Steve Swell Discography
Title Leader/Band/Artists Label/Cat.#/Year
As Leader or Co-Leader 1 Latecomers Andrea Centazzo/Giancarlo Schiaffini/Steve Swell/Anthony Ictus Records 168 (2013) Coleman 2 Estuaries Andrew Raffo Dewar/Garrison Fewell/Steve Swell dEN Records 014 (2013) 3 Unto the Sun New Atlantis Octet: Ed Ricart, Roy Campbell, Steve Swell, NotTwo Records MW 873-2 (2013) Aaron Martin, Jason Ajemian, Vattel Cherry, Andrew Barker, Sam Lohman 4 Feynman's Diagrams Steve Swell/Kirk Knuffke Duo Nacht Records (2013) 5 The Business of Here... Steve Swell’s Nation of We (aka) NOW Ensemble w/ Sabir Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1238 Live @ Roulette Mateen, Dave Taylor, Darius Jones, Guiseppe Logan, and more (2012) 6 Platform 1: Live In Coimbra, Ken Vandermark, Magnus Broo, Steve Swell, Michael Vatcher, Clean Feed CF-255 (2012) Portugal Joe Williamson 7 International Trio: Donkere Golven Joachim Badenhorst/Steve Swell/Ziv Ravitz W.E.R.F.095 (2010) 8 Inner Ear: Breathing Steam Mikolaj Trzaska/Steve Swell/Per Ake Holmlander/Tim Daisy Kilogram Records 1kg 021 (2010) 9 5,000 Poems Steve Swell's Slammin The Infinite/Steve Swell/Sabir Mateen/Matt NotTwo (MW-827-2) 2009 Heyner/John Blum/Klaus Kugel 10 Live in Montreal Ullmann/Swell 4 with Barry Altschul & Hill Greene CIMPoL (5013) 2008 11 Steve Swell presents Planet Dream Steve Swell, Rob Brown, Daniel Levin Clean Feed/Trem Azul CF148CD (6/09) 12 Magical Listening Hour Steve Swell, Nate Wooley, Louie Belogenis, Michael Attias Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1222 (2009) 13 News? No News Ullmann/Swell 4tet w/Barry Altschul, Hill Greene Jazzwerkstatt (2009) 14 Rivers Of Sound Ensemble Steve Swell, Roy Campbell, Sabir Mateen, Hill Greene, Klaus Kugel NotTwo Records MW 797-2 (2/07) 15 Swimming in a Galaxy of Goodwill and Steve Swell's Fire Into Music w/Jemeel Moondoc, William Parker, RogueArt 09 (2006) Sorrow Hamid Drake 16 Slammin' The Inifinite Live @ The Steve Swell's Slammin' The Infinite w/Sabir Mateen, Matt Heyner, NotTwo Records (2006) Vision Festival Klaus Kugel and featuring John Blum on piano 17 Live @ Bowery Poetry Club Steve Swell's Nation Of We aylDL-005 (1/15/06) 18 Double Diploid Steve Swell/Dave Taylor w/Warren Smith, Chad Taylor CIMP 352 (5/1/06) 19 Remember Now Steve Swell's Slammin' The Infinite w/SMateen, MHeyner, KKugel NotTwoMW772-2 (10/04/05) 20 Fire Into Music Live LP (limited Steve Swell, Jemeel Moondoc, WIlliam Parker, Hamid Drake Ballroom Marfa (10/04) edition) 21 Slammin' The Infinite Steve Swell, Sabir Mateen, Matt Heyner, Klaus Kugel Cadence Jazz CJR 1174 (12/03) 22 Not Just.... Steve Swell-Dave Taylor 5tet w/Billy Bang, Tomas Ulrich, Ken Filiano CIMP 321 (1/05) 23 Desert Songs & Other Landscapes Steve Swell/Gebhard Ullman 4tet w/Barry Altschul, Hill Greene CIMP 315 (6/04) 24 ______Is An Apparition Blue Collar w/Nate Wooley, Tatsyua Nakatani, Steve Swell Rossbin RS016 (9/03) 25 Lovely Hazel Blue Collar w/Nate Wooley, Tatsyua Nakatani, Steve Swell Public Eyesore PECD81 (9/03) 26 Invisible Cities Perry Robinson/Steve Swell Drimala DR 03-347-04 (9/02) 27 Players, Listeners and Other Dreamers Steve Swell 6tet w/Roy Campbell/Will Connel/Charles Burnham/Kevin CIMP 292 (03) (Number 2, 2004 Cadence Rdr's Poll) Norton/Francois Grillot 28 Still In Movement Steve Swell's New York BrassWoodTrio w/T. Abbs, G. Mann CIMP 285 (3/03) 29 Unified Theory Of Sound/This Now Steve Swell/JMoondoc, CMoore, WMorris, KNorton, MLaVelle Cadence Jass CJR 1159 (11/01) 30 Poets Of The Now Steve Swell-Ursel