The Art of the Improvisers

American Jazz ensemble in Rome

RCA Victor, 1962

Bill Smith – klarinet

John Eaton – piano

Erich Peter – bas

Pierre Favre – slagwerk

1. Too Darn Hot (Cole Porter)                                 3:53
2. Tiber Turns (John Eaton) 3:04
3. Rise ‘n Shine (Youmans) 2:45
4. So In Love (Cole Porter)                                        4:45

American Jazz Ensemble – New Dimensions

Epic, 1962

Bill Smith – klarinet

John Eaton – piano

Richard Davis – bas

Paul Motian – slagwerk

5. Autumn in Rome (Chan, Weston, Ciognini) 3:04
6. Cheryl (Charlie Parker) 4:13
7. The Lonely Monk (Smith)          3:39
8. The Loneliest Monk (Smith) 3:39

9. Short on Bread (Smith/Eaton) 3:10
10. Makin’ Whoopee! (Kahn, Donaldson)         4:15
11. Little Willie Leaps (Miles Davis) 4:05

Two Sides of William O. Bill Smith

CRI, 1974

Bill Smith – klarinet

Orchestra U.S.A. o.l.v. Gunther Schuller

12. Concerto for Jazz Soloist and Orchestra (Smith) 17:30