Legendary Bassist Steve Swallow on Jazz, Improvisation & Carla Bley скачать в хорошем качестве

Legendary Bassist Steve Swallow on Jazz, Improvisation & Carla Bley

A rare, career-spanning conversation with jazz bass pioneer Steve Swallow — six decades of music, improvisation, and innovation in one interview. This video features the final segment of our three-hour conversation with legendary bassist and composer Steve Swallow—an in-depth discussion spanning six decades of music-making, innovation, and fearless improvisation. A true pioneer of jazz bass, and one of the earliest and most influential adopters of the electric bass in jazz, Swallow reflects on his work with Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Carla Bley, Gary Burton, Jim Hall, and many others. This rare and intimate interview explores Swallow’s artistic philosophy, his commitment to composition and collective improvisation, and the key musical relationships that shaped his singular voice. From the groundbreaking Jimmy Giuffre 3, to early jazz-rock hybrids with Larry Coryell and Gary Burton, to his decades-long collaboration with Carla Bley, Swallow has remained at the leading edge of new musical movements. In this episode, you’ll discover: • Playing with Mick Goodrick and Gary Burton • How modern poetry—especially Robert Creeley—influenced his writing • Moving to Northern California and finding new artistic community • Meeting and playing with John Scofield • Making music with Carla Bley • Leaving music in 2019 and returning with a new record Subscribe to Guitar Talk on Substack: https://joelharrison.substack.com/   / guitarunlimited   Chapters / Timestamps: 00:00 – Vox Humana/ Gary Burton and Mick Goodrick 03:55 – Valentine For Pen/ Robert Creeley 09:30 – Discovering "a pulse" in Creeley's poetry 11:43 – Jazz/ Creeley/ and the intersection of bebop and modern poetry 14:40 – Talking About Falling Grace 15:50 – Moving to Bolinas, CA, poets and rock musicians 21:12 – Back east to the music business 21:56 – Meeting Scofield, Scofield and Bar Talk, Scofield Trio 25:40 – Playing with large ensembles, Mike Gibbs 30:20 – Heavy Heart/Carla Bley Band 35:40 – Switching to electric bass: committment 41:00 – Noisy Old Men w/ Abercrombie and Goodrick "Into the Woodwork" with Steve Cardenas 43:40 — New record after taking time away from music 47:00—Coming back to music after Carla Bley's passing 49:50 —Carla Bley's "Beautiful Telephones" #SteveSwallow #JazzInterview #JoelHarrison #JazzCommunity #JazzEducation #JazzLegends #JazzHistory #JazzBass #ChamberJazz #ImprovisedMusic #Gary Burton #Mick Goodrick, #Carla Bley, #Robert Creeley #Steve Cardenas #johnscofield