Grace Under Pressure (John Scofield album)

Grace Under Pressure
Studio album by John Scofield
Released	1992
Recorded	December 1991
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:05
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Steve Swallow John Scofield [1]
John Scofield chronology
Meant To Be (1990) Grace Under Pressure (1992) What We Do (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Grace Under Pressure is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. It features fellow guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Joey Baron. Five of the ten tracks also feature a brass trio led by Randy Brecker.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Scofield.

1. "You Bet" - 5:33
2. "Grace Under Pressure" - 8:23
3. "Honest I Do" - 4:23
4. "Scenes from a Marriage" - 8:50
5. "Twang" - 6:09
6. "Pat Me" - 5:59
7. "Pretty Out" - 7:10
8. "Bill Me" - 8:37
9. "Same Axe" - 3:01
10. "Unique New York" - 5:00

Personnel

• John Scofield – electric guitar
• Bill Frisell – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Charlie Haden – bass
• Joey Baron – drums

Horns (Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)

• Michael Gibbs – arrangements
• John Scofield – arrangements
• Jim Pugh – trombone
• Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
• John Clark – French horn

Production

• Steve Swallow – producer
• John Scofield – co-producer
• James Farber – recording, mixing
• Chris Albert – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Susan Scofield – administrative producer
• Cynthia Cochrane – production coordinator
• Steve Schenfeld – project coordinator
• Mark Larson – art direction, design
• Penny Gentieu – photography

See also

• Marc Johnson, Bass Desires (1986)

References

1. "Grace Under Pressure by John Scofield". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 18. May 2, 1992. p. 61.
2. Grace Under Pressure at AllMusic
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1274. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.