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John Scofield - Rough House (1988) Genre: Jazz Guitar

This early outing (reissued on CD) finds guitarist John Scofield playing advanced postbop jazz with pianist Hal Galper (who here sounds strongly influenced by McCoy Tyner), bassist Stafford James and drummer Adam Nussbaum. They perform five Scofield originals and Galper's "Triple Play." Although this was not the usual setting for Sco, his tone is immediately recognizable and his adventurous solos will be of interest to his many fans. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide



Amazon.com reviewer:

Actually I feel this is essential Scofield. It has a more straight ahead sound at a very high level of musicianship. Very few guitarists are able to negotiate soloing through Coltrane "Giant Steps" style chord changes evident in "Aeleron". Scofield does this with ease like bread and butter. Except for the light overdriven (juicy) sound of his Gibson 335 guitar, which I prefer over his current instrument, this is a no frills bebop CD laden with the classic Scofield signature. You know its him left away. There are a lot of notes being played, but they are quality notes. Hal Galper doesn't play around on this one either. Highly recommended listening for jazz guitar fans.



Amazon.com Reviewer:

After stints with Charles Mingus and Billy Cobham but before landing a spot in Miles Davis' band, John Scofield recorded a batch of records for the Enja label in the late 70's and early 80's. He was still a relative unknown when he recorded this record in 1978, but almost all the guitar skills that he is now widely acclaimed for are already in evidence here. He did display a tendency to try to jam every possible note for each chord, however. With an acoustic backing of Hal Galper on piano, Stafford James on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums, the music here is more of the straight ahead type, but with a hint of rock, like what one would find on John McLaughlin's "Extrapolation". All songs are originals by Scofield, except for one composition by Galper. All are good, if not outstanding. The sound quality is not all that great, esecially on the drums. But the enrgy level is high and both Scofield and Galper put in a few nice solos.

Personnel:

John Scofield g

Hal Galper p

Stafford James b

Adam Nussbaum dr

Tracks:

1. Rough House

2. Alster Fields

3. Ailleron

4. Slow Elvin

5. Triple Play

6. Air Pakistan

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