Tom Swift


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American Grammy Award winning recording and mixing engineer.
In 1980 he joined the staff at Record Plant, N.Y.C.; during which time he worked on studio recording projects as well as live recording with Record Plant Mobile Studio. In 1984 he started Swift Kick Productions. From August 2009 through August 2011, he filled the position of chief engineer for Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

ALBUMS


Blues Etílicos
Salamandra
1994, ,
Blues Rock
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts*
Good Music
1986,
Tania Maria
No Comment
1995
Flávio Venturini
Beija-flor
2014, CD AB AMZ, ,
MPB
The Hod O'Brien Trio* Introducing New Young Bass Sensation Daryl Johns
I Hear A Rhapsody
2013, CD, Album, Ltd, Dig, Spice Of Life
Yarón*
State Of Mind
2011, CD, Album, American Showplace Music, Dorron Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Mingus Big Band
Live At Jazz Standard
2010, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Big Band
Miles Davis
Original Album Classics
2010, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Legacy, Sony Music, Columbia,
Kendra Shank Quartet
Mosaic
2009, CD, Album, Challenge Records (3), ,
Contemporary Jazz/Vocal
Meeting Point, Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, Andrei Kondakov, Dmitri Kolesnik*, Lenny White
Quintessence
2008, CD, Album, Challenge Records (3)
Dmitri Kolesnik*
Five Corners
2007, CD, Album, Challenge Records (3)
Chip Shelton
Have Flute Will Travel — Stop 2 — Cape May Jazz Festival (Live)
2007, 2xCD, Album, Chicken Coup Records
Bob DeVos
Playing For Keeps
2007, CD, Album, Savant
The Pizzarelli Boys, Bucky*, John* And Martin Pizzarelli With Tony Tedesco
Sunday At Pete's
2007, ,
Swing
The Leaders
Spirits Alike
2006, CD, Album, Double Moon Records
Bob DeVos, Eric Alexander, Gary Fritz, Steve Johns, Dan Kostelnik
Shifting Sands
2006, CD, Album, Savant, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Mingus Big Band
Live In Tokyo
2006
Mario Adnet
Para Gershwin E Jobim
2006, ,
Bossa Nova/Samba
Mingus Big Band, Orchestra* & Dynasty*
I Am Three
2005, CD, ,
Post Bop/Big Band
Pratt Brothers Big Band Featuring Roberta Gambarini
16 Men & A Chick Singer Swingin'
2004, CD, Consolidated Artists Productions
Various
Straight To Hell Returns
2004, CD Soundtrack, ,
Punk
Kaoru Yuki
Bitter Sweet
2003, CD, PJL, Jazzbank,
Tania Maria
Outrageously Wild
2003, ,
Latin Jazz
Elvis Costello
Singles, Volume 3
2003
Mingus Big Band Introducing The Charles Mingus Orchestra*
Tonight At Noon... Three Or Four Shades Of Love
2002, ,
Post Bop/Big Band
Mingus Big Band
Blues & Politics
1999,
Toninho Horta
From Ton To Tom
1999, ,
Bossa Nova
Tania Maria
The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
1998, CD, Comp, Concord Jazz, ,
Bossa Nova/Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Vocal/Latin Jazz
Gal Costa
Aquele Frevo Axé
1998, CD, ,
MPB
Lenny White
Edge
1998, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Mingus Big Band
¡Que Viva Mingus!
1997, ,
Latin Jazz
Divinyls
Underworld
1996, CD, ,
Alternative Rock
Mingus Big Band
Live In Time
1996, ,
Post Bop/Big Band
The Tango Kings
The Tango Kings
1995, CD, Album, Big World Music, ,
Tango
Divinyls
I'm Jealous
1995
Toninho Horta
Durango Kid 2
1995
Various
Georgia - Bande Originale Du Film
1995, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk/Soundtrack
Mingus Big Band
Gunslinging Birds
1995
Mario Adnet
Pedra Bonita
1994, ,
Bossa Nova
Roy Haynes
Te-Vou !
1994, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Bop
Charles Blenzig
Say What You Mean
1993, CD, Album, Big World Music, ,
Fusion
Eddie Gomez
Next Future
1993,
Alex Foster
Beginnings...Goodbye
1991, CD, Album, Big World Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Latin Jazz/Post Bop
Michel Petrucciani
Music
1989, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Tania Maria
Forbidden Colors
1988, Vinyl SP - Specialty pressing, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Latin Jazz
Various
Straight To Hell
1987, ,
Soundtrack/Folk
The MacManus Gang
A Town Called Big Nothing
1987
Miles Davis
You're Under Arrest
1985, ,
Fusion/Electro
Fastway
All Fired Up!
1984
Humberto Gessinger
Humberto Gessinger Trio

