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Still In Movement

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Moon Gem/ Twilight in the Wilderness (for Frederic Church)/ Walking the Ashcroft/ Dance of the Stratonauts/ Zoron/ Raura/ Nimbus Suite/ Transitory Nature of Shapes, Colors and Other Real Unreal Experience/ Sky Poem.

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Invisible Cities

Label: Drimala Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Careful Little Hempen Clouds (5:41) 2. Resemblance Spilling Thick (4:24) 3. Lunatics Spend Redundant Mind (3:02) 4. Immortals Reveal Deeper Streets (2:25) 5. Visible Pink Plateau (2:44) 6. Rumor Exists Under Abolished Victims (8:01) 7. Children's Song (3:15) 8. The Places Have Mingled Relationships (4:09) 9. Shallow Facades Find Opaque Polyhedrons on (4:10) 10. Skyscrapers Swaying Toward Oases of Fresh... (2:34) 11. Suspicious Umbrellas Remembering Clearly (3:09) 12. The Copper Clock Unfurls Its Boiling... (3:31) 13. Patterns Will Be Revealed Outside Iron... (4:23)

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Suite for Players, Listeners and Other Dreamers

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: I. Prelude to a Prelude (15:32)/ II. Groove Merchants of Redwood (10:31)/ III. Outside Inn (6:42)/ IV. Calling All Travellers (8:10)/ V. Wildflowers Grow Along This Highway Too (5:21)/ VI. Sailing Home (10:28)/ VII. Giving Thanks Once Again (5:51)/ VIII. Validation (8:46).

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Steve Swell/Perry Robinson: Invisible Cities

Read "Invisible Cities" reviewed by Clifford Allen


With Invisible Cities, trombonist Steve Swell and clarinetist Perry Robinson have created a unique snapshot of duo improvisation that, as much as it sounds like a Saturday afternoon loft rehearsal when the rhythm section was too busy, is a compelling document of the affinity between improvisers. Robinson, of course, is the veteran of the two, having ...

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Steve Swell: Suite for Players, Listeners and Other Dreamers

Read "Suite for Players, Listeners and Other Dreamers" reviewed by Derek Taylor


Countless men and women find themselves seduced by the lure of unfettered musical expression only to find their efforts greeted by ambivalent ears. The creative hinterlands of jazz are notorious for swallowing talented players up in a fog of anonymity. Trombonist Steve Swell knows this reality well. He’s been working his way in from the fringes ...

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Steve Swell's New York BrassWood Trio: Still In Movement

Read "Still In Movement" reviewed by Derek Taylor


Requiring something of a leap of logic in interpreting its chosen name, Steve Swell’s trio repays listener imagination with serious improvisational interplay. Swell’s been on the scene for several decades and during that time he’s developed an approach to the trombone that builds on the best facets of tradition and innovation. His tone can easily run ...

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Suite For Players, Listeners And Other Dreamers

Label: hat ART
Released: 2003

Album

Presents: Particle Data Group

Label: hat ART
Released: 2001

Album

Flurries Warm and Clear

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2000

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Steve Swell Trio: Flurries Warm and Clear

Read "Flurries Warm and Clear" reviewed by Derek Taylor


Steve Swell remains one of the most athletic trombonists in improvised music. Earlier CIMP sessions have showcased his vigorous style in wide spectrum of groups. This most recent disc uncovers a different, but no less challenging side of his musical personality, and it’s one that he’ll hopefully decide to explore further in the future. Creative improvising ...


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