EDWARD J. SMITH

 

Take Me Home

 Songs from Ed's CD now available as MP3s!

Download or listen to one free here.

Edward J. Smith was a phenomenal musican: songwriter, composer, guitarist, keyboard player and percussionist. He was also a close friend and bandmate for many years. Those of you who saw us play together around Connecticut remember Ed's wild energy on the congas and his magical, quiet touch on the guitar. He also had a great producer's ear and helped me work out some of my guitar arrangements on Rocket Science.

When Ed died in April, 1997, only one of his songs had ever been released on CD. However, he left many hours of self-produced digital recordings, and from these, a group of his friends have put together what we hope is a fitting selection of his songs and guitar instrumentals.

The new CD of Ed's work, Take Me Home, includes ten solo recordings - seven songs and three instrumentals:

Kite
Girl In A Tree
Never Leave You Baby
Too Cool
Kyoto		 When The Snow Falls
Morocco
Zeroes And Ones
Take Me Home
I Got A Tune

The album has been issued by the Smith family and instead of offering it for sale, the family would like it to simply be made available to interested listeners for a donation. Anyone who knew Ed would understand.

To obtain a copy, send however much or little you like to:

Ed Smith Memorial Fund
c/o Jim Smith
PO Box 187
Kensington, CT 06037

The proceeds will go toward the costs of making this album, the eventual release of more of Ed's music in the future, and the Brimfield, Mass. Volunteer Fire Department.

 

 "Ed Smith was a phenomenal musician, whether he was playing guitar, keyboards or congas. He was a true individual, an iconoclast and a man who believed in the purity of music and creativity. He was often found accompanying or producing for one of his musical friends whom he encouraged, counselled, and cajoled into following the true voice of their muse."
-- Ed McKeon, WWUH (from the liner notes to Take Me Home)

"Lift me up higher
Let me soar upon the wind
What's the use of looking back if you
know it to begin
Take me someplace like I've never been before
Take me home...."

 

Take Me Home - produced by Hugh Blumenfeld, Froc, Margo Hennebach, Jim Romanow and Mark Saunders
Mixed and mastered by Jim Romanow at Balancing Hat Studios, Storrs CT.

cover photo and overall graphic design: Mark Saunders
portrait photo: Lucien Levy

October 2001: Announcing the release of a second Ed Smith CD:

Edsoteric

Edsoteric, edited and produced by Froc, features the other side of Ed's music.