Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940, Fair Lawn, New Jersey) is a jazz double bass and bass guitarist and composer noted for his numerous collaborations.
One of the leading bassists in jazz, Swallow is noted for collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton and Carla Bley. He was also one of the first acoustic bassists in jazz to switch entirely to electric bass guitar, on which he has a distinctively nimble sound.
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