b, eb, *1940 US, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Musician / Composer of Jazz
American jazz bass guitarist and composer, born october 4th, 1940. Initially he played double bass (most notably in the trio with Jimmy Giuffre and Paul Bley and with Art Farmer); in the seventies he switched to electric bass guitar exclusively. In 1960 he left his composition studies at Yale, but began writing music professionally in Art Farmers quartet (he joined it in 1964). Among notable musical associations is his work with Gary Burton, Carla Bley (whose husband he is) and John Scofield. His style involves intricate solos in the upper register of his instrument; he was one of the first to adopt he High C string on the bass guitar.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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You Don't Know The Life | Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte | 2019 | Album |
Loneliness Road | Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte With Iggy Pop | 2017 | Album |
Loneliness Road | Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte With Iggy Pop | 2017 | Album |
Andando El Tiempo | Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow | 2016 | Album |
The Oldest Living Thing | Fulvio Sigurta With Steve Swallow, Federico Casagrande | 2015 | Album |
A Guitar Named Carla | Rüdiger Krause, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow | 2015 | Album |
Riverside | Dave Douglas • Chet Doxas • Steve Swallow • Jim Doxas | 2014 | Album |
The New Standard | Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte | 2014 | Album |
Willow: A Jazz Suite | Cinzia Roncelli Sings Steve Swallow | 2014 | Album |
Simple Songs | Christian Muthspiel, Steve Swallow | 2014 | Album |
Singular Curves | Steve Swallow / Ohad Talmor / Adam Nussbaum | 2014 | Album |
Morning… Dreaming… | Thomas Clausen / Steve Swallow | 2013 | Album |
Trios | Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow | 2013 | Album |
Soyeusement - Live in Noirlac | Michel Godard, Steve Swallow, Gavino Murgia, Bruno Helstroffer, Fanny Paccoud | 2012 | Album |
Agnostic Chant Book | Jonas Schoen Sextet & Steve Swallow | 2012 | Album |
One Of Many | Kenny Wheeler with John Taylor & Steve Swallow | 2011 | Album |
I.S. | Tore Johansen Feat. Steve Swallow | 2010 | Album |
Playing In Traffic | Steve Swallow / Ohad Talmor / Adam Nussbaum | 2009 | Album |
Carla's Christmas Carols | Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, The Partyka Brass Quintet | 2009 | Album |
Quartet Live | Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez | 2009 | Album |
Swallow Songs | Steve Swallow & Bohuslän Big Band | 2008 | Album |
Your Songs - The Music Of Elton John | Pietro Tonolo, Gil Goldstein, Steve Swallow, Paul Motian | 2007 | Album |
Twin Falls | Deidre Rodman / Steve Swallow | 2006 | Album |
So There | Steve Swallow with Robert Creeley | 2006 | Album |
Three For All | We3 - David Liebman, Steve Swallow, Adam Nussbaum | 2006 | Album |
Awakening | Mark O'Leary / Steve Swallow / Pierre Favre | 2006 | Album |
New Old Age | John Taylor, Steve Swallow, Gabriele Mirabassi | 2005 | Album |
Live In Japan Vol.1 | Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow | 2004 | Album |
The Lost Chords | Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow / Billy Drummond : The Lost Chords | 2004 | Album |
Live In Japan Vol.2 | Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow | 2004 | Album |
Famous Jazz Duets - Live in Concert | Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow | 2003 | Album |
Damaged In Transit | Steve Swallow | 2003 | Album |
Noisy Old Men | John Abercrombie / Mick Goodrick / Steve Swallow / Gary Chaffee | 2002 | Album |
Little Poems | Arrigo Cappelletti / Steve Swallow / Giulio Visibelli | 2002 | Album |
Have We Told You All You'd Thought To Know? | Robert Creeley · Chris Massey · Steve Swallow · Dave CasT · David Torn | 2001 | Album |
River Of Joy: Solo Portraits | Claire Ritter With Ran Blake & Steve Swallow | 2001 | Album |
Castles in the Air | Claire Ritter, Steve Swallow, Stan Strickland, Takaaki Masuko, Johannes Ammon, Christine Van Arsdale, Andrew Blickenderfer | 2001 | Album |
Brutto Tempo | Jasper Van't Hof, Charlie Mariano With Steve Swallow | 2001 | Album |
Always Pack Your Uniform On Top | Steve Swallow | 2000 | Album |
Are We There Yet? | Carla Bley / Steve Swallow | 1999 | Album |
Three Guys | Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Paul Motian | 1999 | Album |
Deconstructed | Steve Swallow | 1997 | Album |
Carla | The Jimmy Giuffre Trio With Paul Bley & Steve Swallow | 1996 | Compil. |
Two By Two | Steve Kuhn / Steve Swallow | 1996 | Album |
Songs With Legs | Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow | 1996 | Album |
Parlance | Steve Swallow, John Taylor | 1995 | Album |
Real Book | Steve Swallow | 1994 | Album |
Go Together | Carla Bley / Steve Swallow | 1993 | Album |
Swallow (Special Radio Edits CD) | Steve Swallow Featuring Gary Burton, John Scofield, Carla Bley | 1992 | Album |
Swallow | Steve Swallow | 1992 | Album |
Floater Syndrome | Paul Bley, Pete La Roca, Steve Swallow | 1989 | Compil. |
Duets | Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | 1988 | Album |
Out Of Nowhere | Don Ellis, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow | 1988 | Album |
Carla | Steve Swallow | 1987 | Album |
Syndrome | Paul Bley With Steve Swallow & Pete La Roca | 1986 | Album |
Floater | Paul Bley With Steve Swallow & Pete La Roca | 1984 | Album |
Gary Burton | Gary Burton, Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes, Tiger Okoshi, Chick Corea | 1981 | Compil. |
Home · Music By Steve Swallow To Poems By Robert Creeley | Steve Swallow | 1980 | Album |
Unexpected | Kenny Davern, Steve Lacy, Steve Swallow, Paul Motian | 1978 | Album |
We Could Be Flying | Karin Krog - Steve Kuhn - Steve Swallow - Jon Christensen | 1975 | Album |
Hotel Hello / Matchbook | Gary Burton, Steve Swallow, Ralph Towner | 1975 | Compil. |
Hotel Hello | Gary Burton / Steve Swallow | 1975 | Album |
Steve Swallow / Ohad Talmor Sextet Jazz |