John Scofield - Blue Matter (1987)

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John Scofield & Pat Metheny - I Can See Your House From Here (1994)

01.I Can See Your House From Here
02.The Red One
03.No Matter What
04.Everybody’s Party
05.Message To My Friend
06.No Way Jose
07.Say The Brother’s Name
08.S.C.O.
09.Quiet Rising
10.One Way To Be
11.You Speak My Language.
John Scofield (electric & steel-string acoustic guitars)
Pat Metheny (electric & nylon-string acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer)
Steve Swallow (acoustic & electric basses)
Bill Stewart (drums).
Superstar jazz recording sessions generally proceed with an abundance of ego and good intentions--yet rarely if ever is the sum equal to its parts. There's simply no substitute for empathy and forethought.

Or the mutual respect these ... Full Descriptionmaster stylists display on I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE. Scofield and Metheny represent two distinct takes on modern jazz and the electric guitar. Both come directly out of Jim Hall, the poet laureate of jazz guitar. Metheny's romantic "Say The Brother's Name" and "Quiet Rising," and Scofield's after hours blues "You Speak My Language" provide ardent settings for both guitarists to pay homage to their primary influence with suede, legato phrasings and supple harmonies.
But where Metheny's muse (and his immensely popular band) often tends toward rich layered harmonies and percolating Brazilian rhythms, Scofield is a hard blues, hard bop player, with more than a little touch of funk in his tone. Where Metheny flows, Scofield sort of barks and bites into his lines, as reflected by such ardent, jagged themes as "One Way To Be" and "No Way Jose."
Yet for all the stylistic differences, the sum of their collaboration is such that casual listeners might find it difficult to tell who's who. Scofield and Metheny touch on all sorts of dancing instrumental moods, leavened by modern jazz, flavored by rock, blues and Latin America, driven in style by bass guitarist Steve Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart. Beautifully recorded, I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE is an authentic musical communion.

Recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York in December 1993.

Larry Coryell, John Scofield & Joe Beck - Tributaries (1979)

1.The File (5:17) (Larry Coryell)
Joe Beck(left), Larry Coryell(center) and John Scofield(right)
2. Mother's Day (3:17) (Larry Coryell, Joe Beck)
Larry Coryell(left) and Joe Beck(right)
3. Little B's Poem (4:25) (Bobby Hutcherson)
Larry Coryell(left) and John Scofield(right)
4. Zimbabwe (8:10) (Larry Coryell)
Joe Beck(left), Larry Coryell(center) and John Scofield(right)
5. Solo on Wednesday (2:54) (Larry Coryell)
Larry Coryell solo with second part overdubed
6. Thurman Munson (5:19) (Larry Coryell)
Joe Beck(left), Larry Coryell(center) and John Scofield(right)
7. Eeuinox (5:05) (John Coltrane)
Joe Beck(left), Larry Coryell(center) and John Scofield(right)
8. Alster Fields (5:27) (John Scofield)
Joe Beck(left), Larry Coryell(center) and John Scofield(right)
9. April Seventh (5:49) (Larry Coryell)
Larry Coryell solo
10. Medley: Song For My Father / Sister Sadie (5:21) (Horace Silver)
Larry Coryell solo
11. Copenhagen Impressions (4:04) (Larry Coryell)
Larry Coryell solo
12. Variations On A Theme (2:47) (Larry Coryell)
Larry Coryell solo.

Larry Coryell : 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar
John Scofield : 6 string acoustic guitar (on 1,3,4,6,7,8)
Joe Beck : 6 string acoustic guitar (on 1,2,4,6,7,8).

Review by Scott Yanow

This CD reissue brings back material that guitarist Larry Coryell recorded for the Novus subsidiary when it was run by Arista. Most of the set matches Coryell with fellow guitarists John Scofield and Joe Beck in acoustic trios, two duets and one overdubbed solo performance. The variation of moods and the jazz-oriented material make this summit meeting a success even if the guitarists tend to sound more distinctive on their electric counterparts; after about 20 minutes of similar sounding acoustic guitars, it is difficult not to doze off. Expanding the original program are four Coryell solo acoustic performances that were originally included in the Arista Novus LP European Impressions. Once again, they are well played but primarily of interest to guitarists. [Originally released in 1978, Tributaries was reissued on CD in 2004 and includes bonus tracks.

John Scofield - Who's Who? (1979)

"John Scofield / Who's Who? 1979"

1-Looks Like Meringue
2-Cassidae
3-The Beatles
4-Spoons
5-Who's Who?
6-How the West Was Won

Sammy Figueroa-Percussion, Conga
Eddie Gómez-Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Billy Hart-Drums
Anthony Jackson-Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Bass)
Steve Jordan-Drums
Kenny Kirkland-Piano, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Clavinet
Dave Liebman-Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Adam Nussbaum-Drums
John Scofield-Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Producer
Steve Swallow-Bass.