APPEARANCES +


Arthur Baker
Dance Masters: Arthur Baker (The Classic Dance Remixes)
2023, 4x CD, ,
Synth-pop/Pop Rock/Dance-pop/House/Contemporary R&B/Electro/Freestyle/Latin/Disco/Funk
Buddy Rich
Trios
2023, CD, ,
Swing/Bop
Miles Davis
That's What Happened 1982-1985 (The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7)
2022
Chris Rogers, Michael Brecker, Ted Nash, Steve Khan, Xavier Davis, Jay Anderson, Steve Johns, Roger Rosenberg
Voyage Home
2016, CD, Album, Art Of Life Records, ,
Post Bop/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz
Buddy Rich
Birdland
2015,
Buddy Rich
The Solos
2014
Various
Sing For Your Meat: A Tribute To Guided By Voices
2011
Gilberto Gil
Raça Humana
2011, ,
MPB
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Here We Rest
2011, ,
Country Rock
Dylan LeBlanc
Paupers Field
2010
Fernando Otero
Vital
2009, CD, Album, World Village
Steve Hobbs Quartet
Vibes, Straight Up
2009, CD, Album, Challenge Records (3), ,
Bop/Swing
豊島たづみ* = Tazz*
キッチンから愛をこめて
2009, CD, Album, Platonic Record, Comeland,
Don Friedman Trio
Straight Ahead
2008, CD, Album, No Coast Jazz Records
Arjona*
5to Piso
2008, ,
Acoustic/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
The Chris Tarry Group*
Almost Certainly Dreaming
2007, CD, Album, Nineteen-Eight Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Don Friedman
Waltz For Marilyn
2007, CD, Album, Jazz Excursion Records
Simon Phillips Featuring Anthony Jackson and Ray Russell
Complete
2007, DVD-V, Comp, Enh, RE, Multichannel, Alfred Music, ,
Education/Fusion
Buddy Rich
Time Out
2007, ,
Big Band
Native Soul
Rough Jazz
2006, CD, Album, Apria Records
Nilson Matta & Friends*
WalkIng With My Bass
2006, CD, Album, Blue Toucan Music, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Vocal
The Manhattan Transfer
The Symphony Sessions
2006, CD, ,
Vocal/Swing
Turtle Island String Quartet Featuring Paquito D'Rivera
Danzón
2005
The Future Sound Of London Presents Amorphous Androgynous
The Otherness
2004, CD, Comp, Psychobaby Records, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Downtempo/Prog Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Amorphous Androgynous
The Isness & The Otherness
2004, CD, CD, All Media Burgopak, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Downtempo/Experimental/Prog Rock/Ambient
Peter, Paul And Mary*
Carry It On
2004, 4x CD, DVD, Box Set, ,
Folk
The Roches
The Collected Works Of The Roches
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Rhino Records (2), Warner Bros. Records, ,
Folk Rock
Dmitri Kolesnik*
Blues For Dad
2001, CD, Album, Boheme Music, ,
Post Bop
Amy Sky
Phenomenal Woman
2001
Various
New Prohibition - A Musical History Of Hemp
2000,
Noel Pix
Pokémon Welt
2000, ,
Theme/Anison/Schlager
Philip Catherine
Guitar Groove
1998
14 Bis
Siga O Sol
1996, CD, Album, Velas, ,
Pop Rock/MPB
Richard Galliano
New York Tango
1996, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Tango
Ruben Rada
Montevideo
1996, CD, ,
Fusion/Afro-Cuban/Batucada
Mingus Big Band
Gunslinging Birds
1995
Roy Haynes
Te-Vou !
1994, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips (With Play-Along CD)
1992, ,
Education/Jazz-Rock
Morton Feldman
Music Of Morton Feldman
1992, ,
Contemporary
The Saturday Night Live Band
Live From New York!
1991, ,
Easy Listening/Funk/Smooth Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Big Band
AC/DC
Are You Ready
1991
Michel Petrucciani
