Steve Swallow Catalog
1979 (age 39)
Steve Swallow - Home ECM (G) ECM 1160 1980
David Liebman, sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Lyle Mays, synthesizer; Steve Swallow, bass; Bob Moses, drums; Sheila Jordan, voice; Robert Creeley, poems.
Columbia Studios, NYC, September, 1979
| Some Echoes | |
| "She Was Young..." (From "The Finger") | |
| "Nowhere One..." | |
| Colors | |
| Home | |
| In The Fall | |
| "You Didn't Think..." | |
| Ice Cream | |
| Echo | |
| Midnight |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1160 (CD).
1986 (age 46)
Steve Swallow - Carla XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/2 1987
Larry Willis, piano; Carla Bley, organ, additional keyboards; Hiram Bullock, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass, additional keyboards; Victor Lewis, drums; Don Alias, percussion; + Ida Kavafian, violin; Ikwhan Bae, viola; Fred Sherry, cello.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, winter 1986-1987
| Deep Trouble | |
| Crab Alley | |
| Fred And Ethel | |
| Read My Lips | |
| Afterglow | |
| Hold It Against Me | |
| Count The Ways | |
| Last Night |
** also released on XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/2 (CD).
1991 (age 51)
Steve Swallow - Swallow XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 1992
Steve Kuhn, piano; Carla Bley, organ; Karen Mantler, synthesizer, harmonica; Hiram Bullock, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Robby Ameen, drums; Don Alias, percussion; with Gary Burton, vibes; John Scofield, guitar.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, September-November, 1991
| Belles | |
| Soca Symphony | |
| Slender Thread | |
| Thrills And Spills | |
| William And Mary | |
| Thirty Five | |
| Ballroom | |
| Playing With Water |
** also released on XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 (CD) in 1992.
Steve Swallow - Swallow XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 (CD) 1992
same session.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, September-November, 1991
| Doin' It Slow |
** originally released on XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 in 1992 + 1 bonus track.
1993
Steve Swallow - Real Book XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/7 1994
Tom Harrell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, December, 1993
| Bite Your Grandmother | |
| Second Handy Motion | |
| Wrong Together | |
| Outfits | |
| Thinking Out Loud | |
| Let's Eat | |
| Better Times | |
| Willow | |
| Muddy In The Bank | |
| Ponytail |
1995
Steve Swallow, John Taylor - Parlance Instant Present (F) I.P ST1019 1995
John Taylor, piano; Steve Swallow, bass guitar.
Studio De La Grande Armee, Paris, France, March, 1995
| Up Too Late | |
| Hullo Bolinas | |
| Full Circule | |
| Parlance | |
| Evans Above | |
| Never | |
| Anxiety / The Color Of Mortal Life | |
| Carnation | |
| Hermana Guappa |
1996
Steve Swallow - Deconstructed XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/9 1997
Ryan Kisor, trumpet; Chris Potter, tenor sax; Mick Goodrick, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, December, 1996
| Running In The Family | |
| Babble On | |
| Another Fine Mess | |
| I Think My Wife Is A Hat | |
| Bird World War | |
| Bug In A Rug | |
| Lost In Boston | |
| Name That Tune | |
| Viscous Consistency | |
| Deconstructed |
1999
Steve Swallow - Always Pack Your Uniform On Top XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/10 2000
Barry Ries, trumpet; Chris Potter, tenor sax; Mick Goodrick, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, April, 1999
| Bend Over Backward | |
| Dog With A Bone | |
| Misery Loves Company | |
| Reinventing The Wheel | |
| Feet First | |
| La Nostalgie De La Boue |
2001 (age 61)
Steve Swallow With Robert Creeley - So There XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/12 2006
Steve Kuhn, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; Robert Creeley, voice; + The Cikada Quartet: Henrik Hannisdal, Odd Hannisdal, violin; Marek Konstantynowicz, viola; Morten Hannisdal, cello.
