Skip to main content
Steve Swallow

Steve Swallow

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 electric bass guitar.

Read more on Wikipedia

Albums50

Winter Songs

Winter Songs

2026
Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow

2021
Swallow Tales

Swallow Tales

2020
Life Goes On

Life Goes On

2020
You Don’t Know the Life

You Don’t Know the Life

2019
To and From the Heart

To and From the Heart

2018
Loneliness Road

Loneliness Road

2017
Andando el tiempo

Andando el tiempo

2016
The Oldest Living Thing

The Oldest Living Thing

2015
Singular Curves

Singular Curves

2014
Simple Songs

Simple Songs

2014
The New Standard

The New Standard

2014
Willow: A Jazz Suite

Willow: A Jazz Suite

2014
Trios

Trios

2013
Right Together

Right Together

2013
Agnostic Chant Book

Agnostic Chant Book

2012
Soyeusement - Live in Noirlac

Soyeusement - Live in Noirlac

2012
Carla’s Christmas Carols

Carla’s Christmas Carols

2009
Playing in Traffic

Playing in Traffic

2009
Swallow Songs

Swallow Songs

2008
Believe in Spring

Believe in Spring

2008
Two By Two

Two By Two

2007
So There

So There

2006
Awakening

Awakening

2006
Three For All

Three For All

2006
New Old Age

New Old Age

2005
Live in Japan, Vol. 2

Live in Japan, Vol. 2

2004
Noisy Old Men

Noisy Old Men

2002
Grey

Grey

2002
Little Poems

Little Poems

2002
Nostalgia

Nostalgia

2002
>trio<

>trio<

2002
Brutto Tempo

Brutto Tempo

2001
Always Pack Up Your Uniform On Top

Always Pack Up Your Uniform On Top

2000
Three Guys

Three Guys

1999
Deconstructed

Deconstructed

1997
Carla

Carla

1997
Conversations With a Goose

Conversations With a Goose

1996
Carla

Carla

1996
Real Book

Real Book

1994
Go Together

Go Together

1993
Fly Away Little Bird

Fly Away Little Bird

1992
Swallow

Swallow

1992
The Life of a Trio: Sunday

The Life of a Trio: Sunday

1990
The Life of a Trio: Saturday

The Life of a Trio: Saturday

1990
Duets

Duets

1988
Night-glo

Night-glo

1985
Home

Home

1980
Hotel Hello

Hotel Hello

1975
We Could Be Flying

We Could Be Flying

1974

Compilations1

Emphasis & Flight, 1961

Emphasis & Flight, 1961

2003

Live Albums7

Quartet Live

Quartet Live

2009
Live in Japan, Vol. 1

Live in Japan, Vol. 1

2004
The Lost Chords

The Lost Chords

2004
Damaged in Transit

Damaged in Transit

2003
Have We Told You All You'd Thought To Know?

Have We Told You All You'd Thought To Know?

2001
Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

1999
Songs With Legs

Songs With Legs

1995