This Meets That

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This Meets That
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Studio album by
Released10 September 2007 (US)(CD)
RecordedSeptember 2006 – April 2007
Studio Avatar, New York City
Genre Jazz, post-bop
Length64:51(CD)
Label Universal Records
Producer John Scofield
John Scofield chronology
Out Louder
(2006)
This Meets That
(2007)
Piety Street
(2009)
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This Meets That is a studio album by jazz musician John Scofield. Featuring longtime collaborators Steve Swallow on bass guitar and drummer Bill Stewart, along with a four piece horn section. Fellow guitarist Bill Frisell appears on one track.

Contents

Critical reception

Jeff Tamarkin of All Music Guide rates it at 4 out of five stars and says, "This Meets That, as its title implies, is less of a thematic album than some of Scofield's more recent endeavors, but it's one that reminds listeners that both his chops and sense of adventure are not only intact but still growing."

Track listing

All songs composed by John Scofield except where noted.

  1. "The Low Road" - 4:56
  2. "Down D" - 5:34
  3. "Strangeness in the Night" - 7:14
  4. "Heck of a Job" - 7:23
  5. "Behind Closed Doors" - 5:29
  6. "House of the Rising Sun"「朝日の当たる家」(Traditional) - 7:25
  7. "Shoe Dog" - 8:12
  8. "Memorette" - 6:35
  9. "Trio Blues" - 4:16
  10. "Pretty Out" - 4:31
  11. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"「(ゲッツ ノー)サティスファクション」 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 3:07

Personnel

Horn section

Production

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