Schlicht/Tom Abbs, Geoff Mann CIMP 272 (7/02) 31 Real Time Messengers The Transcendentalists: DCarter, SSwell, TAbbs, DBrandt CIMP 264 (2/02) 32 The Implicate Order/Seixal Steve Swell, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi Clean Feed CF-001 (03/01) 33 Particle Data Group Steve Swell w/Gregg Bendian, Bruce Eisenbiel Cadence Jazz CJR 1139 (9/00) 34 Flurries Warm and Clear Steve Trio w/Ned Rothenberg, Tomas Ulrich CIMP 203 (7/99) 34 Atmospheels Steve Swell Trio w/Will Connell, Lou Grassi CIMP 184 (8/98) 35 Moons Of Jupiter Steve Swell Quartet w/Mark Whitecage, Dominic Duval, Jay Rosen CIMP149 (5/97) 36 Out and About Steve Swell Quartet feat. Roswell Rudd w/K. Filiano, L. Grassi CIMP 116 (6/96) 37 Observations Steve Swell & Chris Kelsey CIMP 108 (2/96) As Sideman 1 Essence of Ellington: Live in Milano William Parker Orchestra featuring Kidd Jordan w/Hamid Drake, Centering Records 1008/1009 2 CDs Dave Burrell, Darius Jones, Roy Campbell, Sabir Mateen, and more (2012) 2 All The Notes (DVD) Cecil Taylor and Orchestra Humane Chris Felver Films (2005) 3 Ken Vandermark's Resonance Ken Vandermark, Steve Swell, Magnus Broo, Dave Rempis, Tim Daisy, NotTwo (MW 885-2) 2011 Ensemble: What Country is This? Mikolaj Traszka, Michael Zerang, Vaclav Zimpel 4 Ken Vandermark's Resonance Ken Vandermark, Steve Swell, Magnus Broo, Dave Rempis, Tim Daisy, NotTwo (MW 860-2) 2009 Ensemble: Kafka in Flight Mikolaj Traszka, Michael Zerang etc. 5 Ken Vandermark's Resonance Ken Vandermark, Steve Swell, Michael Zerang, Dave Rempis, et al. NotTwo LP 800-1 (2008) Ensemble: Live in the Ukraine 6 Ken Vandermark's Resonance 10 CD Ken Vandermark, Steve Swell, Magnus Broo, Dave Rempis, Tim Daisy, NotTwo (MW 830-2) 2009 Box Set Mikolaj Traszka, Michael Zerang , 7 Jason Hwang’s Burning Bridge Jason Hwang, Sun Li, Wang Guoewi, Taylor Ho Bynum, Steve Innova 840 (2012) Swell, Joe Daley, Ken Filiano, Andrew Drury 8 Radiant Pools Rob Brown w/Joe Morris, Steve Swell, Luther Gray RogueArt 003 (7/04) 9 Jumala Qunitet-Turtle Crossing Paul Flaherty w/JMcPhee, SSwell, JVoigt, LCook Clean Feed CF038CD (10/19/00) 10 Titration Chad Taylor's Active Ingredients w/JMoondoc, SSwell, TAbbs Delmark DG-547 (7/02) 11 Trombone Tribe Roswell Rudd with Henry Grimes, Barry Altschul, Steve Swell, Bob Sunnyside/Soundscape SSC 1207 (2009) Stewart, Deborah Weisz 12 Broad Strokes Roswell Rudd, Shelia Jordan, Steve Swell, Josh Roseman, Sonic Youth, Knitting Factory Rcrds. KFW-276 (2000) 13 Don't Touch My Music (Volume 1) Gebhard Ullmann & Basement Researsh w/GCleaver, SSwell NotTwo 803-2 (2009) 14 Don't Touch My Music (Volume 2) Gebhard Ullmann & Basement Research w/JHebert, SSwell NotTwo 804-2 (2009) 15 New Basement Research Gebhard Ullmann w/John Hebert, Gerald Cleaver,Julian Arguelles Soul Note 121491-2 (11/2005) 16 Gunter Hampel: The Essence in the GHampel, DCarter, SMateen, SSwell, JSchleirmacher, ALang, Birth CD 090930 2009 Nowness of Reality BOezsevim 17 Max Johnson: Quartet Max Johnson, Mark Whitecage, Steve Swell, Tyshawn Sorey NotTwo MW-889-2 (2012) 18 Sound Gathering Sabir Mateen/Frode Gjerstad featuring Steve Swell NotTwo MW 820-2 (2010) 19 Prophecies Come To Pass Sabir Mateen's Shapes, Textures & Sound Ensemble 577 Records 577-7 (9/22/05) 20 Sound Particle 47 Garrison Fewell's Variable Density Sound Orchestra Creative Nation Music (CNM 016) 2009 21 For Percy Heath William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra Victo cd 102 (5/22/05) 22 Spontaneous William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra