Steve Swallow
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Steve Swallow is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to
Swallow at Moers Festival, Moers, Germany, 2012
Swallow in San Francisco, 1981
Real Book (album)
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Real Book is an album by the bassist Steve Swallow, released on the Xtra Watt label in 1994.
Steve Swallow
…Music. He contributed several of his compositions to the Berklee students who assembled the first edition of The Real Book. He later recorded an album, Real Book, with the picture of a well-worn, coffee-stained book on the cover. In 1978, Swallow became a member of Carla Bley's band. He was Bley's romantic partner…
Real Book