Track Listing

1. Picks And Plays
2. Pick Hits - Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band, John Scofield
3. Heaven Hill
4. Protocol
5. Blue Matter
6. Thanks Again
7. Trim
8. Georgia on My Mind
9. Make Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #159585 in Music
• Released on: 1990-04-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Live, Original recording reissued

From the Label
This album documents a 1987 Tokyo concert when, in Scofield's words, "the band and the audience came together and developed a special momentum of their own that only happens on our best nights." All of the stops are out here, as such favorites as "Thanks Again," "Blue Matter" and "Heaven Hill" are taken to new levels of intensity. Featuring the Robert Aries/Gary Grainger/Dennis Chambers rhythm section that had spent the previous year touring with Scofield and perfecting their take-no-prisoners approach to his music.

Customer Reviews

stunning muscianship, brilliant compositions, all live.
The cd, recorded live in Japan, features John Scofield's hottest band, with the amazing Dennis Chambers on drums, and Tim Granger on Bass. The songs come mainly from Blue Matter and Still Warm, both seminal Scofield. Scofield himself tears up the fretboard. But don't expect mindless pyrotechnics. His phrasing is pure jazz, more idiomatic to the sax than the guitar at times. To see Dennis Chambers live is a rare treat. Hearing him drum here is a humbling experience. The double bass work alone is a clinic for aspiring drummers. The band is amazingly tight, navigating time signatures and breaks adroitly. The dynamic range of the band makes each song a much more visceral experience than the studio versions.

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the bible of jazz fusion
This cd is absolutely a milestone in jazz music. As much so as Miles Davis'or John Coletrane's contributions to the change in the landscape and direction of jazz, John Scofields genious on this recording shines. Also the stellar, and at times unbeleiveaable performances of the finest rhythm section to walk the earth: Jim Beard on keys, Gary (not Tim) Grainger on Bass and Dennis Chambers on drums. It just doesn' get any better than this! This recording is a 'must-have' for any serious jazz musician.....period!

Perhaps the best live jazz fusion album of the 90's
First I have to tell you that I'm a "big fan" of Mr. Scofield. This album is certainly one of his best in his jazz-rock work. It is funky, it is groovy and the compositions are as usually some of the best in this kind of music. The tunes are improved live versions of tracks from "Still Warm" and "Blue Matter". You will also be blown by the bass-drums parts. Gary Grainger and Dennis Chambers are playing here as one musician. It's pure groove. The highlights are: "Picks and Pans", "Pick Hits" and "Trim" of course.