Atmospheels | ||||
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Released | 1999 | |||
Recorded | August 3 & 4, 1998 | |||
Studio | The Spirit Room, Rossie, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 72:51 | |||
Label | CIMP | |||
Producer | Bob Rusch | |||
Steve Swell chronology | ||||
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Atmospheels is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell, which was recorded in 1998 and released on CIMP. He leads a trio with Will Connell on reeds and Lou Grassi on drums. They first played together on Grassi's PoBand. This was Connell's first recording in eighteen years.
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states "This is Swell's strongest statement as a leader, as the trombonist brashly swaggers across the court, his big-toned bell belting out rough-edged sounds of joyous tunefulness." [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "With no bassist, Grassi seems unsire of how to make the music go forward, and it tends to clump around his bass-drum pedal. That said, there are still some corking improvisations from the leader, such as his long, blaring take on 'Folk Tune'." [2]