tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957800621291025741.post9000224996900893241..comments2024-01-27T00:40:06.082-08:00Comments on Gapplegate Music Review: Platform 1 Takes Off, with Ken Vandermark and Steve SwellGrego Applegate Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188040049179872295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957800621291025741.post-21893846564918426692012-11-04T14:27:13.804-08:002012-11-04T14:27:13.804-08:00Not sure what albums you've listened to but I ...Not sure what albums you've listened to but I would draw your attention, for example, to some of the more chamber-jazz-like offerings Steve has done for Cadence and CIMP for another side of his playing. With a prolific recording artist like Swell it's possible to by chance get a little overexposed to a particular aspect of an artist. He has many sides, to my mind. Thanks for your comment.<br />GregoGrego Applegate Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188040049179872295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957800621291025741.post-82928227543429829182012-11-03T11:25:39.894-07:002012-11-03T11:25:39.894-07:00I will probably pick this one up, mostly for Vande...I will probably pick this one up, mostly for Vandermark and Broo, but I admit that I have started to think of Swell as a one-trick pony, you know, madman on the bone sort of thing. I've seen Steve a bunch of times and have a number of his CDs; he needs to reassess his performance. Going nuts on trombone at specified intervals is not art. AGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950517632311872533noreply@blogger.com