Steve Swallow
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Steve Swallow is a jazz
double bass and bass guitar
ist and composer
born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
.
One of the leading bassists in jazz, Swallow is noted for collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre
, Gary Burton
and Carla Bley
. He was also one of the first acoustic bassists in jazz to switch entirely to bass guitar, on which he has a distinctively nimble sound.
at age 14. While attending a prep school, he began trying his hand in jazz improvisation
. In 1960 he left Yale, where he was studying composition
, and settled in New York City
, playing at the time in Jimmy Giuffre
's trio along with Paul Bley
. Since joining Art Farmer
's quartet in 1964, Swallow began to write. It is in the 1960s that his long-term association with Gary Burton
's various bands began.
In the early 1970s, Swallow switched exclusively to bass guitar
, of which he prefers the 5-string variety. Along with Monk Montgomery
and Bob Cranshaw
, Swallow was among the first jazz bassists to do so (with much encouragement from Roy Haynes
, Swallow's favorite drummer
). He plays with a pick
(made of copper by Hotlicks), and his style involves intricate solos in the upper register; he was one of the early adopters of the high C string on a bass guitar.
In 1974-76 Swallow taught at the Berklee College of Music
. It is often speculated that he had an influence on the contents of The Real Book
, which includes a fair number of his early compositions. He later recorded an album of the same name, with the picture of a well-worn, coffee-stained Real Book on the cover.
In 1978 Swallow became an essential and constant member of Carla Bley
's band. He has been Bley's romantic partner since the 1980s. He toured extensively with John Scofield
in the early 1980s, and has returned to this collaboration several times over the years.
Swallow has consistently won the electric bass category in Down Beat
yearly polls, both Critics' and Readers', since the mid-80s. His compositions have been covered by, among others, Jim Hall
(who recorded his very first tune, "Eiderdown"), Bill Evans
, Chick Corea
, Stan Getz
and Gary Burton
.
With Paul Bley
With Gary Burton
With Art Farmer
With Steve Kuhn
With Pete La Roca
With Joe Lovano
With Michael Mantler
With Gary McFarland
With Pat Metheny and John Scofield
With Paul Motian
With John Scofield Trio
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
double bass and bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and a suburban municipality in the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 32,457. Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March...
.
One of the leading bassists in jazz, Swallow is noted for collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
James Peter Giuffre was an American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger. He is notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.-Biography:Born in Dallas, Texas, of Italian ancestry,...
, Gary Burton
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an American jazz vibraphonist.A true original on the vibraphone, Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. This approach caused Burton to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated...
and Carla Bley
Carla Bley
Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
. He was also one of the first acoustic bassists in jazz to switch entirely to bass guitar, on which he has a distinctively nimble sound.
Biography
As a child, Swallow studied piano and trumpet before turning to the double bassDouble bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
at age 14. While attending a prep school, he began trying his hand in jazz improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
. In 1960 he left Yale, where he was studying composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
, and settled in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, playing at the time in Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
James Peter Giuffre was an American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger. He is notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.-Biography:Born in Dallas, Texas, of Italian ancestry,...
's trio along with Paul Bley
Paul Bley
Paul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...
. Since joining Art Farmer
Art Farmer
Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet/flugelhorn combination designed for him by David Monette. His identical twin brother, Addison Farmer Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928, Council Bluffs, Iowa –...
's quartet in 1964, Swallow began to write. It is in the 1960s that his long-term association with Gary Burton
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an American jazz vibraphonist.A true original on the vibraphone, Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. This approach caused Burton to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated...
's various bands began.
In the early 1970s, Swallow switched exclusively to bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, of which he prefers the 5-string variety. Along with Monk Montgomery
Monk Montgomery
William Howard "Monk" Montgomery was an American jazz bassist.Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Montgomery was the older brother of guitarist Wes Montgomery; younger brother, Buddy Montgomery played vibraphone and piano...
and Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
Melbourne R. "Bob" Cranshaw is an American jazz bassist. His career spans the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins...
, Swallow was among the first jazz bassists to do so (with much encouragement from Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
Roy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz, and in a career lasting more than 60 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz...
