Fine trio appointment from '81, amongst guitarist John Scofield stretching out inwards multiple directions too showing his facility amongst the swing style, mainstream, too jazz-rock genres. Besides his fluid, inventive solos, Scofield plant good amongst bassist Steve Swallow, who approaches his musical instrument similar a 2nd guitar, too drummer Adam Nussbaum.
OUT LIKE Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LIGHT is the best instance yet Scofield’s prismatic talent. His solo on ‘Holidays’ displays the colours of all his influences refracted into the natural too coherent unmarried shaft of lite that is Scofield’s distinctive sound.
This set, along amongst "Shinola" was recorded alive inwards 1981 inwards Germany, at Club Vielharmonie. This music is taken from the 2nd black of the group's stand, too is every bit wonderful every bit it's predecessor. In a trio setting Scofield's guitar is allowed to roam at will, without the inclusion of whatsoever keyboards. His band, Steve Swallow-electric bass, Adam Nussbaum-drums, are arguably the best beat department he always played with. Swallow has played amongst many jazz greats, specially amongst vibist Gary Burton. Nussbaum, too, has played amongst many fine jazz artists, too together they lay downward a sympathetic, almost intuitive foundation for Scofield. Both these sets were recorded exactly prior to Scofield joining Miles Davis' band inwards 1982.
The trio are exactly close evenly mixed on this recording, which gives listeners a practiced adventure to hear 3 musicians at the top of their game. Four of the 5 tracks are past times Scofield, amongst the 5th ("Melinda") past times Allen Lerner. The music is energetic without sounding rushed, which sometimes happens inwards a alive setting. Scofield has his guitar nether restraint here, leaving infinite for Swallow to smoothen through amongst roughly wonderful bass playing, amongst Nussbaum filling inwards whatsoever holes amongst his lite behave upon the cymbals too snare drum. All the tracks are long, 7-8 minutes, amongst "Melinda" clocking inwards at a chip over 3 minutes. But the star is Scofield, who plays amongst tidings too forethought-sometimes leaving spaces betwixt the notes too other times filling upwardly his solos amongst a flurry of notes.
This music ebbs too flows too is over earlier you lot know it. The trio is continually playing off 1 roughly other every bit entirely musicians of this caliber can. This early on expression at Scofield is roughly of his finest playing-just his guitar too beat section, too is real satisfying. If you've been waiting (like I have) for this to hopefully endure re-released, well, hither it is. I entirely want to a greater extent than from this trio would endure made available-it's out there, along amongst to a greater extent than of his alive quartet music (hear "Live")from roughly the same era. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fine studio laid upwardly is "Rough House" for those unfamiliar amongst Scofield. Another practiced alive laid upwardly is "Live-En Route", from 2003, recorded at the Blue Note Club, amongst Bill Stewart on drums, too Scofield's former pal Steve Swallow on bass. But if you lot similar jazz guitar trios inwards a alive setting, this is something (along amongst "Shinola") that is good worth investigating.
I've listened to a lot of John Scofield records over the years; this is a favorite, every bit are Still Warm too Blue Matter. Holidays, the opening rail on Out Like a Light, is a tour de force; it sounds extremely fresh too new. Scofield, Swallow, too Nussbaum play together amongst nifty sensitivity, playing at the edges of the jazz idiom to build tension too play roughly amazing solos. Since it's a alive recording, 1 would await roughly looseness inwards solo structure too roughly clams, but at that topographic point are real few of either - exactly playing past times 3 real talented musicians interacting amongst nifty musical empathy.
It bears repeated listening real well, too compares favorably to much to a greater extent than well-known albums, inwards my opinion. All 3 players convey a lot to the music....
This is 1 of Scofield's 2 or 3 best records, inwards roughly ways, nevertheless my favorite to this 24-hour interval (it was the 2nd 1 that I heard, afterwards "Still Warm). I genuinely believe that, though Sco has grown every bit a histrion over the years, he's never quite surpassed, on record, the melody "Holidays" from this album. Simply put, I've never heard anything quite similar it inwards jazz, rock, fusion, or from the jam band scene (something close it's loping experience suggests roughly Grateful Dead material, though it's lite years beyond them inwards every way). Also, Steve Swallow's bass solo on that melody is in all probability my favorite ever; it's incredibly beautiful, too operates similar a mini composition inside a composition.
Though the album never in 1 trial to a greater extent than achieves the same staggering marker of achievement, that's actually no insult to the other songs, which are all terrific. It exactly way that "Holidays" is, for me, upwardly at that topographic point amongst things similar Sonny Rollins' "St. Thomas," Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," or Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" - a rare, perfect musical achievement that feels every bit though non a unmarried particular could endure whatsoever different, much less whatsoever better.
Cover film from the master artwork. (I didn't similar the novel cover.) Alternate scans included.
Track listing:
1. "Holidays" (8:45)
2. "Last Week" (8:41)
3. "Miss Directions" (7:53)
4. "Out Like a Light" (7:01)
5. "Melinda" (3:18)
Personnel:
John Scofield – electrical guitar
Steve Swallow – bass
Adam Nussbaum – drums
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