Grace Under Pressure (John Scofield album)

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Grace Under Pressure
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Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedDecember 1991
Studio Power Station, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length63:05
Label Blue Note
Producer
John Scofield chronology
Meant To Be
(1990)
Grace Under Pressure
(1992)
What We Do
(1993)
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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.

Contents

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

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

Production

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References

  1. "Grace Under Pressure by John Scofield". Billboard. 104 (18): 61. May 2, 1992.
  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.