Blue Matter (John Scofield album)

Blue Matter
Studio album by John Scofield
Released	1987
Recorded	September 1986
Studio	Mediasound, New York City Gramavision, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:37
Label	Gramavision
Producer	Steve Swallow
John Scofield chronology
Still Warm (1986) Blue Matter (1987) Loud Jazz (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Blue Matter is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1986. It is the first of three recordings featuring Gary Grainger on bass guitar and Dennis Chambers on drums. The keyboards are played by Mitchel Forman with Don Alias providing percussion. Hiram Bullock is featured as second guitarist on three tracks.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "One of the top jazz guitarists from the mid-1980s on, John Scofield has always had a very recognizable sound and the ability to combine together R&B/funk with advanced jazz". ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Scofield

1. "Blue Matter" – 5:47
2. "Trim" – 7:33
3. "Heaven Hill" – 4:28
4. "So You Say" – 4:34
5. "Now She's Blonde" – 5:32
6. "Make Me" – 2:53
7. "The Nag" – 4:18
8. "Time Marches On" – 7:32

Personnel

• John Scofield – guitar
• Mitchel Forman – keyboards
• Hiram Bullock – rhythm guitar (1, 5, 6)
• Gary Grainger – bass guitar
• Dennis Chambers – drums
• Don Alias – percussion

Production

• Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer
• Steve Swallow – producer
• Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
• Andy Cardenas – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar, Chermayeff & Geismar – cover art, design
• Andy Freeberg – back cover photography

References

1. Blue Matter at AllMusic
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette. Penguin Books. ISBN   978-0-14-015364-4.
3. Yanow, Scott Allmusic Review: Blue Matter accessed 6 September 2017