Ms. Smith is featured on
the DIGABLE PLANETS release " BLOWOUT COMB" which
was released on the EMI record label. Cecilia is also featured
on a Japanese release, "CARMEN R&B" with vibist
YOSHI KATORI that was recorded in Paris, France for the 3361
BLACK label and released in Japan. She also appears on bassist
LONNIE PLAXICOS' MUSE recording, " SHORT TAKES."
She is also a part of vocalists LEONORA ZENZALAI HELMS April
1999 release on the J-CURVE recording label titled "SPIRIT
CHILD."
Ms. Smith also has performed and recorded with
BLUE NOTE recording artist, CASSANDRA WILSON on her March
1999 release entitled "Travelling Miles." This work
was premiered at JAZZ at LINCOLN CENTER.
Ms. Smith has 4 c.d. on which she is a
bandleader. Her first C.D. was released in 1992 is titled
"THE TAKEOFF - Cecilia Smith
Vibraphonist". Her second C.D. "CSQ:
Volume II" was released in the summer of 1995. "CSQ
Volume II stayed on the charts 20 weeks. Her third C.D. titled
"HIGH STANDARDS"
was released late September 1996. High Standards received
3 ½ stars from the November '97 issue of DOWNBEAT magazine.
High Standards also charted for more than 20 weeks reaching
#14 on the Gavin Chart. Her newest C.D., "LEAVE
NO STONE UNTURNED." LEAVE NO STONE
. was released
in the late fall of 1997. LEAVE NO STONE
.. features
Gary Bartz. Cecil Bridgewater and Greg Osby. This release
reached #12 on the Gavin Chart.
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