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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. By
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John Scofield CD's, DVD's, and Downloads
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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 ... |