Artist
Steve Swallow
Fair Lawn, United States
Steve Swallow is a musician from Fair Lawn, United States. They also recorded with Gary Burton Quartet, The Jimmy Giuffre 3 and Steve Kuhn Trio.
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Biography
American jazz bass guitarist and composer, born October 4, 1940 in Fair Lawn, N.J.
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 Farmer's 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 the high C string on the bass guitar.
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Gary Burton Quartet
A project Steve Swallow was part of.
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
A project Steve Swallow was part of. Former member.
Steve Kuhn Trio
A project Steve Swallow was part of.
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