Scolohofo - Oh! (2LP)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Joe Lovano
Bass – Dave Holland
Drums – Al Foster
Guitar – John Scofield [click here to see more vinyl featuring John Scofield]
Written by Joe Lovano (A1, C1, D1), John Scofield (A2, B3, D4), Dave Holland (B1, C2, D3), Al Foster (B2, D2)
2 LPs, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded July 30 & 31, 2002 at Sears Sound, New York City
Engineered by James Farber
Produced by Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, Al Foster, John Scofield
Reissue supervised by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray and Joe Harley at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by Michael Bourne
Photography by Jimmy Katz
Originally released in January 2003
Reissued in January 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Oh!
- Right About Now
Side B:
- The Winding Way
- Bittersweet
- Shorter Form
Side C:
- New Amsterdam
- In Your Arms
Side D:
- The Dawn of Time
- Brandyn
- Faces
- Oh I See
Reviews :
“Combining the talents of tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Al Foster, there is an uncredited fifth member on jazz supergroup Scolohofo's debut recording, Oh! -- Miles Davis. Every one of these musicians, except for Lovano, gained their first real success with the legendary trumpeter -- an experience that informs their careers to the present. The aesthetic on Oh! is resolutely Milesian -- impressionistic, spare, soft, funky, progressive, but always with an ear to the blues. Scolohofoda? His sound is almost literally present, an "implied tone" whenever Scofield's dissonant chord clusters and Lovano's whispery throat tones collide. These guys played with Davis in his later fusion period during the '70s and '80s when Davis' "group" aesthetic came to the fore and became perhaps even more important than his individual contribution. And, while everyone gets their featured solo spot, the overall effect is one of intensely soft and layered patches of sound. Scofield's trademark "chicken scratch" lines match perfectly with Lovano's fuzzy spittle tone and the rhythm section of Holland and Foster offers its own wryly propulsive counterpoint. Musically, the goal is resolutely post-bop, but with an acoustic, folky underpining that allows for some interestingly arranged melodic moments. This contrasts nicely with the free-flowing, loose improvisation informed by '60s free jazz, fusion, and modern progressive styles. Longtime fans of the work of these individual musicians will find much to enjoy here, but there is the sense of new or at least rediscovery on Oh! -- another Davis trademark -- which bodes well for future collaborations.” AllMusic Review by Matt Collar
Ratings:
AllMusic 4/5 , Discogs 4.74 / 5