Selected Discography

Walter Smith III & Matt Stevens • IN COMMON
Co - led release w/ Matt Stevens, guitar. Also feat. Joel Ross, Vibraphone; Harish Raghavan, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums

Walter Smith III • TWIO
Fifth release as a leader featuring Harish Raghavan, bass; Eric Harland, drums w/ special guests Christian McBride, bass and Joshua Redman, saxophone

Walter Smith III • Still Casual
Fourth release as a leader featuring Taylor Eigsti, piano; Matt Stevens, guitar, Harish Raghavan, bass; Kendrick Scott, drums; Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet

Walter Smith III • III
Third release as a leader. On the Criss Cross label feat. Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet; Jason Moran, piano; Joe Sanders, bass; Eric Harland, drums; Logan Richardson, alto saxophone (special guest) Release date 9/21/10

Walter Smith III • Live in Paris
Second release as a leader. Live recording that features Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet; Aaron Goldberg, piano; Matt Brewer, bass; and Marcus Gilmore, drums. Recorded 7/2008 at Sunside in Paris. Release date 10/09

Walter Smith III • Casually Introducing Walter Smith III
Debut record feat. Ambrose Akinmusire, Aaron Parks, Robert Glasper, Lionel Loueke, Lage Lund, Vicent Archer, Rueben Rogers, Kendrick Scott, Eric Harland, Matt Kilmer and Gretchen Parlato. Release date 3/7/2006

Ambrose Akinmusire • Origami Harvest
Ambrose Akinmusire's latest artistic statement

Eric Harland Voyager • 13th Floor
New Voyager Studio album feat. Taylor Eigsti, piano; Julian Lage, guitar; Harish Raghavan, bass; Eric Harland, drums.

Bill Stewart • Band Menu
Bill Stewart's new trio album with WS3 & Larry Grenadier, bass

Connie Han • Crime Zone
Connie Han's critically acclaimed debut album for the Mack Avenue label

Next Collective • Cover Art
New group featuring saxophonists Logan Richardson and Walter Smith III, guitarist Matthew Stevens, keyboardists Gerald Clayton and Kris Bowers, bassist Ben Williams, drummer Jamire Williams, and special guest trumpeter, Christian Scott. Release date 2/26/13 on Concord Records

Laurent Coq • Lafayette Suite
The result of a grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts foundation F.A.C.E. grant (French- American Cultural Exchange), Laurent and I co-wrote the suite of music. Also feat. Joe Sanders, bass; Damion Reid, drums

Danny Grissett • The In-Between
Danny Grissett's great new album feat. Vicente Archer, bass; Bill Stewart, drums

Cassandra Wilson • Coming Forth by Day
Cassandra Wilson's new album paying homage to Billie Holiday.

Dayna Stephens • Reminiscent
Dayna Stephens fun new album feat. Aaron Parks, piano; Mike Moreno, guitar; Harish Raghavan, bass; Rodney Green, drums

Eric Harland Voyager • Vipassana
Eric Harland's latest Voyager album feat. Taylor Eigst, piano; Julian Lage, guitar; Nir Felder, guitar; Harish Raghavan, bass; Chris Turner, vocals

Romain Pilon • The Magic Eye
French Guitarist/Composer Romain Pilon's latest trio album featuring two tenors (WSIII) and Ben Wendel

Donald Edwards • Prelude to Real Life
Donald Edwards great new album on Criss Cross feat. Orrin Evans, piano; David Gilmore, guitar; and Luques Curtis, bass with guest appearances from Nicholas Payton, Vivian Sessoms and Antoine Drye.

Jan Harbeck • Variations in Blue
A great collection of melodies recorded with danish saxophonist Jan Harbeck and his band.
Ralph Peterson - The Duality Perspective
Legendary drummer Ralph Peterson's exciting new album featuring two bands - the FO'TET and the reunion of the sextet from a few years back. The sextet also features Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Luques Curtis and Zaccai Curtis. Ralph really killed this one...Add Description here

Ambrose Akinmusire • When the Heart Emerges Glistening
Ambrose's amazing debut for Blue Note records also feat. Gerald Clayton, piano; Harish Raghavan, bass; Justin Brown, drums
Ambrose Akinmusire - Jazz Mix Festival
8 hours of live jazz concerts released on a double-Blu-Ray disc. 8 NYC bands filmed by a French crew in New-York on October 2008 in the finest jazz clubs in New York (their description). I'm here with Ambrose Akinmusire's group live @ the Jazz Standard. Bands also featured are led by Nasheet Waits, Vijay Iyer, Jaleel Shaw, Chris Dave and others.

Mark Small/Walter Smith III group • Bronze
Co led release with excellent tenor saxophonist Mark Smallalso feat. Matt Stevens, guitar; Alan Hampton & Chris Van Voorst,bass; and Bill Campbell, drums. Released on the Fresh Sound/New Talent Label.