| Always Pack Your Uniform on Top | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | April 1999 | |||
| Studio | Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:32 | |||
| Label | Xtra Watt 10 | |||
| Producer | Steve Swallow | |||
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Always Pack Your Uniform on Top is a live album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in December 1999 and released on the Xtra Watt label in 2000. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and the review by David R. Adler states: "This is Swallow's third standards-derived quintet album, following in the footsteps of 1994's Real Book and 1996's Deconstructed ... Although there's a brand new batch of tunes, Swallow applies the same approach, using familiar progressions as the basis for clever original music". [4] In JazzTimes Bill Bennett wrote: "His gifts as a composer is equally evident in this set... Throughout, the ensemble work is outstanding, with Goodrick and Nussbaum in constant touch". [6] On All About Jazz Glen Astarita noted: "Always Pack Your Uniform On Top is a class act - as the band most assuredly brought down the house at this time-honored jazz venue". [7]
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