The band released the albums blue matter, loud jazz and pick hits live. He has worked with miles davis, dave liebman, joe henderson, charles mingus, joey defrancesco, herbie hancock, eddie palmieri, pat metheny, bill frisell, joe lovano, pat martino, mavis staples, phil lesh. Flat out is a studio album by jazz guitarist john scofield. John scofield 1951 is an american fusion jazz guitarist and composer, he has recorded with chet baker, gerry mulligan and charles mingus, and toured and recorded with miles davis. The solo is over an unchanging bass line which outlines a g7 tonal centre, though sco plays pretty freely over it in the solo. After playing on albums by billy cobham 197476 and charles mingus 1977, ohioborn white guitarist john scofield 1951 embarked on a solo career as a purveyors of funk jazz fusion with east meets west august 1977, a trio session highlighted by the lengthy public domain and v. His career is as hot as its ever been, and he just won 2017 grammy awards for best instrumental jazz album and best improvised jazz solo he also won best jazz instrumental album in 2016. Now, scofield moves with ease back to the jazz side of his artistic talent. Watch and listen as john scofield plays loud and quiet jazz.
I do have flat out, which came out the following year. John scofield s latest album country for old men was released september 23, 2016 country for old men is scofield s homage to such greats as george jones, dolly parton, merle haggard, james taylor, and hank williams among others. John scofield blurbs scofields muse has evolved from guitar standards to postbop to fusion and back again. John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american. John scofield recently performed for nprs jazz night in america, highlighting his career with original compositions from 1987s loud jazz and 1996s quiet albums. Before its release, we spoke with guitarist john scofield about the history between the groups members as well as some of the inspirations for the record. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. John scofield archives jazz guitar lessons richie zellon. Loud jazz by john scofield on amazon music unlimited. His signature guitar, the ibanez jsm100, is based on it. Transcribed as played on john scofields loud jazz 1988, gramavision. During the course of his storied career, guitaristcomposer john scofield has never shown much of of a predilection to repeat himself. His career is as hot as its ever been, and he just won 2017 grammy awards for best instrumental jazz album and best improvised jazz solo he also won best jazz instrumental.
Tonally, he plays a lot of bebop, but the blues is always present. Funk jazz guitar i due to the complexity of the composition. In volume i, johns multifaceted style is covered in depth as he discusses intervallic ideas, stringskipping, chordal concepts, playing ideas across the fingerboard, and developing a personal sound. Dennis chambers drummer playing on this recording is outstanding and almost is so good that it is hard to keep focus on john. John scofield established a name for himself as a jazz guitarist long before he seriously pursued a fullout solo career. Hes still groovin and in the pocket today, but not. Jul 04, 2016 heres one of my favourite john scofield solos from his early fusion period. When he began recording as a leader in the late 70s, his fluid blend of jazz, bebop, blues, rock, and country music must have presented a marketing nightmare for the label. Both volumes i and ii of jazzfunk guitar on one dvd. Transcribed as played on john scofield s loud jazz 1988, gramavision. John scofield 1951 is an american fusion jazz guitarist and composer, he has recorded with chet baker, gerry mulligan and charles mingus, and toured and recorded with miles davis guitar. John scofield jazz funk guitar free download as pdf file.
John scofield country for old men bimhuis, amsterdam, march 2017. Loud jazz is a studio album by jazz guitarist john scofield reception. Free guitar backing track for loud jazz by john scofield in mp3 format. See all 16 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The music which includes such numbers as tell you what, dirty rice, wabash and spy vs. He wears a gilded robe as the modern messiah of terminator jazz. Apr 14, 2017 i own a number of scofield albums, but i do not own loud jazz or any of his gramavision albums that preceded it. Listen to your favorite songs from loud jazz by john scofield now. John scofield s new recording, past present, is a revival of his very best jazz group and an affirmation that pop joy can live inside of jazz. This is the title track from john scofield s loud jazz 1988, gramavision. Here is a great one for you guys to check out, john scofields solo from the new and very great uberjam deaux cd just released a few months ago.
John scofield performs quiet and loud jazz youtube. This ones from his great 1985 gramavision release still warm. I usually dont make habit of seeing an artist more than once to make opportunities for other concerts of interest. This is the 5th in a series of signature phrases by john scofield. Discussion in the sound hound lounge started by rich2k4, aug 12, 2009. Spy has few memorable melodies but plenty of dynamic playing by scofield, who at this. The dvd shows scofield playing with a band and then him giving a lesson. Loud jazz john scofield string instruments irish musical. The way he explains harmony, how he applies it to the guitar and how he practices it is what makes this an incredible lesson. John scofield quiet and loud jazz lincoln center, new york city, may 2017. This june, im going to have the pleasure of seeing guitarist john scofield in concert for the third time in my life. If i ever needed a title to categorize john scofield releases from his grammavision days, i couldnt find one more apt than loud jazz grammavision, 1988 this was the last of scos hot, electric funk fusion releases. It was recorded in december 1988 and was his sixth and last album for gramavision the album marks a shift from his later funkoriented fusion recordings to hard swinging tracks with almost boppish solos and a new focus on new orleans rhythm and blues, covering two songs by the meters and huey piano smith and an original in the. Jul 28, 2017 john scofield almost exactly 30 years ago, guitarist john scofield recorded an album he evocatively titled loud jazz.
