

Smee
Smee Wong’s debut album, Smee, was recorded between 2013 and 2014. The album seamlessly weaves original compositions, jazz standards, bebop flair, Latin grooves, Japanese pop nostalgia, and sensual jazz phrasing into a singular vocal journey.
Tracks 1–7 were recorded at the Lamont School of Music studio. Tracks 8–10 were captured live at the Williams Recital Salon.
Performed by
Vocal Repertoire, Standards, Bebop, Latin Combos, and Jazz Smeesenger.
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Joyce
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E.Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen
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Johnny Mercer/Victor Schertzinger
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Jon Hendricks/Miles Davis/Gil Evans
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Ritchie Valens
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Smee Wong
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Alex Cowan/Alice Russell
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Yasuharu Konishi
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Smee Wong
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Clifton Davis

We Both Know Why
After more than a decade-long hiatus, Smee Wong returns with his second album, We Both Know Why—a powerful meditation on jazz as a conduit for identity, memory, and resistance.
Blending original compositions with carefully selected jazz standards, the album journeys through the emotional and cultural landscapes of artists who have shaped the genre from its margins. With lyrical sensitivity and fearless improvisation, Smee and his ensemble bring to light the often-overlooked stories of musicians whose voices have been silenced or sidelined by race, gender, sexuality, or cultural displacement.
We Both Know Why was recorded on May 7, 2025, at the Multimedia Center at Lehman College. The trio features Smee Wong on vocals, Chris Farling on saxophones and flute, and Steve Sweeting on piano. The album was recorded and mixed by Steven Buonanotte.
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Chris Farling
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Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen
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Betty Carter
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Oscar Hammerstein II/Jerome Kern
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Irving Gordon/Irving Mills/Duke Ellington
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Ira Gershwin/George Gershwin
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Horace Silver
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Joseph McCarthy, Jr/Cy Coleman/Bickley Reichner/Irvin Graham
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Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers
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Cole Porter
