Swimming with a Hole in My Body

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

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)

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 awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "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
  • 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. 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.
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