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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
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 an album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "Brilliant solo acoustic guitar with some overdubs. Required listening".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [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
  • Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1979

Personnel

Musicians
Production
  • Producer: Manfred Eicher
  • Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug
  • Photography by Isio Saba & cover photo by Joel Meyerowitz
  • Design by Barbara Wojirsch & Dieter Rehm

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
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