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.Planet Dream at Clean Feed
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.Original Liner Notes by Ed Hazell
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."Mackenzie, Wilbur. Planet Dream review at All About Jazz
Track listing All compositions by Swell / Brown / Levin except as indicated "Out of the Box" – 5:20 "Not Necessarily This, Nor That" (Steve Swell) – 8:52 "Planet Dream" – 4:05 "Juxtsuppose" (Steve Swell) – 5:07 "#2 of Nine" – 4:26 "Airtight" (Steve Swell) – 5:51 "And Then They Wept" – 4:59 "City Life" – 4:38 "Texture #2" (Steve Swell) – 9:13
Personnel Steve Swell – trombone Rob Brown – alto sax Daniel Levin - cello
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