John Scofield, sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American jazz-rock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock. He has worked with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Palmieri, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, George Duke, Jaco Pastorius, John Mayer, Robert Glasper, and Gov't Mule.
Steve Swallow is a jazz fusion bassist and composer known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar.
John Laird Abercrombie was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios.
Star People is a 1983 album recorded by Miles Davis and issued by Columbia Records. It is the third release after the trumpeter's six-year hiatus. Beside the members of the band of We Want Miles the recordings feature John Scofield for the first time, who worked alongside Mike Stern in Davis's band in late 1982 and early 1983 before Stern's departure later in the year. Scofield was recommended by saxophonist Bill Evans. Marcus Miller played on five of the six tracks, but was replaced by Tom Barney on the most recent track of the album, "Speak", a live recording from February 1983 in Houston. Barney would be replaced later in 1983 by Darryl Jones. Al Foster and Mino Cinelu are heard on drums and percussion. Miles Davis plays trumpet and Oberheim synthesizer often at the same time, and also on separately recorded interludes for the over-18-minute-long blues "Star People". This was the last album that Teo Macero, Miles Davis' longtime producer, was involved in working with Davis.
Decoy is a 1984 album by jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in 1983. It features keyboardist Robert Irving III and guitarist John Scofield contributing most of the compositions and the other solos. The theme of "That's What Happened" comes from Scofield's improvised solo from the track "Speak" included on the previous album Star People. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis guested with the group on the September 1983 studio sessions.
Adam Nussbaum is an American jazz drummer.
Quiet is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. As with his 1992 album Grace Under Pressure, Scofield chose to orchestrate his original compositions with horns. The album also features the electric bass of Steve Swallow, who was in Scofield's Trio of 1980-1983. Quiet is distinct in Scofield's discography as a solo album where he plays only acoustic guitar. Scofield returned to the album's format of adding orchestration to his trio of Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart on his 2007 album This Meets That.
I Can See Your House from Here is a 1994 jazz album by John Scofield and Pat Metheny. John Scofield is heard on the left channel and Pat Metheny on the right channel of this stereo recording.
Electric Outlet is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield.
Bar Talk is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. It was recorded in August 1980 at Celebration Studios in New York City and produced by Mark Bingham and John Scofield.
Shinola is a 1981 live album by American jazz guitarist John Scofield. In 2009 the album was reissued on compact disc in a 24-bit remastered edition with new artwork.
Who's Who? is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Scofield. It features two different bands, one acoustic and one electric. The acoustic group, featuring Scofield's then-employer Dave Liebman on saxophones, Eddie Gómez on bass, and Billy Hart on drums, recorded "The Beatles" and "How the West Was Won". The electric group, featuring Kenny Kirkland on keyboards, Anthony Jackson on bass guitar, Steve Jordan on drums, and Sammy Figueroa on percussion, recorded the balance of the album. The sessions were recorded at The Platinum Factory studios in Brooklyn, New York. The bonus tracks appeared on the 1980 album Bar Talk, issued only in Japan, that introduced the John Scofield Trio on record.
Ivory Forest is a recording by a quartet led by pianist Hal Galper. It was released on the Enja Label in 1980. It features a 28-year-old John Scofield, whose 1979 Enja album Rough House featured Galper and drummer Adam Nussbaum in a similar quartet context. Nussbaum and Scofield also formed part of the Dave Liebman Quintet at this time, and played together in Scofield's trio from 1980 to 1983.
This Meets That is a studio album by jazz musician John Scofield.
Ring is an album by the Gary Burton Quintet with Eberhard Weber.
Tactics is a live album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum that was recorded in 1996 and released by ECM in 1997.
Throb is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.
Always Pack Your Uniform on Top is a live album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in December 1999 and released on the Xtra Watt label in 2000.
Damaged in Transit is a live album by bassist Steve Swallow recorded in France in December 2001 and released on the Xtra Watt label in 2003.
Swallow Tales is a studio album by American jazz musician John Scofield recorded together with Bill Stewart and Steve Swallow. The album was released by ECM Records on 12 June 2020. The trio plays nine compositions previously written by Steve Swallow.
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