Always Pack Your Uniform on Top is a live album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in December 1999 and released on the Xtra Watt label in 2000.ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016Steve Swallow catalog accessed August 25, 2016Steve Swallow discography accessed August 25, 2016
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and the review by David R. Adler states: "This is Swallow's third standards-derived quintet album, following in the footsteps of 1994's Real Book and 1996's Deconstructed... Although there's a brand new batch of tunes, Swallow applies the same approach, using familiar progressions as the basis for clever original music". In JazzTimes Bill Bennett wrote: "His gifts as a composer is equally evident in this set... Throughout, the ensemble work is outstanding, with Goodrick and Nussbaum in constant touch".Bennett, B. JazzTimes Review, November 2000 On All About Jazz Glen Astarita noted: "Always Pack Your Uniform On Top is a class act - as the band most assuredly brought down the house at this time-honored jazz venue".Astarita, G. All About Jazz Review August 1, 2000
Track listing All compositions by Steve Swallow. "Bend over Backward" - 11:29 "Dog With a Bone" - 6:12 "Misery Loves Company" - 7:48 "Reinventing the Wheel" - 7:48 "Feet First" - 7:26 "La Nostalgie de la Boue" - 6:49
Personnel Steve Swallow - bass guitar Barry Ries - trumpet Chris Potter - tenor saxophone Mick Goodrick - guitar Adam Nussbaum - drums Tom Mark - Engineer
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