For some of guitarist John Scofield’s fans, his best albums date come from the 1980s: Electric Outlet and Still Warm. Recorded before his fusion ascendancy with drummer Dennis Chambers and bassist Gary Grainger, these albums are primal and funky, yet also allude to the eerie tonal palettes of Scofield’s onetime employer Miles Davis during the trumpeter’s 1970s electric …
In his CD Works For Me, guitarist John Scofield returns to the jazz heartland, focusing on straight-ahead, four-to-the-bar swing in the company of Kenny Garrett, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Billy Higgins–all masters of their respective trades. Scofield, one of the most distinctive and influential jazz guitarists since John McLaughlin, has always had a penchant for word-play titles …
STEREO VINYL LP! Ben Sidran: Don’t Let Go! 1974 Blue Thumb Release! Personnel: Ben Sidran – Vocals, Piano, Percussion; Bunky Green – Saxophone (Alto); Phil Upchurch – Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drums; Jerry Alexander – Harmonica; George Brown – Percussion, Drums; Curley Cooke – Guitar; Randy Fullerton – Bass; Kip Mercklein – Bass; Jim Peterman – Organ; Tom Piazza …