Loud Jazz

Loud Jazz
Studio album by
John Scofield
ReleasedSeptember 1988
RecordedDecember 1987
StudioA&R Recording and Gramavision Studios (New York City, New York)
GenreJazz fusion
Length57:08 (CD)
46:47 (vinyl)
LabelGramavision
ProducerSteve Swallow
John Scofield chronology
Blue Matter
(1987) 		Loud Jazz
(1988) 		Pick Hits Live
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
All About Jazz[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

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.

Reception

AllMusic 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

All tracks are written by John Scofield except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(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 Grainger6:14
9."True Love" 3:54
10."Igetthepicture" (CD only) 4:07
11."Spy vs. Spy" 6:16

Personnel

  • 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

  • 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

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. Loud Jazz at AllMusic
  2. ^ Tipp, Jason (1 December 1996). "John Scofield: Loud Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott Allmusic Review: Loud Jazz accessed 5 September 2017