For You Lot Lavatory Scofield - 1990 Fourth Dimension On My Hands

John Scofield has turned the corner from journeyman jazz guitarist to dice 1 of the most inventive together with witty players on the contemporary scene. This date, his kickoff for the Blue Note label, builds on a discography next several recordings for the Gramavision label, together with also progresses this contemporary jazz music into an individualism that tin exclusively bode good for his hereafter efforts. Teamed amongst the rising-star saxophonist Joe Lovano together with the bulletproof beat squad of bassist Charlie Haden together with drummer Jack DeJohnette, Scofield is emerging every bit a histrion of distinction on the electrical guitar, together with a composer whose mirthful ideas add together spark together with vigor to his newfound musical setting. In this co-production amongst Peter Erskine, Sco has constitute his melodic mensuration inward making music that is vivid together with clever without beingness overly intellectual, retaining a soulful character enriched past times the deep-rooted, bluesy tenor sax of Lovano. What is most refreshing is that this music has broken gratis of clichés from the before master fusion movement, together with what Scofield mightiness receive got accomplished prior. "Farmacology" is an first-class instance of this, to a greater extent than inward the difficult bop vein together with echoing both ringing solid set down twang together with the unique voicings of Ornette Coleman. There's rambling neo-bop together with good-time fun inward the unison of guitar together with tenor sax during "Wabash III," a lighter, elegant, but gratis together with melodic note inward 6/8 fourth dimension for "Flower Power," together with squeaky clean, sweet, easygoing swing demonstrated on "Since You Asked." Haden together with DeJohnette are together with thence good matched every bit a beat squad that it's tardily to receive got them for granted, spell difficult to ignore their brilliance. They charge upward on New Orleans-style blues spell Scofield doles out amusing together with fractured lines for "So Sue Me," collectively displace to a sleek together with sneaky opinion on "Let's Say We Did," together with rip upward a driven, forceful neo-bop for the linear tune of the witty "Stranger to the Light." Even though it's a first-time termination on CD, in that location are iii bonus tracks, including the soul vocal shuffle "Time together with Tide," a free, loose association that identifies "Be Hear Now," together with the big-time, stone & roll-flavored, squawky "Fat Lip." It's difficult to fathom this beingness anything other than a sustainable novel administration for Scofield's music, 1 that he tin heighten every bit bandmembers come upward together with dice inward the non besides distant future.

From the opening be-bop tune "Wabash III" to the acoustic(!) fushion-ish "Fat Lip", Scofield's amazing depth inward both composition together with technique are all on display on this 1989 outing. Lovano's passionate solos (check out "Let's Say We Did") shows why he is quite maybe the best tenor human being of the final x years. DeJohnette puts inward his common first-class occur the drum kit, but it is Charlie Haden who manages to outdo himself here. His dead-on bass lines nicely fills the void left past times the lack of keyboards together with stretches out without going besides far on "So Sue Me".
Overall, a tape that hits the grade inward every aspect; a must buy if you lot similar the straight-ahead jazz side of John Scofield. Or if you lot similar straight-ahead jazz at all, for that matter.  By Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Customer.

I bought this album because it just... well... it was inward a create create bin. There. I've said it.
It exactly virtually took my caput off, though. I've ever loved Jack
DeJohnette, together with Charlie Haden exactly seems to magically seem on together with thence much that interests me. Joe Lovano is marvelous... but this mix confused me inward concept - Scofield's electrical style, the nature of the tunes, together with acoustic bass (the no-brainer on this materials would receive got been electrical bass).
I've listened to it several hundred times now, together with the fluidity, grit together with warmth that Scofield puts behind a horn draw of piece of work is exactly amazing. Understated, but actually powerful. And the DeJohnette together with Haden move amongst it is prime.
I'd say teach this, because it's WONDERFUL. But also, if you lot desire to hear something a lilliputian dissimilar that a guitar tin create spell backing upward a tenor - together with playing off a tenor - depository fiscal establishment check it out. I can't imagine beingness allow down. By K. D. Jones.

IMHO, this fully deserves the praise heaped upon it. I've exclusively heard 1 other Scofield/Lovano quartet session and, to my ears, it paled past times comparison. Compositions penned past times guitarists are ofttimes criticized for beingness besides "guitaristic" inward season together with I'd concur that's a mutual plenty syndrome, but non inward this case. There's a broad arrive at of moods together with plenty of listening going on-- it never devolves into mere chopsmanship. All-star sessions that convey together "hot-shots" spell corking for production marketing, don't necessarily pan out inward price of musicality. No such work here; no-one is coasting on their reputation. If your appetite is whetted simply past times the line-up; dice ahead together with fellowship this; odds are, you lot won't survive disappointed.  By madaboutmusic.

Tracks Listing

1 Wabash II 6:20
2 Since You Asked Me 6:10
3 So Sue Me 5:58
4 Let's Say We Did 4:22
5 Flower Power 4:57
6 Stranger to the Light 7:27
7 Nocturnal Mission 4:13
8 Farmacology 6:40
9 Time together with Tide [bonus track] 5:48
10 Be Hear Now [bonus track] 6:50
11 Fat Lip [bonus track] 3:45

Personnel

    John Scofield - guitar
    Joe Lovano - saxophone
    Charlie Haden - bass
    Jack DeJohnette - drums