Hand Jive is a studio album by the jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1994.[3][4] It features veteran tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris, keyboardist Larry Goldings, bassist Dennis Irwin, percussionist Don Alias, and drummer Bill Stewart.
| Hand Jive | ||||
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| Released | August 9, 1994 (US) (CD) | |||
| Recorded | October 1993 | |||
| Studio | Power Station and River Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, soul jazz, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 63:22 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note[1] | |||
| Producer | Lee Townsend[2] | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [7] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [8] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Scofield veers more towards the New Orleans-y BBQ sauce here, working up a delectable new flavor of jazz-soul, in which rough-housing inventiveness is the order of the day."[6] The Los Angeles Times noted that "Scofield has a flexible unit that can be muscular one moment, blues-soaked the next, and gutsy yet highbrow the next."[7]
Track listing
editAll compositions written by John Scofield.
- "I'll Take Les" – 6:58
- "Dark Blue" – 7:37
- "Do Like Eddie" – 8:06
- "She's So Lucky" – 5:50
- "Checkered Past" – 5:28
- "7th Floor" – 4:45
- "Golden Daze" – 7:33
- "Don't Shoot the Messenger" – 6:10
- "Whip the Mule" – 5:37
- "Out of the City" – 5:18
Personnel
edit- John Scofield – guitars
- Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
- Larry Goldings – acoustic piano, organ
- Dennis Irwin – bass
- Bill Stewart – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
Production
edit- Susan Scofield – executive producer
- Lee Townsend – producer
- James Farber – recording, mixing
- Chris Albert – recording assistant
- Tony Gillis – mix assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Mark Larson – design
- Patti Perret – photography
References
edit- ^ Atkins, Ronald (26 Aug 1994). "JOHN SCOFIELD: Hand Jive". The Guardian Features Page. The Guardian.
- ^ "Album reviews — Hand Jive by John Scofield". Billboard. 106 (33): 60. Aug 13, 1994.
- ^ "Audio – Hand Jive by John Scofield". Guitar Player. 28 (11): 151. Nov 1994.
- ^ Ephland, John (Nov 1994). "CD reviews — Hand Jive by John Scofield". DownBeat. 61 (11): 42.
- ^ Hand Jive at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Hand Jive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ a b Stewart, Zan (21 Aug 1994). "John Scofield's Brainy Blues". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 69.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1274. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.