The Year of the Elephant

The Year of the Elephant
Studio album by
Released2002
RecordedApril 18 and 19, 2002
StudioMRS Recording Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length60:30
LabelPi Recordings
ProducerWadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith chronology
Red Sulphur Sky
(2001)
The Year of the Elephant
(2002)
Luminous Axis
(2002)

The Year of the Elephant is the twenty-fifth studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith which was recorded in 2002 and released on Pi Recordings. It was the second recording by his Golden Quartet featuring pianist Anthony Davis, bassist Malachi Favors and drummer Jack DeJohnette.