Real Book (album) explained

Real Book
Type:Album
Artist:Steve Swallow
Cover:Real Book (album).jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:December 1993
Studio:Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY
Genre:Jazz
Length:49:08
Label:Xtra Watt 7
Producer:Steve Swallow
Chronology:Steve Swallow
Prev Title:Go Together
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Songs with Legs
Next Year:1994

Real Book is an album by the bassist Steve Swallow, released on the Xtra Watt label in 1994.[1] [2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Rick Anderson states: "This program finds him showing off his considerable writing chops with the help of an all-star group... His focus on the upper registers and the polyester tone of his five-string bass guitar will continue to annoy those who prefer to hear the bass played dark, low and woody, but there's no denying the consistent inventiveness of his playing or the charm of these compositions".

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Swallow.

  1. "Bite Your Grandmother" - 4:40
  2. "Second Handy Motion" - 4:47
  3. "Wrong Together" - 5:19
  4. "Outfits" - 5:52
  5. "Thinking Out Loud" - 5:04
  6. "Let's Eat" - 5:38
  7. "Better Times" - 3:49
  8. "Willow" - 4:13
  9. "Muddy in the Bank" - 3:20
  10. "Ponytail" - 6:26

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.trovar.com/ECM/WATT.php ECM/WATT discography
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/steve-swallow/catalog/#xtrawatt-xtrawatt-7 Steve Swallow catalog