Quiet

Artist: John Scofield
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 731453318526
EAN: 0731453318526
ASIN: B000004753

Release Date: 1996-09-24

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Tracks:

After The Fact
Tulle
Away With Words
Hold That Thought
Door #3
Bedside Manner
Rolf And The Gang
But For Love
Away

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Customer Reviews:

Starts great then fades .......2004-11-19

John Scofield typically plays with smaller ensembles yet for "Quite"---which is an acoustic set---he goes against the norm and instead of paring down, he expands the pool, drawing upon a variety of sidemen, notably including Wayne Shorter playing tenor sax, Steve Swallow on bass, and Randy Brecker adding trumpet. Drums, French horns, woodwinds, tuba, bass clarinet, and baritone sax round out the sound on various tracks.

The CD starts with two terrific tracks, After the Fact and Tullie, before it begins to fade, and to some degree, meanders during Away with Words. Mr. Scofield and company shine on the two subsequent tracks, Hold that Thought and Door #3, but I find the rest of the CD a bit repetitive and formulaic in comparison to the opening tracks. Nothing here sounds forced nor, on the other hand, does it sound inspired.

Mr. Scofield is a fearless musical explorer and I'm glad he branches out in so many directions. "Quiet" is neither my favorite nor least favorite of his many CDs but it does offer a different experience.

I love it.......2004-02-25

I love this CD. Good melodies, good arrangements, and great playing by Steve Swallow and Wayne Shorter. Even though I liked the music right away I didn't get into Scofield's playing on acoustic right away. But now I love it. He plays with a relentless sense of swing, and harmonically he matches what is musically going on perfectly. This CD does it for me no matter what mood I'm in. For many CDs this can't be said.

A Lovely Journey.......2003-10-22

This album is an exquisite little gem, which seamlessly bridges Jazz and Classical. To my ears it is one piece of music with 8 or 9 movements, (Steve Sallow wrote the last piece on the album.) In the liner notes John writes that he worked several months on the compositions and arrangements, which in my opinion are inseparable. The heads and solos flow together so smoothly as to be almost indistinguishable from each other, with their long arching melodies weaving a tapestry from beginning to end which is lovely and captivating. I invariably find the melodies stuck in my head hours, or sometimes even days after hearing them. For me, Steve Sallow's solo on "After the Fact" is magnificent, his command in the upper registers being so impressive and his line so melodic that when he finally dives down into the lower register the listener may be caught off guard by the surprise that he is listening to a bass solo. The arrangements and instrumentations, which coax lovely textures from the group at times hearken back to the French school. Some of the movements at times bring to mind Darius Milhoud's "Le Creation Du Monde", which is somewhat ironic, being that the French masters Milhoud, Ravel and Debussy were highly influenced by Jazz, and so we come full circle with the their influence on Mr. Scofield. For me however, the most astounding and wonderful aspect of this music is that the distinction between the written arrangements and the improvisations is blurred to such an extent that they become one, and in their own way transcend some of the limitations of both mediums. If you are in the mood for a relaxing and undulating melodic journey, then I can't imagine not enjoying this music.

A Different Side Of John.......2003-07-23

this cd has taken me by surprise. i think it's my favorite sco cd. and i've heard it all. from blue matter to the ýberjam stuff. but this one is soooo beautiful. it has some amazing compositional aspects to it. the charts he writes for the instruments sounds like a maria schneider meets tom harrell combo....but still being total sco. i strongly suggest this cd. it has really taken me aback and i think that other sco fans should experience it.

Should work but doesn't.......2001-07-22

The accompaniment is great... the arrangements are lush and interesting. But Scofield just solos along with no melodic intent. He seems to be filling space with meaningless improvisation. Perhaps I am spoiled by melodic masters of jazz guitar (Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, Wes Montgomery) but I was hoping for more than this. See those I mentioned for true quiet melodic perfection.

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