Learn Bathroom Scofield - 1981 Shinola

Shortly earlier joining artist/miles-davis-mn0000423829">Miles Davis' group, guitarist artist/john-scofield-mn0000677991">John Scofield recorded this passionate trio gear upward amongst electrical bassist artist/steve-swallow-mn0000042344">Steve Swallow in addition to drummer artist/adam-nussbaum-mn0000502753">Adam Nussbaum. Much of artist/scofield-mn0000677991">Scofield's playing hither is quite rock-ish although he does present off his jazz chops on artist/jackie-mclean-mn0000127949">Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackle." The often intense music (which has been reissued on CD), which is non every bit essential every bit many of the guitarist's later on sets, has enough of fiery moments.

John Scofield is documented inward his pre-Miles Davis menses on Shinola, a 1981 appointment amongst Steve Swallow (electric bass) in addition to Adam Nussbaum (drums). The guitarist's distinctive mode is highly developed fifty-fifty at this stage inward his career, combining elements of stone in addition to beat 'n' blues amongst post-bop leanings in addition to an uncanny, 'left-handed' lyricism, all colored amongst a lightly distorted, subtly phase-shifted tone, his legato lines embellished amongst bent notes, picked octaves in addition to sugariness 'n' sour cluster chords.

Nussbaum provides edgy momentum piece Swallow's agile bass fills inward the texture amongst commentary in addition to counterpoint. Scofield's improvisations often audio to a greater extent than similar rhetorical questions than declarative statements, implying the really answers for which he seems to live on searching. On "Dr. Jackle" he turns out high-speed, slightly fragmented phrases that sideslip inward in addition to out of key, using opened upward strings in addition to other guitar-friendly techniques that, paradoxically, attain an ultimately horn-like effect. "Yawn," a wistful, searching ballad, in addition to the solo intro to "Jean the Bean" both present Scofield's mightiness to propose complex harmonies amongst minimal means, laced amongst guitar licks similar a shot out of the individual music dictionary that yet avoid sounding clichéd.
"Rags to Riches," a catchy original, contains potent solos in addition to a humorous "Those Were the Days" quote. Closing out the disc, the championship rails alternates heavily distorted bombast amongst a gently cascading line, fleshed out amongst a neck-spanning solo of ho-hum bends, difficult riffing in addition to mental attitude to spare.

 Track listing

    "Why'd You Do It?"
    "Yawn"
    "Dr. Jackle"
    "Jean the Bean"
    "Rags to Ritches"
    "Shinola"

Personnel

    John Scofield - electrical guitar
    Steve Swallow - bass
    Adam Nussbaum - drums