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John Scofield 

John Scofield (born December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.
John Scofield was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Wilton
, Connecticut. He started with eleven years playing guitar, and played in bands in high school and various rock and blues bands.  From 1970 to 1973 he studied jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Scofield earned attention in the jazz scene, when Goodrick mediated him as a substitute for a concert with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker at Carnegie Hall. The breakthrough came as a member of the Billy Cobham / George Duke band. He subsequently played with many well-known jazz musicians like Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson (So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles), 1992), Pat Metheny, McCoy Tyner, Bennie Wallace and Jim Hall. Since the late 1970s, he toured in a trio with Steve Swallow and Adam Nussbaum, with whom he achieved his breakthrough.

In 1982, he had a a three and a half year work relationship with Miles Davis, which was marked by  improvised, and funky jazz. In Marc Johnson's Bass Desires project he performed with his guitar colleagues Bill Frisell. After Scofield had signed in 1989 a contract with Blue Note Records (up to 1996, then at Verve), he and the saxophonist Joe Lovano, a friend from his time at Berklee College, founded a mostly as a quartet or quintet operating band. Since 1998 John Scofield plays in a quartet with Joe Lovano , Dave Holland, and Al Foster (drums), but occurred with Medeski, Martin & Wood.

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Out Like A Light  (1981) Reissue; Digipak

Fine trio date from '81, with guitarist John Scofield stretching out in multiple directions and showing his facility with the swing style, mainstream, and jazz-rock genres. Besides his fluid, inventive solos, Scofield works well with bassist Steve Swallow, who approaches ...

John Scofield: New Morning - The Paris Concert  (2010)

This musical release from funk and jazz musician John Scofield captures a live performance recorded at the New Morning in Paris, on April 23rd, 2010. Some of the tracks included in the concert include "the Guiness Spot", "I Want to ...

Shinola  (1981) Digipak
 
Still Warm  (1986) 

One of John Scofield's finest mid-1980s outings as a leader, STILL WARM finds the revered jazz guitarist settling into a set of funk-tinged fusion. The tight yet adventurous rhythm section of bassist Darryl Jones and drummer Omar Hakim allows Scofield ...

Quiet  (1996) 

Though guitarist John Scofield eventually became best known as a purveyor of funky, jam-happy fusion, QUIET is a wonderful anomaly in his catalog. Leaving funk grooves (and even electric guitar) far behind, Scofield wields an acoustic axe here on a ...

Go Go  (1997) 

On A GO GO, Scofield teams with Generation X funksters Medeski, Martin and Wood for an album of greasy grooves and hip downtown sonorities. The leader's guitar and John Medeski's keyboards weave and sway in a laid back slink over ...

Hand Jive  (1993) 

Guitarist John Scofield joins forces with the funky-toned tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris for HAND JIVE, a tasty collection of slick, funky grooves that display Scofield at his swaggering best. The guitarist's signature twang gets the full treatment here as intricately ...

Time On My Hands  (1990) 

John Scofield has turned the corner from journeyman jazz guitarist to become one of the most inventive and witty players on the contemporary scene. This date, his first for the Blue Note label, builds on a discography following several recordings ...

Works For Me  (2001) 

John Scofield describes the ensemble on WORKS FOR ME, made up of young jazz stars like alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, pianist Brad Mehldau, and bassist Christian McBride, as his "one-time-only dream band." Anchoring it all, moreover, is the grand elder ...

Grace Under Pressure  (1991) 

Electric guitarist John Scofield has excelled in a variety of jazz contexts, from crackling funk to moody avant-garde, both on his own and under leaders Miles Davis, Gary Burton, and Billy Cobham. An inspired session from the early 1990s, GRACE ...

Meant To Be  (1990) 

Meant To Be features guitarist John Scofield's 1990 pianoless quartet on eleven of his compositions. During the best selections (such as "Big Fun" and "Mr. Coleman To You") one can hear the influence of not just the original Ornette Coleman ...

 

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