, Swallow's favorite drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
). He plays with a pick
Plectrum
A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument. For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick, and is a separate tool held in the player's hand...
(made of copper by Hotlicks), and his style involves intricate solos in the upper register; he was one of the early adopters of the high C string on a bass guitar.
In 1974-76 Swallow taught at the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
. It is often speculated that he had an influence on the contents of The Real Book
Real Book
The Real Book can refer to any of a number of popular compilations of lead sheets for jazz tunes, but is generally used to refer to Volume 1 of an underground series of books transcribed and collated by students at Berklee College of Music during the 1970s....
, which includes a fair number of his early compositions. He later recorded an album of the same name, with the picture of a well-worn, coffee-stained Real Book on the cover.
In 1978 Swallow became an essential and constant member of Carla Bley
Carla Bley
Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
's band. He has been Bley's romantic partner since the 1980s. He toured extensively with John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
in the early 1980s, and has returned to this collaboration several times over the years.
Swallow has consistently won the electric bass category in Down Beat
Down Beat
Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
yearly polls, both Critics' and Readers', since the mid-80s. His compositions have been covered by, among others, Jim Hall
Jim Hall (musician)
James Stanley Hall is an American jazz guitarist.-Biography:Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Hall moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national, and then international, attention in the late 1950s...
(who recorded his very first tune, "Eiderdown"), Bill Evans
Bill Evans
William John Evans, known as Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists including: Chick Corea, Herbie...
, Chick Corea
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
, Stan Getz
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
and Gary Burton
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an American jazz vibraphonist.A true original on the vibraphone, Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. This approach caused Burton to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated...
.
As leader or co-leader
- Hotel HelloHotel HelloHotel Hello is an album by Gary Burton and Steve Swallow.-Track listing:#"Chelsea Bells " - 4:24#"Hotel Overture + Vamp" - 3:39#"Hotel Hello" - 5:20#"Inside In" - 2:43...
with Gary Burton (ECM, 1974) - HomeHome (Steve Swallow album)Home is an album by bassist Steve Swallow featuring poetry by Robert Creeley recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars calling it an "Interesting concept"....
- music to poems by Robert Creeley (ECM, 1975) - Carla (Watt, 1987)
- DuetsDuets (Carla Bley & Steve Swallow album)Duets is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1988.-Reception:...
with Carla Bley (Watt, 1988) - Swallow (Sub Pop, 1991)
- Go TogetherGo TogetherGo Together is an album of duets by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley and bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993...
with Carla Bley (Watt, 1992) - Real Book (ECM, 1993)
- Deconstructed (ECM, 1996)
- Are We There Yet?Are We There Yet? (Carla Bley album)Are We There Yet? is a live album of duets by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley and bassist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe in 1998 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1999. It is the pair's third duet recording following Duets and Go Together .-Reception:The Allmusic...
with Carla Bley (Watt, 1998) - Always Pack Your Uniform On Top (ECM, 2000)
- Damaged in Transit (Xtra Watt, 2003)
- L'Histoire du Clochard with Ohad Talmor (Palmetto, 2007)
- Carla's Christmas CarolsCarla's Christmas CarolsCarla's Christmas Carols is an album of Christmas carols arranged by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow and the Partyka Brass Quintet recorded in France in 2008 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2009....
with Carla Bley (Watt, 2009)
As sideman
With Carla BleyCarla Bley
Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
- Musique MecaniqueMusique MecaniqueMusique Mecanique is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1978 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1979.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1979) - Social StudiesSocial Studies (Carla Bley album)Social Studies is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1980 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1981.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1980) - Live!Live! (Carla Bley album)Live! is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1982.-Reception:Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies...
(Watt, 1981) - I Hate to SingI Hate to SingI Hate to Sing is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 combined with three tracks recorded at Grog Kill Studios in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stacia...
(Watt, 1983) - Heavy HeartHeavy Heart (album)Heavy Heart is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1983) - Night-GloNight-GloNight-Glo is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1985.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1985) - SextetSextet (album)Sextet is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1987.-Reception:Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with a review by Richard S. Ginell stating, "The sound bathes in a polished golden ambience very much in keeping with a product...
