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John Scofield
One 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 century. Order
here from Amazon.com
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& Paragraphs". Standring
puts aside his trusty longtime jazz axe, the archtop Benedetto,
and digs into more earthy blues-rock territory on five tracks
with two Fender Strats. Standring plays the Benedetto on
the balance of the tracks on Love & Paragraphs, which
includes the vocal and horn-enhanced, mid-tempo retro funk
title track, the dreamy, ambient chill meditation “Liquid
Soul”; the hypnotic and jazzy, trip-chill blues jazz
pop jam “Ooh Bop” (highlighted by Standring’s
own irresistible poppy vocals); the bright, rolling jazzy
samba “That’s What I Thought You Said” and
the lush and romantic, synth orchestra-enhanced “Reflection,”
which closes the set in a cool and dramatic film score-like
way. - Jonathan Widran
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