{"product_id":"1908422","title":"John Scofield - Uncle John's Band [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed for the Grateful Dead song that concludes this inspired double album, \u003ci\u003eUncle John's Band\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBirth of the Cool\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'I feel like we can go anywhere,' says John Scofield of the group's multi-directional versatility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUncle John's Band \u003c\/i\u003ewas recorded at Clubhouse Studio in Rhinebeck, New York, in August 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Scofield: guitar\u003cbr\u003eVicente Archer: double bass\u003cbr\u003eBill Stewart: drums\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePress:\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's his most absorbing and compelling album for a long while, simply because it captures the freewheeling let's-see-where-the-music-takes-us ethos that characterises Scofield's playing in live performance, set loose in a variety of compositional moods that all have groove as their bottom line.' - \u003cb\u003e**** Jazzwise\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A welcome return to the flowing modernism and rocky bite that made him a go-to player for the likes of\\xa0Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock earlier in his career...Archer and Stewart provide inspiration and support, and the guitarist's commanding form makes each bend, whine and gentle strum count.' - \u003cb\u003e**** Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Scofield, that most catchily blues-boppish of jazz guitarists, leads Uncle John's Band, an artfully hip trio set including a harmonically delicious Mr Tambourine Man, plenty of bass-walking fast bop like Scofield's own How Deep, and Birth of the Cool's Budo, plus several originals infused with the guitarist's telltale laconic lyricism.' - \u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Tambourine Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Girlfriend Chord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Deep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStairway To The Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTV Band\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMo Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack In Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMask\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBudo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing Is Forever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay's Idea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle John's Band\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55122680349057,"sku":"1908422","price":25.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41Seeuzh4zL._SL1500.jpg?v=1766521318","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1908422","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}