Home (Steve Swallow album)
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | September 1979 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Recording Studios New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | ECM 1159 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Home is an album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded in September 1979 and released on the ECM label. The sextet features featuring Sheila Jordan singing the poetry of Robert Creeley, backed by pianist Steve Kuhn, saxophonist David Liebman, Lyle Mays on synthesizer, and drummer Bob Moses.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars calling it an "Interesting concept".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
[edit]- All music by Steve Swallow and text by Robert Creeley
- "Some Echoes" – 5:37
- ""She Was Young..." (From "The Finger")" – 3:34
- ""Nowhere One..."" – 5:01
- "Colors" – 4:23
- "Home" – 3:24
- "In the Fall" – 4:00
- ""You Didn't Think..."" – 2:55
- "Ice Cream" – 4:17
- "Echo" – 5:23
- "Midnight" – 3:42
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Swallow – electric bass
- Sheila Jordan – voice
- Steve Kuhn – piano
- David Liebman – saxophones
- Lyle Mays – synthesizer
- Bob Moses – drums
References
[edit]- ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 15, 2011
- ^ a b Wynn,R. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1369. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.