Steve Swallow
USA
Born: 04 October 1940
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music
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Steve Swallow has long been many jazz critics' favorite electric bassist, for rather than playing his instrument in a rock-oriented manner, Swallow emphasizes the high notes and approaches the electric bass, to an extent, as if it were a guitar. He originally started on piano and trumpet before settling on the acoustic bass as a teenager. Swallow joined the Paul Bley trio in 1960 and with Bley was a part of an avant-garde version of the Jimmy Giuffre 3 during 1960-1962. Swallow recorded with George Russell and was a member of Art Farmer's quart...
See also
- Jimmy Giuffre (4)
- Henri Texier (4)
Similar artists
- Stanley Clarke (55)
- Dave Holland (55)
- Ron Carter (33)
- Jaco Pastorius (19)
- Alphonso Johnson (7)
- Buster Williams (2)
Influenced by
- Charlie Haden (82)
- Carla Bley (51)
- Charles Mingus (19)
- Jimmy Giuffre (4)
- Red Mitchell (3)
- Oscar Pettiford (1)
Followers
- Stan Getz (185)
- Paul Bley (80)
- Gary Burton (55)
- John Scofield (20)
- Brian Bromberg (20)
- Michael Mantler (9)
Performed Songs By
- Robert Creeley (2)
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