Blue Matter (John Scofield album)

Blue Matter is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1986. It is the first of three recordings featuring Gary Grainger on bass guitar and Dennis Chambers on drums. The keyboards are played by Mitchel Forman with Don Alias providing percussion. Hiram Bullock is featured as second guitarist on three tracks.

Blue Matter
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedSeptember 1986
Studio
  • Mediasound, New York City
  • Gramavision, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
Length42:37
LabelGramavision
ProducerSteve Swallow
John Scofield chronology
Still Warm
(1986)
Blue Matter
(1987)
Loud Jazz
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "One of the top jazz guitarists from the mid-1980s on, John Scofield has always had a very recognizable sound and the ability to combine together R&B/funk with advanced jazz".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks written by John Scofield

  1. "Blue Matter" – 5:47
  2. "Trim" – 7:33
  3. "Heaven Hill" – 4:28
  4. "So You Say" – 4:34
  5. "Now She's Blonde" – 5:32
  6. "Make Me" – 2:53
  7. "The Nag" – 4:18
  8. "Time Marches On" – 7:32

Personnel

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Production

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  • Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer
  • Steve Swallow – producer
  • Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
  • Andy Cardenas – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
  • Ivan Chermayeff – cover art, design
  • Tom Geismar – design
  • Andy Freeberg – back cover photography

References

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  1. ^ Blue Matter at AllMusic
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott Allmusic Review: Blue Matter accessed 6 September 2017