Occupy the World

Occupy the World is a two-disc studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith recorded with Finnish orchestra Tumo.

[5] This album is a Smith's collaboration with Finland's 21-piece improvising orchestra Tumo and is dedicated to the international Occupy movement with tributes to friends and colleagues.

[6] A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated "An impressive larger project from Wadada Leo Smith – one that features his full compositions played by the Tumo ensemble of Finland – with a range of sounds, tones, and textures that's simply breathtaking!

All the spacious, organic elements of Smith's smaller-group work is still in place – but the larger array of players really takes the approach to the next dimension – reaching territory that Leo and contemporaries would never hit on their own – with a depth of feeling and expression that really warrants the double length of the set.

"[7] Thom Jurek of Allmusic noted "Occupy the World is a demanding listening experience -- we'd expect nothing less from a composer of Smith's mettle -- but its rewards are abundant for both fans of vanguard jazz and modern composition.