Domino Biscuit and the album Hotel Hello (Burton and Swallow)
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Domino Biscuit and the album Hotel Hello (Burton and Swallow)
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(95) “Domino Biscuit” and Hotel Hello
Steve Swallow’s “Domino Biscuit,” from Hotel Hello (ECM, 1975), is a concise yet characterful duet that epitomizes the minimalist charm of the album. Built on a simple 10-bar form in D♭, the piece unfolds with a brief two-bar introduction and a recurring rhythmic motif of dotted quarter, eighth, and quarter notes. Written in traditional piano score, the melody sits in the bass clef, suggesting Swallow’s intent for pianistic phrasing despite its bass-driven origin. Harmonically, the tune moves gracefully through I–IV–VII–V relationships, with subtle reharmonization on the repeat, maintaining both clarity and curiosity.
As part of Hotel Hello, “Domino Biscuit” captures the essence of Gary Burton and Steve Swallow’s long partnership—intimate, conversational, and understated. Recorded in 1974, the album’s sound world is quintessential ECM: airy, introspective, and spacious. Across its brief sketches and lyrical duets, it blurs the boundaries between jazz composition and chamber improvisation, achieving quiet brilliance through restraint.
"Domino Biscuit"
Hotel Hello Album