John Scofield reveals first solo album
The multi-Grammy Award-winning guitarist John Scofield has announced his first-ever solo album
Last updated 26th Apr 2022
Guitar great John Scofield has announced that he will be releasing his first-ever solo album in a half-century career.
The self-titled album (John Scofield), which follows on from his 2020 album Swallow Tales, is set to be released on ECM Records, and will mark the guitarist's second album with the imprint as leader.
A résumé of all the influences and idioms he has cultivated over his career in performance, he’s accompanied only by his own rhythmic pulse and chordal backing using a loop machine.
Besides jazz, John is known to have always had a soft spot for the rock and roll and country music he grew up with, indicated in the album through unencumbered renditions of Buddy Holly’s 'Not Fade Away' and Hank Williams’ 'You Win Again'. Between elegant and personal readings of standards like 'It Could Happen to You', the traditional Danny Boy and Keith Jarrett’s 'Coral', Scofield presents his own timeless compositions – some new, others known. For the guitarist, it’s all about “the way you get the sound out of the string and what you do with it after you attack it”.
When will John Scofield be released?
John Scofield's eponymous album will be released on the 6th of May 2022, with the vinyl LP edition expected to arrive in Autumn of 2022.
About John Scofield:
After a debut recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Scofield was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for two years. In 1977 he recorded with Charles Mingus and joined the Gary Burton quartet. He began his international career as a bandleader and recording artist in 1978. Between 1982 and 1985, Scofield toured and recorded with Miles Davis. His Davis stint placed him firmly in the foreground of jazz consciousness as a player and composer.
Since that time he has prominently led his own groups in the international Jazz scene, and recorded over 30 albums as a leader.
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