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ScoLoHoFo.(Oh!)(Sound Recording Review)
Oh! Blue Note 42081, 2003.
The "supergroup" concept is one that has its origins in rock'n'roll; the idea was that if you combined famous players and singers from various popular or critically acclaimed bands, you would end up with a synergistic explosion of talent (and record sales). Too often, of course, the actual result was a loud clashing of egos and deep musical embarrassment. Jazz musicians, however, are used to sharing spotlights and recording studios with each other and trading the role of bandleader back and forth between them, so elite gatherings tend to be a bit mote successful in the jazz realm than in rock'n'roll. ScoLoHoFo is the just-slightlytoo-cute name of a jazz supergoup that consists of guitarist John Scofield, saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Al Foster. Each one is a legend on his instrument ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Young, Bob March 4, 1999 700+ words
John Scofield at the Regattabar, Cambridge, last night; through Saturday. John Scofield has earned a reputation as a guitarist for the new millennium, a player who doesn't apologize about being a jazzman with a decidedly fusion bent. He...
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- Newspaper article from: Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT) April 12, 2007 700+ words
...necessary to look beyond his past few discs to realize guitarist John Scofield doesn't sit still musically. In 2004, he released a live...whole life if you're trying to get it down." what: The John Scofield Trio where: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge when...
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- Magazine article from: Guitar Player Cleveland, Barry November 1, 2005 700+ words
John Scofield has recorded dozens of albums as a bandleader, in addition to working...solos. Despite the album's vocal emphasis, That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles [Verve] is chock full of great guitar...
- John Scofield Hand Jive (Blue Note)
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Steve Bryant September 2, 1994 700+ words
Steve Bryant Philadelphia Tribune, The 09-02-1994 John Scofield Hand Jive (Blue Note). Anything that guitarist John Scofield does is a treat as he is one of the most innovative players on the scene. When you add electrofunk tenor saxman...
- John Scofield and Pat Metheny: I Can See Your House From Here
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Steve Bryant July 29, 1994 700+ words
Steve Bryant Philadelphia Tribune, The 07-29-1994 John Scofield and Pat Metheny: I Can See Your House From Here. This date with Pat Metheny and John Scofield is a pairing of guitar heavyweights with the musical advantage going to the more...
- With Ray Charles tour, jazzman John Scofield follows his R&B heart.
- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) September 24, 2006 700+ words
...Blangger Sep. 24--It may not be obvious to jazz guitarist John Scofield's fans, accustomed as they are to his searing, soaring...maintains a busy performance schedule as a solo artist. "When John Scofield asked me to sing a Ray Charles song on his CD, I said...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Ray Murphy, Globe Staff November 17, 1988 700+ words
Guitarist John Scofield has been in with the iron like Mingus, Miles Davis, Gary Burton, Lee Konitz, etc. And now he himself is the iron, leading...
- John Scofield: Grown-up Jazz Guitar.(Arts&Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) April 3, 2000 700+ words
Byline: Joseph Hooper Listening to John Scofield's 1998 collaboration with Medeski Martin & Wood, A Go Go (Verve), you might suspect that the veteran electric guitarist...
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