Splasc(H) CDH 855.2 (5/02) 23 Raincoat in The River William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra Eremite 036 (2/01) 24 Mayor Of Punkville William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra AUM0015/16 2 CDs (1999) 25 Sunrise In The Tone World William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra AUM002/3 2 CDs (1995) 26 Flowers Grow In My Room William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra Centering Records CD 1002 (1994) 27 Trillium R Opera Anthony Braxton Braxton House (4 CD set) (1997) 28 Live at the Vision Festival 2001 Jemeel Moondoc's 'Jus Grew Orchestra Ayler Records aylCD-047 (6/01) 29 Spirit House Jemeel Moondoc's 'Jus Grew Orchestra Live at Amherst Eremite MITE 029 (3/00) 30 Celestial Communications Orchestra Alan Silva (4 CD set) Live in Poschiavo, Switzerland Eremite MTE 039, 040, 041, 042 (5/01) 31 Vision Festival Orchestra Alan Silva AUM Fidelity 32 Bill Dixon and The Sound Vision 17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur AUM Fidelity (AUM046 6/20/07) Orchestra 33 Irving Stone/Memorial Concert Musicians appear at this memorial of a well-loved friend of the music Tzadik 7611-2 (2CDs) (9/03) 34 Mandarin Movie Rob Mazurek w/Alan Licht, Matt Lux, Jason Ajemian, Frank Rosaly Aesthetics AST41CD (2004) 35 HIgh Water El-P w/MShipp, WParker, DCarter, RCampbell. GEBrown, SSwell Thirsy Ear Recordings THI 57143.2 36 Concrete Science Daniel Carter, Federico Ughi & Steve Swell 577 Records 577-5 37 Dark Forces Alon Nechushtan w/Elliott Sharp, Mark Dresser, Robert Dick, Ned Creative Sources Recordings CS 195 Rothenberg, Nate Wooley, Henry Kaiser and more (2012) 38 We Are Not Obstinate Islands The Diplomats: Harris Eisenstadt, Rob Brown, Steve Swell Clean FeedCF061 CD 39 Mysterium for Quintet Daniel Carter, Gil Selinger, Terrence, Murren, Eric Eigner Eavesdrop Records 002 (2004) 40 A Cost Effective Orchestra for The Jeff Shurdut, Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Will Connel, Steve Swell No Labels (2004) American Way of Life 41 Implicate Order/Sound Quest Ursel Schlicht w/Steve Swell, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi, Martin Speicher Cadence Jazz CJR 1140 (2001) 42 Phat Hed Tom Walsh with guest Steve Swell Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival Ombu 1004 (7/03) 43 Dom Minasi's The Vampire's Revenge w/Joe McPhee, Sabir Mateen, Jackson Krall, Matt Shipp and others CDM 1006 (2CDS) (2005) 44 The Drum Is Honor Enough Patrick Brennan w/Newman Taylor Baker, Hill Greene, Steve Swell CIMP 305 (2/17-18/04) 45 Renewal Chris Kelsey w/Steve Swell, Francois Grillot, Jay Rosen CIMP 309 (4/7/04) 46 American Songbook Dominic Duval w/JMcPhee, SSwell, TVarner, JHwang, TUlrich CIMP 261 (1/8-10/02) 47 Recollections of Darby Hicks Bob Washington w/Steve Swell, Dominic Duval CIMP 268 (4/23, 24/02) 48 Embracing The Void Assif Tsahar and The Zoanthropic Orchestra Hopscotch 9 (2001) 49 Vision The Transcendentalists/DCarter, SSwell, TAbbs, DBrandt JA001 (2001) 50 Conduction 117 Butch Morris conducts The Jump Arts Orchestra JA002 (2001) 51 Comin' At You Jump Arts American Road Project JA003 52 Spectropia Elliot Sharp and Orchestra Carbon NEOS 40905 53 Radiolaria Elliot Sharp and Orchestra Carbon zOaR 022 (2002) 54 Elliot Sharp's State Of The Union Particle Data Group w/Swell, Bendian, Eisenbeil EMF CD 028 Project 55 Here At Michael Marcus w/TDaniel, FHopkins, DCharles, Wm. Parker Soul Note 121243-2 56 Phantasies Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers