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...wrongfully-convicted brother before said brother’s scheduled execution. You’re a genius, doc! But then, in the midst of all the unintentional comedy and over-acting, come the payoffs. Consider the following: a sequence at the end of the latest episode, in which Scofield??s nephew is being tracked and bugged by the bad-guy feds via his cell phone. The viewer curses (aloud) his stupidity and that of the lawyer—also on the lam—he calls for advice, as they reveal their locations and play right into...
John Scofield, in all his bespectacled and graying glory, may seem an unlikely candidate to spearhead a Ray Charles revival. Indeed, when one considers Scofield??s extensive jazz pedigree, his compatibility with the Charles oeuvre seems questionable. But while his twistedly vertical guitar style may have conflicted with the source material at times, nearly everyone at the show thought it was a success. This past Thursday and Friday, John Scofield (guitar/mastermind), John Benitez (bass), Steve Hass (drums), Gary Versace (keys/Hammond) and Meyer Statham (vocals/trombone) played four shows at the Charles Hotel’s renowned Regattabar jazz club...
...Scofield??s tour band, however, comprises a completely different set of musicians: Meyer Statham on vocals and trombone, John Benitez on bass, Gary Versace on Hammond B-3 and Wurlitzer and Steve Hass on drums...
...this album, Scofield??s grand experiment is to introduce a second guitar, complementing his own with a rhythm guitarist. The fusion combines funk with electronica, eastern influences and hip-hop into the scope of the album...
...moments, as in “Ideofunk” and “Tomorrow Land,” are when he slows down his fingers and mellows his sentiments. Eclectic as the day is long and with virtuosity to spare, Überjam is yet another noteworthy marker on Scofield??s journey from jazz to funk to jazz and back again...