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Gary Burton: Times Square

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In November 1978, “ECM” label released “Times Square”, the 29th Gary Burton album. It was recorded in January 1978, at “Generation Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Tiger Okoshi – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Semblance – Keith Jarrett
  2. Coral – Keith Jarrett
  3. Peau Douce – Steve Swallow
  4. Careful – Jim Hall
  5. Midnight – Steve Swallow
  6. Radio – Steve Swallow
  7. True Or False – Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes
  8. Como En Vietnam – Steve Swallow

Carla Bley: Duets

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On November 7, 1988, “Watt/ECM” label released “Duets”, the twelve Carla Bley album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Grog Kill Studio” in Willow, New York, and was produced by Carla Bley and Steve Swallow.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley – piano
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar, recording
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Paul McDonough – art direction
  • Richard D’Albert – photography
  • Paul J. Houffler – photography
  • Michael Mantler – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Carla Bley, except where noted.

  1. Baby Baby
  2. Walking Batteriewoman
  3. Útviklingssang
  4. Ladies in Mercedes – Steve Swallow
  5. Romantic Notion No. 3
  6. Remember – Steve Swallow
  7. Ups and Downs
  8. Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts) – Carla Bley, Steve Swallow
  9. Soon I Will Be Done With the Troubles of This World – traditional

Carla Bley: Carla’s Christmas Carols

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On November 3, 2009, “Watt/ECM” label released “Carla’s Christmas Carols”, the 26th Carla Bley album. It was recorded in December 2008, at “La Buissonne Studios”, Avignon, France, and was produced by Steve Swallow.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley – piano, celeste
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar, chimes
  • Tobias Weidinger – trumpet, flugelhorn, glockenspiel
  • Axel Schlosser – trumpet, flugelhorn, chimes
  • Christine Chapman – horn
  • Adrian Mears – trombone
  • Ed Partyka – bass trombone, tuba
  • Nikolaus Lowe – engineer
  • Nicolas Baillard – engineer
  • Gerard de Garo – engineer
  • Ricarda Molder – editing, mastering
  • Watt Works – design
  • Bill Strode – photography

Track listing:

  1. Tannenbaum – traditional
  2. Away in a Manger – James R. Murray
  3. The Christmas Song – Mel Torme, Bob Wells
  4. Ring Christmas Bells – Mykola Leontovych
  5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Part 1 – traditional
  6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Part 2 – traditional
  7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Richard Storrs Willis, Edmund Sears
  8. Hell’s Bells – Carla Bley
  9. Jesus Maria – Carla Bley
  10. Jingle Bells – James Pierpont
  11. O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau
  12. Joy to the World – Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts

Pete La Roca: Basra

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In October 1965, “Blue Note” label release “Basra”, the debut Pete La Roca album. It was recorded in May 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Pete La Roca – drums
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • Steve Swallow – bass
  • Rudy van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete La Roca except where noted.

  1. Malagueña – Ernesto Lecuona
  2. Candu
  3. Tears Come from Heaven
  4. Basra
  5. Lazy Afternoon – John La Touche, Jerome Moross
  6. Eiderdown – Steve Swallow

Jimmy Giuffre: Free Fall

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In March 1963, “Columbia” label released “Free Fall”, the 22nd Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded July – November 1962, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Steve Swallow – double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Giuffre

  1. Propulsion
  2. Threewe
  3. Ornothoids
  4. Dichotomy
  5. Man Alone
  6. Spasmodic
  7. Yggdrasill
  8. Divided Man
  9. Primordial Call
  10. The Five Ways

The Don Heckman – Ed Summerlin Improvisational Jazz Workshop: Same

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In October 1967, “Ictus” label released the debut, self-titled and the only “Don Heckman–Ed Summerlin Improvisational Jazz Workshop (The)” album. It was recorded September 1965 – March 1966, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Don Heckman – alto saxophone
  • Ed Summerlin – tenor saxophone
  • Lew Gluckin – trumpet
  • Bob Norden – trombone
  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Steve Swallow – bass
  • Joe Cocuzzo – drums
  • Joe Hunt – drums
  • Lisa Zanda – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Jax or Bettor – Don Heckman
  2. Leisure No. 5 – Ed Summerlin
  3. Dialogue – Ed Summerlin
  4. Five Haikus – Don Heckman

Chick Corea: Tones for Joan’s Bones

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In April 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Tones for Joan’s Bones”, the debut Chick Corea album. It was recorded November – December, 1966, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Herbie Mann.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet
  • Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Steve Swallow – double bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

  1. Litha – Chick Corea
  2. This is New – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
  3. Tones for Joan’s Bones
  4. Straight Up and Down

Carla Bley: Trios

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On September 6, 2013, “ECM” label released “Trios”, the 27th Carla Bley album. It was recorded in April 2013 and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley- piano
  • Andy Sheppard– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Steve Swallow- bass guitar

All tracks by Carla Bley.

  1. Utviklingssang
  2. Vashkar
  3. Les Trois Lagons (D’Après Henri Matisse): Plate XVII/Plate XVIII/Plate XIX
  4. Wildlife: Horns/Paws Without Claws/Sex with Birds
  5. The Girl Who Cried Champagne

Carla Bley: Andando el Tiempo

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On May 6, 2016, “ECM” label released “Andando el Tiempo”, the 28th Carla Bley album. It was recorded in November 2015, at “Auditorio Stello Molo – RSI” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley- piano
  • Andy Sheppard- soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Steve Swallow- bass guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Carla Bley.

  1. Sin Fin
  2. Potación de Guaya
  3. Camino al Volver
  4. Saints Alive!
  5. Naked Bridges/Diving Brides

Steve Kuhn: Wisteria

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On April 20, 2012, “ECM” label released “Wisteria”, the thirty-first Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded in September 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn- piano
  • Steve Swallow- bass guitar
  • Joey Baron- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn, except where noted.

  1. Chalet
  2. Adagio
  3. Morning Dew
  4. Romance – Dori Caymmi
  5. Permanent Wave – Carla Bley
  6. A Likely Story
  7. Pastorale
  8. Wisteria – Art Farmer
  9. Dark Glasses – Steve Swallow
  10. Promises Kept
  11. Good Lookin’ Rookie – Steve Swallow