Soul Note 1075 57 Phantasies II Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers Soul Note 121175-2 58 Topaz Under Moon Jeff Raheb Contemporary Jazz Orchestra feat Dave Liebman TPZ 0001 59 Music For Long Attention Spans Herb Robertson and The Double Infinitives Leo CD LR 315 60 The Mystery Of Compassion Tom Varner w/Jackson, Rothenberg, Richmond, Rainey, Taylor Soul Note 121217-2 61 Long Night Big Day Tom Varner w/Jackson, Rothenberg, Horner, Haynes, Chapin, London New World/CounterCurrents 80410-2 62 Obbligato Mary LaRose/Jeff Lederer w/Steve Swell, Dominic Duval CIMP 256 (2001) 63 Walking Woman Mary LaRose/Jeff Lederer w/Jamie Saft, Cam Brown, Matt Wilson GM (1998) 64 Cutting The Chord Mary LaRose/Jeff Lederer w/MFormanek, MFeldman, JHadad Ledhead Productions LD-101 65 Flood at the Ant Farm Phillip Johnston's Big Trouble w/DeBellis, Ruddick, Hofstra, Norton Black Saint 120182-2 66 The Unknown Phillip Johnston's Big Trouble w/DeBellis, Ruddick, Hofstra, Norton Avant 037 67 Po Band Live at the Knitting Factory Lou Grassi feat. Marshall Allen w/Perry Robinson, Paul Smoker, Steve Porter Records (PRCD 4051) Rec. 2000 Swell, Wilber Morris 68 Joy Of Being Lou Grass feat. Joseph Jarmen w/PRobinson, PSmoker, WMorris CIMP 227 69 PoZest Lou Grassi feat. Marshall Allen w/PRobinson, PSmoker, WMorris CIMP 207 70 PoGressions Lou Grassi w/PRobinson, HRobertson, BGreene, WMorris Cadence Jazz CJR 1062 71 Mo'Po Lou Grassi w/PRobinson, HRobertson, WMorris CIMP 156 72 Finland Chris Cauley w/Steve Swell, William Parker, Gregg Bendian Eremite 06 73 Rabble Tom Schmidt w/Randy McKean, Fima Ephron, Marvin Sewell Koch 3-7819-2 74 Nature Of The Beast Mike Formanek w/DDouglas, TBerne, TMalaby, CSpeed, JBlack Enja ENJ-9308 2 75 Caos Totale/Pace Yourself Tim Berne w/HRobertson, MDresser, MDucret, BPrevite JMT 834-442-2 76 Nice View Tim Berne's Caos Totale w/Robertson, Dresser, Ducret, Previte, Bates JMT 514-013-2 77 Cobra Live At The Knitting Factory John Zorn Knitting Factory Works KFW 124 78 Tongue In Groove Joey Baron's Barondown w/Ellery Eskelin, Steve Swell JM T 849-158-2 79 Raised Pleasure Dot Joey Baron's Barondown w/Ellery Eskelin, Steve Swell New World//CounterCurrents 80449-2 80 Crachshot Joey Baron's Barondown w/Ellery Eskelin, Steve Swell Avant 059 81 New York Funk-Volume 1 Jim Payne w/Mark Helias, Ellery Eskeling Gramavision R2-79489 82 Not For Rollo Walter Thompson Ottova 070487 83 The Colonel Walter Thompson Nine Winds NWCD0205 84 Bottoms Out Joe Fonda/Scott Miller Cadence Jazz CJR 1085 85 New Blue Yodel Mark Brine w/Perry Robinson RSCD2 86 Blues For Allah Project Joe Gallant & Illuminati Knitting Factory Works KFW 188 87 History & Movement Didrik Ingvaldsen w/Andy Shepard, Bob Hovey, et al Da Da 4 CD 88 Symphony Of The Universe Wendy Chambers Newport Classic NPD 85552 89 Mass For Mass Trombones Wendy Chambers Centaur CRC 2263 90 Legacy Michael Callan Significant Other Records 50951 91 Paul Britten Life and Death (Part 1) w/Rachel Z, Tony Levin PB Records 92 System Band System Band Geronimo Records GR 0054 93 The Sweeper George Gritzbach Kicking Mule Records 304 94 Knudstock Herb Robertson w/alot of guys from New Jersey CJR 1117 95 Sound Infusion James Ilgenfritz, Chris Peck, Daniel Carter, others Earthtones 004 (2003-2005) 96 Ori Kaplan Trio featuring Steve Swell Ori Kaplan w/Steve Swell, Tom Abbs, Geoff Mann CIMP 223 97 Lucille's Gemini Dream Avaram Fefer w/Wilber Morris, Igal Foni, Steve Swell CIMP 237 98 The Sound of a Dream Adam Rudolph/Go: Organic Orchestra Meta 014 (2010)