Recordings/Selected Discography

Daniel has been featured on over 40 recordings of many different genres by performers and composers from around the world. From Breaking News to A Collective Directive Daniel has released 6 independent recordings on his Big and Phat Jazz Productions label.

The Next Stage New World Jazz Composers Octet, Big and Phat Jazz Productions (BPJ1023), 2022

Breaking News New World Jazz Composers Octet Big and Phat Jazz Productions (BPJ1022), 2012

Transitions New World Jazz Composers Octet, Big and Phat Jazz Productions (BPJ1021), 2010

No Place to Hide New World Jazz Composers Octet, Big and Phat Jazz Productions (BPJ1019), 2007

Quintet The Bubeck/Smith Quintet, Big and Phat Jazz Productions (BPJ 1020), 2007

A Collective Directive Daniel Ian Smith. Big and Phat Jazz Productions. (BPJ1018) 2002

Relentless, Fernando Huergo Big Band, Whaling City Sounds, 2024

The Possibility of Change, Fernando Huergo Big Band, self-released, 2020

After Life, Brian McCarthy Nonet, Truth Revolutions Recording Collective, 2022

The Better Angels of Our Nature Brian McCarthy Nonet (Truth Revolution Records), 2017

Precious Metals Ron Reid (Jazz Urbane Recordings), 2017

Why Do You Ride? Darrel Katz and the JCA Orchestra (Leo Records), 2014

Sem Traduçao-Without Translation Fernando Brandao (Fernando Brando), 2015

Recontradoble  The Pablo Ablanedo Octet Creative Nation Music 2013

The Situation Mark Poniatowski. Forty Five by Ninety Music 2010

A Wallflower in the Amazon Darrel Katz and the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra. Accurate (AC-5059) 2010

Till We Meet Again The Winnie Dahlgren Sextet.  Danish release 2010

Eye Music The Joe Mulholland Sextet. Rose Records 2000

An Aardvark Christmas Aardvark Jazz Orchestra.  9 Winds (NWCD0201) 1997

The Seeker Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. Leo Records (leo lab CD068) 1999

Bethlehem Counterpoint featuring  Sheila Jordan. Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. (Aardmuse CD102) 2002

Duke Ellington/Sacred Music Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (Aardmuse CD103) 2002

Different Songs Mark Shilansky. 2000 (independent release)

Armchair Safari Paul Bouley. 1998 (independent release)

Expo ’70 Jyoji Sawada. DIW Records, Japan, 1997

Understanding Music Jeremy Yudkin. Sony Music Special Products (24945). 1996 Prentice-Hall Inc./1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

I’m Me & You’re Not, the Music of Darrell Katz J.C.A. Saxophone Quartet. Brownstone Records (BRCD9906) 1999