(Watt, 1986) - Fleur CarnivoreFleur CarnivoreFleur Carnivore is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1988 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1989.-Reception:The album is recognised as one of Bley's finest...
(Watt, 1988) - The Very Big Carla Bley BandThe Very Big Carla Bley BandThe Very Big Carla Bley Band is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1991.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1990) - Big Band TheoryBig Band TheoryBig Band Theory is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1993) - Songs with LegsSongs with LegsSongs with Legs is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bassist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1994.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1994) - The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to ChurchThe Carla Bley Big Band Goes to ChurchThe Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in Perugia, Italy as part of the Umbria Jazz Festival and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1996.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1996) - Fancy Chamber MusicFancy Chamber MusicFancy Chamber Music is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with a chamber ensemble recorded in England in 1997 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1998.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1997) - 4 x 44 x 4 (album)4 x 4 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with a chamber ensemble recorded in Oslo in 1999 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2000.-Reception:...
(Watt, 1999) - Looking for AmericaLooking for AmericaLooking for America is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 2002 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2003.-Reception:...
(Watt, 2002) - The Lost ChordsThe Lost ChordsThe Lost Chords is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow, and Billy Drummond recorded in Europe in 2003 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2004.-Reception:...
(Watt, 2003) - Appearing NightlyAppearing NightlyAppearing Nightly is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in Paris in 2006 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2008. Bley's compositions and arrangements incorporate many references to big bands and jazz standards from the swing era...
(Watt, 2006) - The Lost Chords find Paolo FresuThe Lost Chords find Paolo FresuThe Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow, and Billy Drummond and Paolo Fresu recorded in Europe in 2007 and released on the Watt/ECM label.-Reception:...
(Watt, 2007)
With Paul Bley
Paul Bley
Paul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...
- HotHot (Paul Bley album)Hot is a live album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Excellent playing by Bley keeps things moving on this '85 date...
(Soul Note, 1985)
With Gary Burton
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an American jazz vibraphonist.A true original on the vibraphone, Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. This approach caused Burton to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated...
- The Groovy Sound of MusicThe Groovy Sound of MusicThe Groovy Sound of Music is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1964 and released on the RCA label which features jazz interpretations of tunes from the Broadway musical The Sound of Music written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden...
(RCA, 1963) - The Time MachineThe Time Machine (Gary Burton album)The Time Machine is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This Gary Burton LP was a bit unusual in that he overdubbed piano and marimbas in addition to his distinctive...
(RCA, 1966) - Tennessee FirebirdTennessee FirebirdTennessee Firebird is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "While the concept of "jazz-rock" was in its embryonic stages, Burton was experimenting with a style combining jazz...
(RCA, 1966) - DusterDuster (album)Duster is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1967 and released on the RCA label.Duster is often considered to be one of the first jazz fusion albums...
(RCA, 1967) - Lofty Fake AnagramLofty Fake AnagramLofty Fake Anagram is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1967 and released on the RCA label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it is the interplay between Burton and the rockish Coryell in this early fusion group that makes this session...
(RCA, 1967) - A Genuine Tong FuneralA Genuine Tong FuneralA Genuine Tong Funeral is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1967 and released on the RCA label.-Reception:...
(RCA, 1967) - Gary Burton Quartet in ConcertGary Burton Quartet in ConcertGary Burton Quartet in Concert is a live album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1968 at Carnegie Hall and released on the RCA label.-Reception:...
(RCA, 1968) - Country Roads & Other PlacesCountry Roads & Other PlacesCountry Roads & Other Places is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1968 and released on the RCA label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "In addition to both melodic and advanced jazz, Burton incorporates elements of country, rock, pop and...
(RCA, 1969) - ThrobThrob (album)Throb is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Burton continued the jazz-cum-rock and country experimentation that marked other LPs like Tennessee Firebird and...
(Atlantic, 1969) - Good VibesGood Vibes (album)Good Vibes is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 2½ stars calling it "rather dated and less satisfying than the vast majority of his other recordings from the era".-Track listing:#...
