Loud Jazz is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Scofield. It is the second recording to feature bass guitarist Gary Grainger and drummer Dennis Chambers. Also appearing are keyboardist George Duke and percussionist Don Alias.
| Loud Jazz | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1988 | |||
| Recorded | December 1987 | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording and Gramavision Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 57:08 (CD) 46:47 (vinyl) | |||
| Label | Gramavision | |||
| Producer | Steve Swallow | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Reception
editAllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "The music (which includes such numbers as "Tell You What", "Dirty Rice", "Wabash" and "Spy Vs. Spy") has few memorable melodies but plenty of dynamic playing by Scofield, who at this point was growing as a major stylist from album to the album".[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by John Scofield except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell You What" | 3:46 | |
| 2. | "Dance Me Home" | 5:55 | |
| 3. | "Signature of Venus" | 4:42 | |
| 4. | "Dirty Rice" | 6:34 | |
| 5. | "Did It" | 5:38 | |
| 6. | "Wabash" | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "Loud Jazz" | 6:06 | |
| 8. | "Otay" (CD only) | John Scofield, Robert Aries, Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger | 6:14 |
| 9. | "True Love" | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Igetthepicture" (CD only) | 4:07 | |
| 11. | "Spy vs. Spy" | 6:16 |
Personnel
edit- John Scofield – guitar
- Robert Aries – keyboards
- George Duke – keyboard solos (1, 2, 4-6)
- Gary Grainger – bass guitar
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
Production
edit- Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer
- Steve Swallow – producer
- Jon Ferla – recording, mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- Ivan Chermayeff – cover art, design
- Tom Geismar – design
- Waring Abbott – portrait photography
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott. Loud Jazz at AllMusic
- ^ Tipp, Jason (1 December 1996). "John Scofield: Loud Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).
- ^ Yanow, Scott Allmusic Review: Loud Jazz accessed 5 September 2017