Quiet (album)

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Quiet
Quiet John Scofield.jpg
Studio album by
John Scofield
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
RecordedApril 3–6 and 8, 1996
StudioThe Power Station, New York City; Pyramid Sound, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length50:46
LabelVerve
ProducerJohn Scofield, Steve Swallow
John Scofield chronology
Groove Elation
(1995) 		Quiet
(1996) 		A Go Go
(1998)

Quiet is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. As with his 1992 album Grace Under Pressure, Scofield chose to orchestrate his original compositions with horns. The album also features the electric bass of Steve Swallow, who was in Scofield's Trio of 1980-1983. Quiet is distinct in Scofield's discography as a solo album where he plays only acoustic guitar. Scofield returned to the album's format of adding orchestration to his trio of Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart on his 2007 album This Meets That.

Critical reception[]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by John Scofield except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."After the Fact" 5:26
2."Tulle" 5:00
3."Away with Words" 6:49
4."Hold That Thought" 6:23
5."Door #3" 5:48
6."Bedside Manner" 6:46
7."Rolf and the Gang" 5:23
8."But for Love" 5:37
9."Away"Steve Swallow3:34

Personnel[]

  • John Scofield – acoustic guitar
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar
  • Duduka da Fonseca – drums
  • Bill Stewart – drums
  • Horn section
    • Randy Brecker – trumpet and flugelhorn
    • John Clark – French horn
    • Fred Griffen – French horn
    • Howard Johnson – tuba and baritone saxophone
    • Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone
    • Charles Pillow – alto flute, English horn, tenor saxophone
    • Roger Rosenberg – bass clarinet

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r241037
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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