Out and About (Steve Swell album)

Out and About
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedJune 14 & 15, 1996
StudioThe Spirit Room, Rossie, New York
GenreJazz
Length73:51
LabelCIMP
ProducerBob Rusch
Steve Swell chronology
Observations
(1996)
Out and About
(1996)
Moons of Jupiter
(1997)

Out and About is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell featuring Roswell Rudd, which was recorded in 1996 and released on CIMP.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Swell's tone has a raucous, overheated timbre when he warms up, and set beside Rudd's more constricted delivery, the results are more reminiscent of a couple of old Dixieland tailgaters going at it than anything 'avant-garde'."[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Steve Swell
  1. "Fruition" - 8:36
  2. "Moves" - 7:45
  3. "Out and About" - 11:16
  4. "Start Up" - 9:01
  5. "Walking the Dog" - 12:50
  6. "A Painting" - 12:14
  7. "Diesel Dots (for Ryan & Kelcey)" - 12:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1413. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.