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Der Wald
<I>Der Wald</I>
2007, Pull The String Records

Recorded in Austin, TX in 2007

Tracks:
1 "Aspects of the dream" by Carl Smith, for Bobby Jaspar
2 "Ergeben" by Carl Smith, for Eric Dolphy
3 "Friedrichsfelde" (Carl Smith-solo tenor sax)
4 "Kleine widerhallen" by Carl Smith (Carl Smith-tenor sax, Holland Hopson-soprano sax)
5 "Wuhletal" by ECFA trio
6 "Adlershof" by ECFA trio
7 "Schygullplatz" by Carl Smith, for German actress Hanna Schygulla
8"The Retreat" by Steve Lacy (Carl Smith-tenor sax, Alex Coke-soprano sax, Jason Friedrich-drums)
9"Kleine tanz" by Carl Smith (Carl Smith-tenor sax, Holland Hopson-soprano sax)

All tracks performed by Carl Smith-tenor sax, Holland Hopson-soprano sax,
and Jason Friedrich-drums, except where noted.


Die Mitte
<I>Die Mitte</I>
2005, Lenka Lente Records

Recorded in Austin, TX in 2005

Tracks: 1 "Arbeit Ethisch" - dedicated to Ken Vandermark
2 "Maddox" - dedicated to Dave Maddox 3 "Cokeless" - dedicated to Alex Coke
4 "Blutig Rhorblatt" 5 "Swaps" - dedicated to Steve Lacy
6 "Selbstverwaltung" 7 "Late Brunch"
Compositions by Carl Smith (#1-4), Holland Hopson (#5),
ECFA Trio (#6), and Alex Coke/BMI Publishing (#7).
Carl Smith-tenor sax, Holland Hopson-soprano sax (#1, 3, 4, 5), Jason Friedrich-drums (except #5), James Alexander-viola (#2, 3, 5, 6), Alex Coke-tenor sax (#7)


Die Faden
<I>Die Faden</I>
2004, Pecan Crazy Records

Recorded in Austin, TX in 2004

Tracks: 1 "Faruq's Tone Row" by Carl Smith 6:50 - dedicated to Faruq Z. Bey
2 "Variations in C" by Carl Smith 8:10 3 "Waters Variations" by Carl Smith 4:39 - dedicated to Charles Waters 4 "Variations in A" by Carl Smith 9:10
5 "Big Mess" by Carl Smith 10:28 6 "3 eggs" by James Alexander 5:58
All tracks: Carl Smith-tenor sax, James Alexander-viola, Jason Friedrich-drums
Except Track 6: Carl Smith-sax, Alex Coke-flute, Jason Friedrich-drums


Elton Park: Duets and Trios 2002
<I>Elton Park: Duets and Trios 2002</I>
2004, Detroit Improvisation

Recorded in Detroit, MI in 2002

Tracks: 1 Improvisation Live at Stormy Records 2 Improvisation Live at Elton Park
3 Improvisation Live at Stormy Records 4 Improvisation Live at Elton Park
5 Improvisation Studio Recording 6 Improvisation Live at Stormy Records
7 Improvisation Live at Elton Park
(1, 3, 6 - Calloway, Khoury, Smith : : 2, 4, 7 - Khoury, Smith : : 5 - Khoury, Shearer, Smith)


E.C.F.A. s/t
<I>self-titled</I>
Pull the String Records

Recorded in Austin, TX in 2000

Tracks: 1 "Part 52" by Carl Smith 4:35 (Carl Smith-tenor sax, James Alexander-viola,
Ray Jaceldo-drums) 2 "Untitled" 12:20 (Peter Kowald-bass, Karl Seigfried-bass,
Ray Jaceldo-drums, James Alexander-viola, Carl Smith-tenor sax, Barney
Battista-alto sax) 3 "Untitled 2" 11:00 (Carl Smith-tenor sax,
James Alexander-viola, Matt Armistead-drums)

To order:

Die Faden is available through Cadence.
To order, go to Cadence Music Sales Pages.

For all other CDs:

1) Decide what CDs you want to order,
then e-mail europeanechoes@hotmail.com & list the CD's you want
and give us your name and mailing address.

2) After you receive confirmation that your order has been received,
simply send a check, money order, international money order,
or well-hidden cash (if you prefer) - Euros, Pounds or US Dollars to:

Carl Smith
4503 Glomar Avenue
Austin, TX 78721 U.S.A.

Each CD is $10 + $1.30 postage in the U.S. In the UK each CD's £10 postpaid.
If you are paying in Euros, it's ¢Ç15 total.