5000 Poems is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell, which was recorded in 2007 and released on the Polish Not Two label. It was the fourth release by Slammin' the Infinite and the second as a quintet with pianist John Blum. The title takes its name from an essay by Walt Whitman.5000 Poems at Not Two
Reception The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states:
Track listing All compositions by Steve Swell "Not Their Kind" - 8:32 "Sketch #1" - 18:25 "Where Are the Heartfelt?" - 12:28 "My Myth of Perfection" - 14:20 "The Only Way...Out" - 15:33 "Sketch #2" - 24:01 "The Darkness Afoot" - 13:46
Personnel Steve Swell - trombone Sabir Mateen - alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet, alto clarinet, flute John Blum - piano Matthew Heyner - bass Klaus Kugel - drums
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