The Make Believe Ballroom, West Shokan, NY & Kunsthogsk, August, 2001, and August, 2005
| Oh No | |
| Names | |
| Here Again | |
| Ambition | |
| Indians | |
| Histoire De Florida | |
| Sufi Sam Christian | |
| Later | |
| Wellington, New Zealand / Eight | |
| Miles | |
| Just In Time | |
| Return | |
| Echo | |
| Sad Advice | |
| Riddle | |
| Blue Moon | |
| I Know A Man | |
| A Valentine For Pen |
Steve Swallow - Damaged In Transit XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/11 2003
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Steve Swallow, bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
live on tour in France, December, 2001
| Item 1, D.I.T. | |
| Item 2, D.I.T. | |
| Item 3, D.I.T. | |
| Item 4, D.I.T. | |
| Item 5, D.I.T. | |
| Item 6, D.I.T. | |
| Item 7, D.I.T. | |
| Item 8, D.I.T. | |
| Item 9, D.I.T. |
2002
Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet - L'Histoire Du Clochard (The Bum's Tale) Palmetto Records PM 2103 2004
Russ Johnson, trumpet; Jacob Garchik, trombone; Greg Tardy, clarinet; Ohad Talmor, tenor sax; Meg Okura, violin; Steve Swallow, bass.
Maggie's Farm Recording, Pipersville PA, August 23, 2002
| Making Ends Meet | |
| Sweeping Up | |
| Chelsea Bells | |
| Some Echoes | |
| Ladies In Mercedes | |
| Hullo Bolinas | |
| I'm Your Pal |
2007
Steve Swallow And Bohuslan Big Band - Swallow Songs Bohuslan Big Band (Swd) BBB 2008-1 2008
Steve Swallow, electric bass, arranger; and Bohuslan Big Band: Jan Eliasson, Samuel Olsson, Staffan Svensson, trumpet, flugelhorn; Lennart Grahn, lead trumpet, lead flugelhorn; Karin Hammar, Christer Olofsson, trombone; Niclas Rydh, trombone, arranger; Bjorn Samuelsson, lead trombone; Ove Ingemarsson, Mikael Karlsson, Alberto Pinton, Joakim Rolandsson, sax, woodwinds; Johan Borgstrom, lead sax, lead woodwinds; Tommy Kotter, piano; Yasuhito Mori, acoustic bass; Anders Kjellberg, drums.
Nilento Studios, Goteborg, Sweden, September 10-12, 2007
| Away | |
| Learn To Fall | |
| Ballroom | |
| Do Go On | |
| Eiderdown | |
| Seventeen Chords | |
| Belles | |
| Thirty-Five | |
| Playing In Traffic |
2008
Swallow, Talmor, Nussbaum - Playing In Traffic Auand (It) AU9019 2009
Ohad Talmor, tenor sax; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
Xopana Jazz Funchal, Funchal, Madeira Island, September 5, 2008
| Playing In Traffic | |
| Days Of Old Intro | |
| Days Of Old | |
| Here Comes Everybody | |
| Undress Under Duress | |
| Warmer In Heaven | |
| Up Too Late |
same personnel.
New Paltz, NY, April 9, 2009
| Three Two You | |
| Adam And Steve | |
| Quiet Inside | |
| More Nuts | |
| Too |
2011 (age 71)
The Swallow Quintet - Into The Woodwork XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/13 2013
Chris Cheek, tenor sax; Carla Bley, organ; Steve Cardenas, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Jorge Rossy, drums.
Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, November 15 and 16, 2011
| Sad Old Candle | |
| Into The Woodwork | |
| From Whom It May Concern | |
| Back In Action | |
| Grisly Business | |
| Unnatural Causes | |
| The Butler Did It | |
| Suitable For Framing | |
| Small Comfort | |
| Still There | |
| Never Know | |
| Exit Stage Left |