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Double bassist, then electric bassist, Steve Swallow is considered one of the greatest exponents of the four-string instrument. His career began in the 1950s alongside Buddy Tate and Buck Clayton, and continued in Paul Bley's trio, then with guitarist Jimmy Giuffre, before accompanying Art Farmer (1962), Stan Getz (1965) and Gary Burton (1967), with whom he developed a variant of jazz fusion in the company of Larry Coryell. Since switching to electric bass, Steve Swallow has collaborated on several occasions with Carla Bley, and has been a mainstay of the ECM label, recording under his own name since the mid-1970s. After a stint in France with the Orchestre National de Jazz and Henri Texier, the American musician returned home to continue recording. His albums include Real Book (1993), Deconstructed (1996), Damaged In Transit (2003), So There (2006) and Into the Woodwork (2013).
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