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EnRoute
John Scofield
EnRoute
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock
 
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With the live EnRoute, recorded at New York's Blue Note, guitarist John Scofield returns from the jam-band wars in challenging high style, leading a trio for the first time on record in more than 20 years. With his strong ...  more »

     
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All Artists: John Scofield
Title: EnRoute
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Verve
Release Date: 5/11/2004
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock
Styles: Acid Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Modern Postbebop, Bebop, Jam Bands, Jazz Jam Bands
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602498613573

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With the live EnRoute, recorded at New York's Blue Note, guitarist John Scofield returns from the jam-band wars in challenging high style, leading a trio for the first time on record in more than 20 years. With his strong blues and funk sensibility, Scofield has always been the jazz guitarist most likely to succeed among rock listeners, and fans from both camps will be drawn to this purer improvisational enterprise. Teamed here with longtime drumming associate Bill Stewart and veteran bassist Steve Swallow (who was featured on those early-'80s trio albums), he's still jamming, but there's a sharpness of focus and a locked-in intensity among the musicians that you rarely encounter in jam-band settings--including his own. Emptying out his bag of much-imitated tricks--the sighing pedal tones, slab-like chords, shimmering lyrical lines, and controlled screams--Scofield romps through the bop classic, "Wee," and delivers a diaphanous reading of "Alfie." The album also features a pair of remakes: "Name That Tune," Swallow's bounding remake of Duke Ellington's "Perdido," and the leader's strutting "Over Big Top," based on "Bigtop" from his 1995 album, Groove Elation. From whatever perspective you choose, it's Scofield's best album since Time on My Hands, his 1990 quartet date with saxist Joe Lovano. --Lloyd Sachs

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tim.wasem | TN | 04/12/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is definately the best Scofield album I have ever heard. It's dips into the more hardcore jazz which is very refreshing after his stint in the jam band world with his work with MMW. Tunes like "Hammock Soliloquy" and "Toogs" are some of the finest guitar playing i have ever heard. I could listen to this all day...every day. Definately a MUST HAVE! :)"
A more approachable kind of jazz
Mimmi | Trondheim, Norway | 11/22/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"What's so special about John Scofield, and what separates him from other jazz musicians, is that he always adds a touch of blues to the jazz. On this album he plays with Bill Stewart (drums) and Steve Swallow (bass), and it's a live recording. The three of them really work well together, and when this was recorded they had already been touring together for over 15 years, so these guys know what they're doing!



I'm a huge fan of John Scofield, and this was one of the CDs that made me the fan I am today. In my opinion, this is one of the best albums he's ever recorded, and it's also one of my favourite CDs in general. Whether you already are a fan of John Scofield, or you're becoming one; you should buy this album!"