Home (Steve Swallow album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Home
| type = Album
| artist = Steve Swallow
| cover = Home (Steve Swallow album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = September 1979
| venue =
| studio = Columbia Recording Studios
New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:16
| label = ECM 1159
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Steve Swallow
| prev_title = Hotel Hello
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Night-Glo
| next_year = 1985
}}
Home is an album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded in September 1979 and released on the ECM label. The sextet features featuring Sheila Jordan singing the poetry of Robert Creeley, backed by pianist Steve Kuhn, saxophonist David Liebman, Lyle Mays on synthesizer, and drummer Bob Moses.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1159.php? ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006093426/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1159.php |date=2012-10-06 }} accessed September 15, 2011
Reception
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars calling it an "Interesting concept".Wynn,R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/home-r148406 Allmusic Review] accessed September 15, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1369}}
}}
Track listing
:All music by Steve Swallow and text by Robert Creeley
- "Some Echoes" – 5:37
- ""She Was Young..." (From "The Finger")" – 3:34
- ""Nowhere One..."" – 5:01
- "Colors" – 4:23
- "Home" – 3:24
- "In the Fall" – 4:00
- ""You Didn't Think..."" – 2:55
- "Ice Cream" – 4:17
- "Echo" – 5:23
- "Midnight" – 3:42
Personnel
- Steve Swallow – electric bass
- Sheila Jordan – voice
- Steve Kuhn – piano
- David Liebman – saxophones
- Lyle Mays – synthesizer
- Bob Moses – drums