Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American

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bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre,

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be h ...

, and

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar.

Biography

Born in Fair Lawn,

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, United States, Swallow studied piano and trumpet, as a child, before turning to the

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at age 14. While attending a prep school, he began trying his hand in jazz improvisation. In 1960, he left

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, where he was studying composition, and settled in

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, playing at the time in Jimmy Giuffre's trio along with Paul Bley. After joining

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's quartet in 1963, Swallow began to write. It is in the 1960s that his long-term association with

's various bands began. In the early 1970s, Swallow switched exclusively to electric bass guitar, of which he prefers the five-string variety. Along with Monk Montgomery and

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, Swallow was among the first jazz bassists to do so (with much encouragement from Roy Haynes, one of Swallow's favorite drummers). He plays with a

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(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 19741976, Swallow taught at the

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. He contributed several of his compositions to the Berklee students who assembled the first edition of

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. He later recorded an album, '' Real Book'', with the picture of a well-worn, coffee-stained book on the cover. In 1978, Swallow became a member of

's band. He has been Bley's romantic partner since the 1980s. He toured extensively with

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in the early 1980s, and has returned to this collaboration several times over the years. Swallow has consistently won the electric bass category in '' DownBeat'' yearly polls, both Critics' and Readers', since the mid-1980s. His compositions have been covered by, among others, Jim Hall (who recorded his very first tune, "Eiderdown"),

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and

Partial discography

As leader/co-leader

*''

Hotel Hello ''Hotel Hello'' is a duo album by vibraphonist Gary Burton and bassist Steve Swallow. Burton also plays marimba and organ, and Swallow doubles on acoustic & electric piano. Reception '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' listed the album as part of it ...

'' with Gary Burton (ECM, 1974) *''

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''music to poems by Robert Creeley (ECM, 1980) *'' Night-Glo'' with Carla Bley (Watt, 1985) *'' Carla'' (Xtra Watt, 1987) *'' Duets'' with Carla Bley (Watt, 1988) *'' The Life of a Trio: Saturday'' with Paul Bley and Jimmy Giuffre (Owl, 1989) *'' The Life of a Trio: Sunday'' with Paul Bley and Jimmy Giuffre (Owl, 1989) *'' Swallow'' (Xtra Watt, 1991) *''

Go Together ''Go Together'' is an album of duets by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley and bassist Steve Swallow, recorded and released on the ECM (record label), Watt/ECM label in 1993.

'' with Carla Bley (Watt, 1992) *'' Real Book'' (Xtra Watt, 1993) *'' Songs with Legs'' (Watt, 1994) with Carla Bley and Andy Sheppard *'' Parlance'' (Instant Present, 1995) with

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*'' Deconstructed'' (Xtra Watt, 1996) *'' Are We There Yet?'' with Carla Bley (Watt, 1998) *'' Always Pack Your Uniform on Top'' (Xtra Watt/ECM, 2000) *''Noisy Old Men'' (Jam, 2002) with Mick Goodrick, John Abercrombie, Gary Chaffee *''

Damaged in Transit ''Damaged in Transit'' is a live album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded in France in December 2001 and released on the Xtra Watt label in 2003. Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Thom Jurek states: "Swallow uses the ...

'' with Chris Potter and

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(Xtra Watt, 2003) *''So There'' with

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(Xtra Watt, 2006) *''L'Histoire du Clochard'' with

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(Palmetto, 2007) *'' Carla's Christmas Carols'' with Carla Bley and the Partyka Brass Quintet (Watt, 2009) *''Playing in Traffic'' with Ohad Talmor and Adam Nussbaum (Auand, 2009) * ''Into the Woodwork'' (Xtra Watt, 2013) – recorded in 2011 * '' The New Standard'' with

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and Bobby Previte (RareNoise, 2014) * '' Loneliness Road'' with Jamie Saft, Bobby Previte and

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(RareNoise, 2017)

As sideman

With

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* '' Blue Camel'' (Enja, 1992) * ''

The Sultan's Picnic ''The Sultan's Picnic'' is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil, fusing traditional Arab music with jazz, which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Enja label.

'' (Enja, 1994) With

* 1978: '' Musique Mecanique'' (Watt, 1979) * 1979: '' Social Studies'' (Watt, 1980) * 1980: ''

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'' (Watt, 1981) – live * 1981–83: '' I Hate to Sing'' (Watt, 1984) – live * 1983: '' Heavy Heart'' (Watt, 1984) * 1986–87: '' Sextet'' (Watt, 1987) * 1988: ''

Fleur Carnivore ''Fleur 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.

