Released 2009 Magical Listening Hour(2009) Planet Dream(2009) | Recorded February 10, 2008 Release date 2009 | |
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Planet Dream is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell which was recorded in 2008 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. He leads a trio with Rob Brown on alto sax and Daniel Levin on cello.
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Background
Brown and Swell are long-time members of William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra. They have also worked in smaller groups on the albums We Are Not Obstinate Islands by The Diplomats, a collaborative trio with drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and Radiant Pools, under Brown's leadership. Levin and Brown have worked in a trio with drummer Satoshi Takeishi, which recorded Sounds.
Reception
In a double review for All About Jazz, Wilbur Mackenzie states "Swell has worked with cellist Dan Levin and saxophonist Rob Brown before in various contexts, but a tightly woven trio environment provides for a very exposed look at how three distinct identities can contribute to a meaningful whole while maintaining individual directionality."
Track listing
All compositions by Swell / Brown / Levin except as indicated- "Out of the Box" – 5:20
- "Not Necessarily This, Nor That" (Steve Swell) – 8:52
- "Planet Dream" – 4:05
- "Juxtsuppose" (Steve Swell) – 5:07
- "#2 of Nine" – 4:26
- "Airtight" (Steve Swell) – 5:51
- "And Then They Wept" – 4:59
- "City Life" – 4:38
- "Texture #2" (Steve Swell) – 9:13
Personnel
Songs
1Out of the Box5:20
2Not Necessarily This - Not That8:52
3Planet Dream4:06