Neil Swainson

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Biography

Born: November 15, 1955; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  
A consistently effective swing and bebop bassist, Neil Swainson has worked with hard bopper Woody Shaw and milder trumpeter Sam Noto, but is better known for his dates with swing and big band musicians like Jay McShann, Ed Bickert, Doc Cheatham, Rob McConnell and Pat Labarbera. He's also worked with Jon Ballantyne. Swainson's done no sessions as a leader but can be heard on discs by McShann, Bickert, McConnell and others. A consistently effective swing and bebop bassist, Neil Swainson has worked with hard bopper Woody Shaw and milder trumpeter Sam Noto, but is better known for his dates with swing and big band musicians like Jay McShann, Ed Bickert, Doc Cheatham, Rob McConnell and Pat Labarbera. He's also worked with Jon Ballantyne. Swainson's done no sessions as a leader but can be heard on discs by McShann, Bickert, McConnell and others. Read less
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    Get Happy! / George Shearing, King's Singers
    Get Happy! / George Shearing, King's Singers
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 54190 Release Date: 09/10/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Shearing,  Harold Arlen,  George Gershwin
    Performer:  George Shearing,  Neil Swainson,  John Harle
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  King's Singers
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    The Telarc Collection Vol 6
    The Telarc Collection Vol 6
    Label: Telarc   Catalog: 89106 Release Date: 09/29/1992   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  P.D.Q. Bach,  Sir Edward Elgar,  Bert Kaempfert,  John Denver  ... 
    Performer:  Doc Severinsen,  Hilton Ruiz,  Antonio Hart,  Danilo Perez  ... 
    Conductor:  Peter Schickele,  David Zinman,  Erich Kunzel,  Martin Pearlman  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble,  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,  Cincinnati Pops  ... 
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