5000 Poems

2010 studio album by Steve Swell
5000 Poems
Studio album by
Steve Swell
Released2010
RecordedJanuary 24, 2007
StudioPark West, New York City
GenreJazz
Length76:45
LabelNot Two
ProducerMarek Winiarski
Steve Swell chronology
Planet Dream
(2009)
5000 Poems
(2010)
News? No News!
(2010)

5000 Poems is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell, which was recorded in 2007 and released on the Polish Not Two label. It was the fourth release by Slammin' the Infinite and the second as a quintet with pianist John Blum. The title takes its name from an essay by Walt Whitman.[1]

Reception

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states:

Sharpe, John. "5000 Poems review". All About Jazz.

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Swell
  1. "Not Their Kind" - 8:32
  2. "Sketch #1" - 18:25
  3. "Where Are the Heartfelt?" - 12:28
  4. "My Myth of Perfection" - 14:20
  5. "The Only Way...Out" - 15:33
  6. "Sketch #2" - 24:01
  7. "The Darkness Afoot" - 13:46

Personnel

  • Steve Swell - trombone
  • Sabir Mateen - alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet, alto clarinet, flute
  • John Blum - piano
  • Matthew Heyner - bass
  • Klaus Kugel - drums

References

  1. ^ 5000 Poems Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine at Not Two

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