Atmospheels

Atmospheels is an album by American jazz trombonist Steve Swell, which was recorded in 1998 and released on CIMP.

He leads a trio with Will Connell on reeds and Lou Grassi on drums.

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states "This is Swell's strongest statement as a leader, as the trombonist brashly swaggers across the court, his big-toned bell belting out rough-edged sounds of joyous tunefulness.

"[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "With no bassist, Grassi seems unsire of how to make the music go forward, and it tends to clump around his bass-drum pedal.

That said, there are still some corking improvisations from the leader, such as his long, blaring take on 'Folk Tune'.