and released on Tzadik Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
Tom Hull	B+

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek notes "Smith offers an album full of warmth and humor that is genuinely accessible."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "This is a devastatingly beautiful recital, calling on all of Smith's technique as well as his wonderfully poetic musical personality."

Track listing

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith

1. "Red Sulphur Sky" - 6:12
2. "Evening Glow a Shining Outward" - 4:36
3. "The Medicine Wheel" - 20:34
4. "Afmie: Purity and Poverty" - 21:06

Personnel

• Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn

References

1. Red Sulphur Sky at Wadada Leo Smith
2. "Wadada Leo Smith discography". Jazz Lists. jazzlists.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
3. ^ Jurek, Thom. Wadada Leo Smith - Red Sulphur Sky: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1362. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
5. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wadada Leo Smith". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

• 2001 albums
• Wadada Leo Smith albums
• Tzadik Records albums