'' (Watt, 1989) – live * 1990: '' The Very Big Carla Bley Band'' (Watt, 1991) * 1993: '' Big Band Theory'' (Watt, 1993) * 1996: '' The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church'' (Watt, 1996) – live * 1997: '' Fancy Chamber Music'' (Watt, 1998) * 1999: ''

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'' (Watt, 2000) * 2002: '' Looking for America'' (Watt, 2003) * 2003: ''

The Lost Chords ''The 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.Appearing Nightly ''Appearing 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. Track listing All compositions by Carla Bley. # "Greasy Gravy" - 8:50 # " ...

'' (Watt, 2008) – live * 2007: ''

The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu ''The 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.

'' (Watt, 2007) * 2013: '' Trios'' (ECM, 2013) * 2015: ''

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'' (ECM, 2016) * 2019: '' Life Goes On'' (ECM, 2020) With Paul Bley * '' Footloose!'' (Savoy, 1963) * '' Closer'' (ESP-Disk, 1966) * '' Hot'' (Soul Note, 1985) With

* ''

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'' (RCA, 1963) * ''

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'' (RCA, 1966) * '' Tennessee Firebird'' (RCA, 1966) * '' Duster'' (RCA, 1967) * '' Lofty Fake Anagram'' (RCA, 1967) * ''

A Genuine Tong Funeral ''A Genuine Tong Funeral'' is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1967 and released on the RCA label in 1968.

'' (RCA, 1967) * ''

Gary Burton Quartet in Concert ''Gary Burton Quartet in Concert'' is a live album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1968 at Carnegie Hall and released by RCA.

'' (RCA, 1968) * '' Country Roads & Other Places'' (RCA, 1969) * '' Throb'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' Good Vibes'' (Atlantic, 1969) * ''

Paris Encounter ''Paris Encounter'' is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton and violinist Stéphane Grappelli recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.

'' (Atlantic, 1969) with Stéphane Grappelli * '' Dreams So Real'' (ECM, 1975) * '' Passengers'' (ECM, 1977) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1978) * '' Easy as Pie'' (ECM, 1980) * '' Picture This'' (ECM, 1982) * '' Whiz Kids'' (ECM, 1986) * '' Real Life Hits'' (ECM, 1984) * '' Quartet Live'' (Concord Jazz, 2009) With

* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1963)with Jim Hall * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1964)with Jim Hall * '' The Many Faces of Art Farmer'' (Scepter, 1964) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1965) With Jimmy Giuffre * ''1961'' (ECM, 1992 – re-issue of the 1961 Verve-albums '' Fusion'' & ''

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'')with Paul Bley * '' Emphasis, Stuttgart 1961'' (hatArt, 1992) * '' Flight, Bremen 1961'' (hatArt, 1993) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1962) With Steve Kuhn * ''Three Waves'' (Contact, 1966) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1974) * ''

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'' (ECM, 2012) * ''At This Time'' (Sunnyside, 2016) With Michael Mantler * ''

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'' (JCOA, 1968) * ''The Hapless Child'' (WATT, 1976) * ''Movies'' (WATT, 1977) * ''More Movies'' (WATT, 1980) * ''Something There'' (WATT, 1982) With Paul Motian * ''

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'' (JMT, 1995) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1962) With

* '' Bar Talk'' (

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, 1980) * ''

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'' (Enja, 1982) * ''

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'' (Enja, 1983) * '' Quiet'' (Verve, 1996) * '' EnRoute: John Scofield Trio LIVE'' (Verve, 2004) * ''

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'' (

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, 2016) * '' Swallow Tales'' (ECM, 2020) With others *

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, '' Out of Nowhere'' (Candid, 1988) – recorded in 1961 *

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, ''Window Steps'' (ECM, 1996) – recorded in 1995 *

, '' The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris'' (Verve, 1967) – live recorded in 1966 *

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, '' El Exigente: The Demanding One'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) *

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, ''I.S.'' (Inner Ear, 2010) * Sheila Jordan, '' Portrait Of Sheila'' (Blue Note, 1963) * Pete La Roca, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1965) *

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, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1992) *

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, '' Point of Departure'' (Impulse!, 1963) *

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and

, '' I Can See Your House from Here'' (Blue Note Records, 1994) *

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, Jim Hall and

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, '' Two Jims and Zoot'' (Mainstream, 1964)

References

External links

Watt/XtraWatt the recording company run by Swallow and Bley

Steve Swallow and Carla Bley video interview about ''Dreams So Real'' and working with ECM Records
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