Planet Dream


Planet Dream is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell which was recorded in 2008 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. He leads a trio with Rob Brown on alto sax and Daniel Levin on cello.

Background

Brown and Swell are long-time members of William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra. They have also worked in smaller groups on the albums We Are Not Obstinate Islands by The Diplomats, a collaborative trio with drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and Radiant Pools, under Brown's leadership. Levin and Brown have worked in a trio with drummer Satoshi Takeishi, which recorded Sounds.

Reception

In a double review for All About Jazz, Wilbur Mackenzie states "Swell has worked with cellist Dan Levin and saxophonist Rob Brown before in various contexts, but a tightly woven trio environment provides for a very exposed look at how three distinct identities can contribute to a meaningful whole while maintaining individual directionality."

Track listing

  1. "Out of the Box" – 5:20
  2. "Not Necessarily This, Nor That" – 8:52
  3. "Planet Dream" – 4:05
  4. "Juxtsuppose" – 5:07
  5. "#2 of Nine" – 4:26
  6. "Airtight" – 5:51
  7. "And Then They Wept" – 4:59
  8. "City Life" – 4:38
  9. "Texture #2" – 9:13

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