Steve Swallow
Advertisement
Advertisement
Top Related Artists
Biography
Double bassist, then electric bassist, Steve Swallow is considered one of the greatest exponents of the four-string instrument. His career began in the 1950s alongside Buddy Tate and Buck Clayton, and continued in Paul Bley's trio, then with guitarist Jimmy Giuffre, before accompanying Art Farmer (1962), Stan Getz (1965) and Gary Burton (1967), with whom he developed a variant of jazz fusion in the company of Larry Coryell. Since switching to electric bass, Steve Swallow has collaborated on several occasions with Carla Bley, and has been a mainstay of the ECM label, recording under his own name since the mid-1970s. After a stint in France with the Orchestre National de Jazz and Henri Texier, the American musician returned home to continue recording. His albums include Real Book (1993), Deconstructed (1996), Damaged In Transit (2003), So There (2006) and Into the Woodwork (2013).
Read All
Read Less
Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Fleur Carnivore by Steve Swallow
- Willow
- Carnation featuring Charlie Mariano
- Wisteria featuring Steve Swallow
- Jean the Bean featuring Steve Swallow
- Ghost Guests featuring Charlie Mariano
- Rags to Riches featuring Steve Swallow
- Close Near featuring Charlie Mariano
- Ladies in Mercedes featuring Charlie Mariano
- Dark Glasses featuring Steve Swallow
- Not Quiet a Ballad featuring Charlie Mariano
- Permanent Wave featuring Steve Swallow
- The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah featuring Howard Tate
- Fusion: Jesus Maria featuring Paul Bley
- Major by Steve Swallow
- A Dog's Life by Carla Bley
- Why'd you do it? featuring Steve Swallow
- Satie For Two by Carla Bley
- Yawn featuring Steve Swallow
- Darn That Dream featuring Steve Swallow
- August 1972 featuring Steve Swallow
- Broadway featuring Steve Swallow
- Prelude/A Child Is Born featuring Steve Swallow
- Get Happy featuring Steve Swallow
