For You Lot Lav Scofield - 1988 [2014] Loud Jazz

The title, a phrase coined yesteryear Scofield's daughter, is the guitarist's typically witty cause got on the distinctive approach he had achieved amongst the quartet that included Robert Aries on keyboards, bassist Gary Grainger together with drummer Dennis Chambers. To add together to the fun, onetime boss George Duke was called inwards to cause got keyboard solos on vi tracks. This album is most indicative of what Scofield achieved during his Gramavision years.

There are "loud" moments on this studio set, exactly the championship cut's lift is to a greater extent than a humorous endeavor to force the John Scofield Quartet's music than an accurate depiction of their style. The leader/guitarist, who sounds typically distinctive, welcomes invitee keyboardist George Duke to 5 of his nine originals. Scofield's regular grouping of the era consisted of keyboardist Robert Aries, electrical bassist Gary Grainger together with drummer Dennis Chambers together with they are also joined hither yesteryear percussionist Don Alias. The music (which includes such numbers equally "Tell You What," "Dirty Rice," "Wabash" together with "Spy Vs. Spy") has few memorable melodies exactly enough of dynamic playing yesteryear Scofield, who at this indicate was growing equally a major stylist from album to album. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 rigid effort.

If I e'er needed a championship to categorize John Scofield releases from his Grammavision days, I couldn't detect 1 to a greater extent than apt than Loud Jazz (Grammavision, 1988) This was the concluding of Sco's hot, electrical funk fusion releases. He's yet groovin' together with inwards the bag today, exactly non the electric, loud, in-your-face materials evident on this album. Although I'm a fan of all of these early on releases, together with fifty-fifty or then from the mid 70's, this is in all likelihood my favorite Scofield release. The argue is simple. All of the measure "Sco" materials is there, exactly these tracks are to a greater extent than lyrical. The melodies together with rhythms are less pushed. The album, overall, feels relaxed together with hip.

And the classic gang is all in that place too. Gary Grainger is spry together with funky on bass amongst Dennis Chambers doing what he does best amongst a powerful together with punchy boot drum. They're joined yesteryear keyboardist Robert Aries together with Don Alias on percussion, amongst George Duke taking the keyboard solos.

I can't mean value of a bad rails on this album. Not fifty-fifty 1 that I larn bored with. This is quintessential Sco-funk from the opener "Tell You What" to the championship track. Like most Scofield albums, I detect myself thinking "these guys had a lot of fun playing these tunes." There's energy, wit, humor-all the elements. I peculiarly flora the modify of pace, most melancholy ballad, "True Love" endearing. Even though there's room to cause got this together with rip it similar the other tracks despite the depressed tempo, Sco maintains the vibe, keeps it pretty, together with does a wonderful job.

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Tracks Listing:

01. Tell You What (3:46)
02. Dance Me Home (5:55)
03. Signature Of Venus (4:42)
04. Dirty Rice (6:34)
05. Did It (5:38)
06. Wabash (4:33)
07. Loud Jazz (6:06)
08. Otay (6:14)
09. True Love (3:54)
10. Igetthepicture (4:07)
11. Spy Vs.Spy (6:16)

Total fourth dimension 57:45

Personnel:

- John Scofield / guitar
- Robert Aries / keyboards
- George Duke / keyboard solos (1,2,4,6-8)
- Gary Grainger / bass
- Dennis Chambers / drums
- Don Alias / percussion