Audio CD review:
John Scofield - Who's Who?

John Scofield - Who's Who?

Band: John Scofield Title: Who's Who? Rating: Release Date: 24 June, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Looks Like Meringue 2: Cassidae 3: The Beatles 4: Spoons 5: Who's Who? 6: How The West Was Won

Customer Reviews Transitional Scofield Although Sco's style usually varies from record to record, he tends to stay stylistically consistent on any one record. This is a curious Scofield date. Who's Who is the exception to this rule. Half of the tunes are post bop, with the personnel sounding similar to the Dave Liebman Quintet Scofield was a member of at the time. The other half, with a different group of players, hints at the funk/fusion direction Scofield would take in the 80's. The post bop stuff is a harder listen--it took me a while to get into the harsh sound of the quartet. In contrast, the funk/fusion stuff is slick, just gorgeous. I'm probably being stingy with my star rating. . . . For those of you who don't know, Sco also recorded with Mingus, Miles, and Chet Baker. All those recordings are worthwhile, if you can find them. early Scofield... Very fine musicianship but only about 37 minutes of music. Glad to see that this is now on CD. The first track solo by John was several years later noted in an interview as being his favorite of all his recorded solos. . You can see a complete list of all John Scofield discography, or go back to the John Scofield tabs