John Scofield

Uncle John's Band (ECM 2796/97)

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Title Uncle John's Band

Author John Scofield

Supplier ECM

EAN 602455725509

Reference ECM 173916

LABEL CODE ECM 2796/97

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 2

• 2-CD SET

• CD JEWEL CASE FORMAT

Named for the Grateful Dead song that concludes this inspired double album, Uncle John’s Band features masterful guitarist John Scofield at his most freewheeling. Wide ranging repertoire finds his trio with Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart tackling material from Dylan’s “Mr Tambourine Man” to Neil Young’s “Old Man”, from Leonard Bernstein’s “Somewhere” to the Miles Davis Birth of the Cool classic “Budo”. And jazz standards including “Stairway to the Stars” and “Ray’s Idea” rub shoulders with seven Scofield originals that are variously swing, funk and folk-inflected.

The red thread through the programme is the trio’s tremendous improvisational verve. “I feel like we can go anywhere,” says John Scofield of the group’s multi-directional versatility.