Playground
1991,
Eric Le Lann
Joue Piaf Trénet
1990, CD, Album, Musidisc, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Tania Maria
Bela Vista
1990
AC/DC
Moneytalks
1990, ,
Hard Rock
Eric Le Lann
New-York
1989, CD, Album, Blue Line Productions
Damn Cheetah
Damn Cheetah
1989, Cass, Not On Label (Damn Cheetah Self-released), ,
Hard Rock
Damn Cheetah
If You Like What You See
1989, Cass, S/Sided, Not On Label (Damn Cheetah Self-released)
AC/DC
Meanstreak
1988, 12", Promo, Atlantic, ,
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
AC/DC
That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll
1988
Tania Maria
Please Don't Stay (Edit)
1988,
AC/DC
Blow Up Your Video
1988,
Hard Rock
AC/DC
Heatseeker
1988, ,
Hard Rock
Nenad Bach
Greatest Hits
1988, Vinyl
Hold The Mustard
Hold The Mustard
1987, LP, Album, Hold The Mustard, ,
Folk/Bluegrass
Paul Steven Ray
Wild Air
1987, LP, Scarlet Weave, ,
Fusion
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Passarim
1987, ,
Bossanova
AC/DC
You Shook Me All Night Long
1986, ,
Heavy Metal
AC/DC
Who Made Who (Special Collectors Mix)
1986, ,
Hard Rock
Mass
Mass
1985, ,
Heavy Metal/Arena Rock
Anthony Davis
Return From Space (Wonder Nonfiction)
1985, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Soundtrack/Avant-garde Jazz
The Roches
Another World
1985
Stevie Nicks
Rock A Little
1985, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Dulce
Lobo
1985, ,
Ballad
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts*
Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth
1984, ,
Rock & Roll/Hard Rock
Ēbn-Ōzn
Feeling Cavalier
1984, ,
Synth-pop/New Wave/Dance-pop
Miles Davis
Decoy
1984, ,
Fusion/Electro
Face To Face
Face To Face
1984, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Hanoi Rocks
Two Steps From The Move
1984, ,
Glam
Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time
1984, ,
Synth-pop
Terumasa Hino = 日野皓正*
New York Times = ニューヨーク・タイムズ
1983, 7", Single, CBS/Sony, ,
Fusion
Saturday Night Live Band*
Gotta Keep My Eye On You
1983
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Born To Love
1983, ,
Soul
Stone City Band
Meet The Stone City Band! - Out From The Shadow
1983, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Disco
Ozzy Osbourne
Captured Live!
1983, ,
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Cyndi Lauper
Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Extended Version)
1983
Terumasa Hino = 日野皓正*
New York Times = ニューヨーク・タイムズ
1983, ,
Fusion
Various
Mix Masters 80
1983, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Jazz-Funk
Rick James
Cold Blooded
1983, ,
Funk
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
1983, Vinyl, ,
Synth-pop/Disco
Hellcats
Hellcats
1982, ,
Hard Rock
Americade
Americade
1981, 12", Adem Records, ,
Heavy Metal
Ingo & His Continentals & Manny The Singing Chef
Octoberfest U.S.A.
LP, A & R Records (3), ,
Schlager
Jukkis Uotila
Avenida
Stevie Nicks
Rock A Little
2017, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Stone City Band
Meet The Stone City Band! - Out From The Shadow
2010, ,
Funk/Disco
Miles Davis
Decoy
2010, ,
Post Bop/Fusion
The Manhattan Transfer
The Symphony Sessions
2006, ,
Vocal/Bop
Michel Petrucciani
Playground
1998,
Miles Davis
You're Under Arrest
1997
AC/DC
Blow Up Your Video
1988
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Randy Rhoads
Live In L.A. 1982 - Captured Live!
1983, ,
Heavy Metal