Swimming with a Hole in My Body

Swimming with a Hole in My Body
Studio album by
Bill Connors
ReleasedMarch 25, 1980
RecordedAugust 1979
StudioTalent Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length42:21
LabelECM 1158
ProducerManfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology
Of Mist and Melting
(1977) 		Swimming with a Hole in My Body
(1980) 		Step It
(1983)

Swimming with a Hole in My Body is a solo album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors, recorded in August 1979 and released on ECM March the following year—his third for the label.[1] Like his debut album, it is performed entirely on acoustic guitar.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[4]

The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler stated: "Brilliant solo acoustic guitar with some overdubs. Required listening".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Connors
  1. "Feet First" – 6:09
  2. "Wade" – 3:24
  3. "Sing and Swim" – 4:35
  4. "Frog Stroke" – 5:08
  5. "Surrender to the Water" – 10:45
  6. "Survive" – 2:05
  7. "With Strings Attached" – 2:47
  8. "Breath" – 7:28

Personnel

Production

  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Isio Saba – photography
  • Joel Meyerowitz – cover photo
  • Barbara Wojirsch, Dieter Rehm – design

References

  1. ^ ECM catalogue at www.ecmrecords.com, accessed April 20, 2019
  2. ^ a b Kohler, Paul. "Bill Connors - Hole in My Body (1980) album review | AllMusic" www.allmusic.com, accessed September 14, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 327.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 199.