(Atlantic, 1969) - Paris EncounterParis EncounterParis Encounter is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton and violinist Stéphane Grappelli recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.-Reception:...
(Atlantic, 1969) with Stéphane GrappelliStéphane GrappelliStéphane Grappelli was a French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands.... - Dreams So RealDreams So Real (album)Dreams So Real is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1975) - PassengersPassengers (Gary Burton album)Passengers is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton's Quartet with bassist Eberhard Weber recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label in 1977...
(ECM, 1977) - Easy as PieEasy as Pie (Gary Burton album)Easy as Pie is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label in 1981.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The repertoire is stronger and less introverted than usual.....
(ECM, 1980) - Picture ThisPicture This (Gary Burton album)Picture This is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label in 1981.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Burton always had the ability to blend in with nearly anyone, and the alto/vibes frontline is attractive.....
(ECM, 1982) - Whiz KidsWhiz Kids (album)Whiz Kids is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton's Quintet recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The repertoire and post-bop solos have more fire than one would normally expect on a Gary Burton record, and...
(ECM, 1986) - Real Life HitsReal Life HitsReal Life Hits is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label in 1981.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The appealing group sound and the spontaneous yet tight ensembles and solos make this a worthwhile...
(ECM, 1984) - Quartet Live
With Art Farmer
Art Farmer
Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet/flugelhorn combination designed for him by David Monette. His identical twin brother, Addison Farmer Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928, Council Bluffs, Iowa –...
- Sing Me Softly of the Blues
With Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn is an American jazz pianist, composer and trio leader.-Biography:He began studying piano at the age of five and studied under Boston piano teacher Margaret Chaloff, mother of jazz baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff, who taught him the "Russian style" of piano playing. At an early age he...
- Three Waves
- TranceTrance (Steve Kuhn album)Trance is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is jazz that touches on fusion, modal, and the new spirit of the music as ECM came into the 1970s...
(ECM, 1974)
With Pete La Roca
Pete La Roca
Pete La Roca is an American jazz drummer. He adopted the name La Roca early in his musical career when he was a timbales player in Latin bands....
- BasraBasra (album)Basra is the debut album by American drummer Pete La Roca, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his...
(Blue Note, 1965)
With Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano
Joseph Salvatore "Joe" Lovano is a post bop jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls...
- Universal LanguageUniversal Language (Joe Lovano album)Universal Language is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1992 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1992)
With Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler is a composer and trumpeter in new jazz and contemporary music.-Career: United States:Mantler was born in Vienna, Austria...
- The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (JCOA, 1968)
- The Hapless Child (WATT, 1976)
- Movies (WATT, 1977)
- More Movies (WATT, 1980)
- Something There (WATT, 1982)
With Gary McFarland
Gary McFarland
Gary McFarland was an influential composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist, prominent on Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s, when he made "one of the more significant contributors to orchestral jazz"...
- Point of DeparturePoint of Departure (Gary McFarland album)Point of Departure is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
(Impulse!, 1963)
With Pat Metheny and John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
- I Can See Your House from Here
With Paul Motian
Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
- Reincarnation of a Love Bird (JMT, 1995)
- Flight of the Blue JayFlight of the Blue JayFlight of the Blue Jay is an album by Paul Motian released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1997 and featuring performances of bebop jazz standards by Motian with the Electric Bebop Band...
(Winter & Winter, 1995) - 2000 + One2000 + One2000 + One is an album by jazz drummer Paul Motian released on the German Winter & Winter label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.-Track listing:# "From Time to Time" - 4:50# "Dance" - 4:52# "One in Three" - 4:50...
(Winter & Winter, 1997) - Play Monk and PowellPlay Monk and PowellPlay Monk and Powell is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1999 and featuring performances of tunes by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell...
(Winter & Winter, 1998)
With John Scofield Trio
- EnRoute: John Scofield Trio LIVEEnRoute: John Scofield Trio LIVEEnRoute: The John Scofield Trio LIVE is an album by The John Scofield Trio recorded at the New York's Blue Note club in December 2003.-Tracks:#"Wee" – 8:24#"Toogs" – 7:26#"Name That Tune" – 6:30...
(Verve, 2004)