Steve Swallow Discography
1979 (age 39)
Steve Swallow -- Robert Creeley
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1160 | |
| "She Was Young..." (From "The Finger") | - | |
| "Nowhere One..." | - | |
| Colors | - | |
| Home | - | |
| In The Fall | - | |
| "You Didn't Think..." | - | |
| Ice Cream | - | |
| Echo | - | |
| Midnight | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1160 Steve Swallow - Home 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1160 (CD) -
1986 (age 46)
Steve Swallow Sextet With Strings
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/2 | |
| Crab Alley | - | |
| Fred And Ethel | - | |
| Read My Lips | - | |
| Afterglow | - | |
| Hold It Against Me | - | |
| Count The Ways | - | |
| Last Night | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/2 Steve Swallow - Carla 1987
= XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/2 (CD) -
1991 (age 51)
Steve Swallow Septet +
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 | |
| Soca Symphony | - | |
| Slender Thread | - | |
| Thrills And Spills | - | |
| William And Mary | - | |
| Doin' It Slow | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 (CD) | |
| Thirty Five | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6 | |
| Ballroom | - | |
| Playing With Water | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/6, XtraWATT/6 (CD) Steve Swallow - Swallow 1992
1993
Steve Swallow Quintet
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/7 | |
| Second Handy Motion | - | |
| Wrong Together | - | |
| Outfits | - | |
| Thinking Out Loud | - | |
| Let's Eat | - | |
| Better Times | - | |
| Willow | - | |
| Muddy In The Bank | - | |
| Ponytail | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/7 Steve Swallow - Real Book 1994
1995
Steve Swallow - John Taylor Duo
John Taylor, piano; Steve Swallow, bass guitar.
Studio De La Grande Armee, Paris, France, March, 1995
| Up Too Late | Instant Present (F) I.P ST1019 | |
| Hullo Bolinas | - | |
| Full Circule | - | |
| Parlance | - | |
| Evans Above | - | |
| Never | - | |
| Anxiety / The Color Of Mortal Life | - | |
| Carnation | - | |
| Hermana Guappa | - |
* Instant Present (F) I.P ST1019 Steve Swallow, John Taylor - Parlance 1995
1996
Steve Swallow Quintet
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/9 | |
| 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 | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/9 Steve Swallow - Deconstructed 1997
1999
Steve Swallow Quintet
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/10 | |
| Dog With A Bone | - | |
| Misery Loves Company | - | |
| Reinventing The Wheel | - | |
| Feet First | - | |
| La Nostalgie De La Boue | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/10 Steve Swallow - Always Pack Your Uniform On Top 2000
2001 (age 61)
Steve Swallow With Robert Creeley
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/12 | |
| 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 | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/12 Steve Swallow With Robert Creeley - So There 2006
Steve Swallow Trio
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Steve Swallow, bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
live on tour in France, December, 2001
| Item 1, D.I.T. | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/11 | |
| 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. | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/11 Steve Swallow - Damaged In Transit 2003
2002
Steve Swallow - Ohad Talmor Sextet
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 | Palmetto Records PM 2103 | |
| Sweeping Up | - | |
| Chelsea Bells | - | |
| Some Echoes | - | |
| Ladies In Mercedes | - | |
| Hullo Bolinas | - | |
| I'm Your Pal | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2103 Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet - L'Histoire Du Clochard (The Bum's Tale) 2004
2007
Steve Swallow And Bohuslan Big Band
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 | Bohuslan Big Band (Swd) BBB 2008-1 | |
| Learn To Fall | - | |
| Ballroom | - | |
| Do Go On | - | |
| Eiderdown | - | |
| Seventeen Chords | - | |
| Belles | - | |
| Thirty-Five | - | |
| Playing In Traffic | - |
* Bohuslan Big Band (Swd) BBB 2008-1 Steve Swallow And Bohuslan Big Band - Swallow Songs 2008
2008
Steve Swallow Trio
Ohad Talmor, tenor sax; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
Xopana Jazz Funchal, Funchal, Madeira Island, September 5, 2008
| Playing In Traffic | Auand (It) AU9019 | |
| Days Of Old Intro | - | |
| Days Of Old | - | |
| Here Comes Everybody | - | |
| Undress Under Duress | - | |
| Warmer In Heaven | - | |
| Up Too Late | - |
* Auand (It) AU9019 Swallow, Talmor, Nussbaum - Playing In Traffic 2009
2009
Steve Swallow Trio
Ohad Talmor, tenor sax; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.
New Paltz, NY, April 9, 2009
| Three Two You | Auand (It) AU9019 | |
| Adam And Steve | - | |
| Quiet Inside | - | |
| More Nuts | - | |
| Too | - |
* Auand (It) AU9019 Swallow, Talmor, Nussbaum - Playing In Traffic 2009
2011 (age 71)
The Swallow Quintet
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 | XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/13 | |
| 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 | - |
* XtraWATT (G) XtraWATT/13 The Swallow Quintet - Into The Woodwork 2013