Many jazz guitarist lose my interest after just 2 or 3 releases. It features 8 measures transcribed from flat out, a rhythm changes based composition by scofield off the album of the same name. Endless summer john scofield solo from uberjam deaux, transcribed by doug perkins. Downbeat an incredibly resourceful display of devices and strategieshe just burned. John scofield almost exactly 30 years ago, guitarist john scofield recorded an album he evocatively titled loud jazz. Posted on march 31, 2017 march 30, 2017 by livejazzlounge. This album has scofield playing alongside accomplished colleagues steve swallow, larry goldings and bill stewart, and was produced by scofield himself. Hudson jack dejohnette, larry grenadier, john medeski, john scofield. John is one of the most accessible jazz guitarists who seems to keep both the fans of off the wall and outside licks and groove fans happy. John scofield tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including a go go, i dont need no doctor, georgia on my mind, ideofunk, since you asked. John scofield often referred to as sco, is an american jazzrock guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with miles davis, dave liebman, joe henderson, charles mingus and many other wellknown artists. Heres one of my favourite john scofield solos from his early fusion period. The chart stretched for five pages because of the varied sections.
King of belgium hudson jack dejohnette, larry grenadier, john medeski, john scofield release date. On june 9th, jazz supergroup hudson jack dejohnette, larry grenadier, john medeski, and john scofield released their selftitled debut album. Loud jazz john scofield guitar book john scofield time on my hands. Almost exactly 30 years ago, guitarist john scofield recorded an album he evocatively titled loud jazz. He also have a distinctive rythmic approach which separates him from other guitar players.
A 1981 ibanez as200 is his stage and recording guitar. See all 17 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Both albums were statements of intent, widely embraced and justly acclaimed. Music profile for john scofield, born 26 december 1951. Rather, he navigates through projects as diverse as trio outings, experiments with horns, collections of ballads and collaborations with the likes of govt mule and the grateful deads phil lesh in a such a way that, when he completes a cyle of activity, hes. John scofields new recording, past present, is a revival of his very best jazz group and an affirmation that pop joy can live inside of jazz. John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american jazz rock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock. Watch jazz at lincoln centers john scofield retrospective. Posted on july 31, 2017 august 6, 2017 by livejazzlounge. John scofield the john scofield quartet plays live 1991 written by bluesever sunday, 18 october 2009 20.
Hes still groovin and in the pocket today, but not the electric, loud, inyourface stuff evident on this album. The things that sco has been able to do is keep my interest of the all this time. Dec 31, 2016 john scofield is the embodiment of fusion. Transcriptions loud jazz by john scofield submitted. Stream loud jazz by john scofield and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. He had played alongside miles davis, charles mingus, herbie hancock, pat metheny among scores of other artists and rock artists such as john mayer and govt mule. If this contest had started today, id have no overlap in my collection if i was one of the lucky five finalists. Spy has few memorable melodies but plenty of dynamic playing by scofield, who at this point was. Not quite a decade later, he made one called quiet. John scofield born december 26, 1951 in dayton, ohio, usa is a jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with miles davis. John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american jazzrock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock. John scofield loud jazz contest musician magazine april 14, 2017 by quarnoz, posted in jazz. Song information for loud jazz john scofield on allmusic.
Both volumes i and ii of jazz funk guitar on one dvd. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Loud jazz is a studio album by jazz guitarist john scofield. John scofield plays with a lightly distorted sound and incoorporates bends, vibratos,slides etc, which is not so common amongst traditional jazz guitar players. John scofield performs quiet and loud jazz duration. John scofield the john scofield quartet plays live 1991. Transcriptions loud jazz by john scofield submitted by. Song information for loud jazz john scofield on allmusic allmusic. After playing on albums by billy cobham 197476 and charles mingus 1977, ohioborn white guitarist john scofield 1951 embarked on a solo career as a purveyors of funkjazz fusion with east meets west august 1977, a trio session highlighted by the lengthy public domain and v. John scofields latest album country for old men was released september 23, 2016 country for old men is scofields homage to such greats as george jones, dolly parton, merle haggard, james taylor, and hank williams among others. I had to resort to a printed source called john scofield. There are loud moments on this studio set, but the title cuts name is more a humorous attempt to describe the john scofield quartets music than an accurate depiction of their style. Albums include a go go, everythings beautiful, and i. The way he explains harmony, how he applies it to the.
I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Funkjazz guitar i due to the complexity of the composition. In volume ii, john covers the compositional aspect of his style as. John scofield quiet and loud jazz lincoln center, new. His career is as hot as its ever been, and he just won 2017 grammy awards for best instrumental jazz album and best improvised jazz solo he also won best jazz instrumental album in. John scofield guitar, larry golding keys, bill stewart drums ive been a sco fan for quite a few years. This is the title track from john scofields loud jazz 1988, gramavision. In volume i, john s multifaceted style is covered in depth as he discusses intervallic ideas, stringskipping, chordal concepts, playing ideas across the fingerboard, and developing a personal sound. Albums include a go go, everythings beautiful, and i can see your house from here.
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