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John ScofieldOne of the "big three" of current jazz guitarists
(along with Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell), Scofield's influence grew in the '90s.
Possessor of a very distinctive rock-oriented sound that is often a bit distorted,
Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere
between post-bop, fusion, and soul jazz. He started on guitar while at high school
in Connecticut, and from 1970-1973 Scofield studied at Berklee and played in the
Boston area. After recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker at Carnegie Hall,
Scofield was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for two years. In 1977
he recorded with Charles Mingus, and later joined the Gary Burton quartet and
Dave Liebman's quintet. His own early sessions as a leader were funk-oriented.
During 1982-1985 Scofield toured the world and recorded with Miles Davis. Since
that time he has led his own groups, played with Bass Desires, and recorded frequently
as a leader for Gramavision and Blue Note, using such major players as Charlie
Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, and Eddie Harris.
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John
Scofield - Uberjam - Like his most famous employer, Miles Davis, John Scofield
has had his own classic band eras. With Bill Stewart, Marc Johnson, and Joe Lovano
he used his distinctive playing and compositional skills to bring a freshness
to the sound of the straight-ahead jazz quartet; and on his 1987 Pick Hits Live,
he and cohorts Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger, and Robert Aries used a piercing
intelligence to temper fusion's athletics. His more recent funk efforts have suffered;
some from the sensitive but "grease"-deficient work of Larry Goldings
and some from a general excess of politeness. Bump was an interesting, if tepid,
foray into modern hip-hop grooves, but hitting the road in front of the Phish/MMW
crowd has forged that sound and his road band into something to be reckoned with.
It is no accident that Uberjam is credited to the John Scofield Band; the title
tune was created by the members over three years of road dates. Far from being
a pastiche, it demonstrates the cohesive unit that this group has become. Whether
it is rhythm-guitar wiz Avi Bortnick adding Indian samples to Jesse Murphy's dub
bass on "Acidhead," or former Average White Band drummer Adam Deitch
laying in the phat-ist of phat grooves, it is apparent that Scofield has come
up with another classic ensemble--one well equipped to take jazz into the 21st
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