John Scofield Band
Up All Night
The Story
New tunes, new tones, new textures, colors and rhythms-all of these mark "Up All Night" as another bold direction for guitarist John Scofield. What unites this adventurous new project with everything the guitarist has ever done is its reliance on Sco's improvisational mastery. "I'm always just trying to play and have it feel good," the guitarist says. "There are more similarities between playing this band and with my jazz trio with Bill Stewart and Steve Swallow than there are differences. With this band, I get into electronica in a different way, but otherwise, I'm just trying to be spontaneous, which I do in any situation." The album's 11 tracks - ten new original compositions and a classic Philly Soul cover ("Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get") - blend sophisticated improvisation, sonic adventure, and classic funk and soul sounds into music that's both timely and timeless.
The Music
| 06:23 | Philiopiety | Instrumental |
| 06:04 | Watch Out For Po-Po | Vocal |
| 07:27 | Creeper | Instrumental |
| 05:53 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get | Instrumental |
| 02:58 | I'm Listening | Instrumental |
| 06:58 | Thikhathali | Instrumental |
| 06:03 | Four On The Floor | Instrumental |
| 06:40 | Like The Moon | Instrumental |
| 08:21 | Freakin' Disco | Instrumental |
| 04:56 | Born In Troubled Times | Instrumental |
| 05:27 | Every Night Is Ladies Night | Instrumental |
The Artists
| John Scofield | Electric Guitar, Guitar Samples, Production, Arrangements, Horn Arrangements |
| Avi Bortnick | Rhythm Guitar, Samples, Loops, Production, Arrangements |
| Andy Hess | Bass, Arrangements |
| Adam Deitch | Drums, Arrangements |
| Joe Ferla | Engineering, Mixing, Production |
| Jason Olaine | Production |
| Craig Handy | Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet |
| Earl Gardner | Trumpet |
| Gary Smulyan | Baritone Saxophone |
| Jim Pugh | Trombone |
| Samson Olawale | Percussion Sample (6) |
| Jeannie Scofield | Sequencing |
| Susan Scofield | Executive Production |
| Mike Lapierre | Engineering Assistance |
| Fran Flannery | Pro Tools Operation |
| Claudius Mittendorfer | Engineering Assistance |
| Jon Belec | Engineering Assistance |
| Eric Carlinsky | Mixing Assistance |
| Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| Camus Celli | Percussion Sample Engineering |
| Patrick Murray | PO-PO Audience Participation Live Engineering |
| Yusef Lateef | Samples on "Philiopiety" |
| Recorded December, 2002 at Long View Farm Studios, West Brookfield, MA.
Horns recorded January, 2003 at The Hit Factory, NYC. Mixed at Bear Tracks Studio, Suffern, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC. Percussion samples recorded at Crushproof Studios, Brooklyn, NY. PO-PO audience participation recorded live at Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, MA. |
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