Steve Swallow/The Impossible Gentlemen/Louis – review

Various venues, LondonThe graceful airborne implications of the name Steve Swallow might sound better fitted to the bouyancy of a ballet dancer than the earthbound stomp of a bass guitarist. But veteran American bassist/composer Swallow makes the instrument sound as expressive as the human voice, and as smooth-flowing as a softly blown sax.Swallow brought an all-new repertoire and a new band (with his musical and life partner Carla Bley playing gothically spooky organ) to the third day of the Lo...

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