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ECFA Der Wald Review

Holland Hopson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:28:31 +0000

A year late, I’ve run across this review (in french) of ECFA’s Der Wald. Most accurate statement from the no-doubt innacurate BabelFish translation: “the essential obstinacy of Carl Smith.” Obstinate is a compliment here, of course.

ECFA: Der Wald in Monk Mink Pink Punk

Holland Hopson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:14:24 +0000

ECFA

Josh Ronsen’s Monk Mink Pink Punk strikes again with issue #15 including a review of ECFA’s Der Wald. Selected quote: “a living handshake”

Read more about “Der Wald” here and here

Der Wald Review

Holland Hopson — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:46:12 +0000

The Austin Chronicle has a review of Der Wald, the latest release from ECFA, calling it “[Carl Smith's] most substantive recording….” I couldn’t agree more. Get the CD here.

ECFA: Der Wald

Holland Hopson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:20:26 +0000

ECFA has released their brand-new CD, Der Wald (2007, Pull The String Records).

The lineup for the CD is Carl Smith, tenor saxophone; Holland Hopson, soprano saxophone; and Jason Friederich, drums; with Alex Coke, soprano saxophone on one track. This release features more new music by tenor saxophonist Carl Smith including “Ergeben” and “Schygullaplatz,” both highlights of the recording. Steve Lacy’s tune “The Retreat” is also featured. A few trio improvisations and one solo tenor sax improvisation round out the disc. A nicely varied set of music, much of it with a chamber music feel, and a step up in audio quality from previous ECFA releases. You can get more info and order the CD here.