Artist:John Scofield
Song:Busted
Album:John Scofield plays the music of Ray Charles: That's What I Say
Of course John Scofield is one of today's most versatile jazz guitarists. He's recorded as a leader since the 70s and he just released a new album. After recording for Blue Note, Scofield signed with Verve in 1996 and still records for Universal. This 2005 album is a tribute to Ray Charles and it features special guests that make it a good buy for jazz beginners. The basic band that appears on this album is Larry Goldings on Hammond B3 organ and Steve Jordan on drums. Jordan also produced. He is best known for his days with the SNL Band, The Blues Brothers and Late Night with David Letterman. More recently he was in John Mayer's band and he has replaced the late Charlie Watts in The Rolling Stones. Goldings has recorded as a leader since the 90s. But he's mainly a versatile sideman. This is the band that appears on Busted. Willie Weeks plays bass on several tracks. There's a horn section with Alex Foster on tenor sax, Howard Johnson on baritone sax, Keith O'Quinn on trombone and Earl Gardner on trumpet. Sax solos are by David "Fathead" Newman. Plus John Mayer, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Mavis Staples and Warren Haynes make guest vocal appearances. So it looks like a fun album that may appeal to jazz newcomers. Scofield continues to record for Universal labels like Verve, EmArcy and Impulse. His latest album John Scofield is solo guitar recorded in Germany for ECM. Here's John Scofield with trumpeter Marcus Belgrave performing Busted at InspiRAYtion: A Ray Charles Concert at Berklee College of Music in Boston Sept. 22, 2012.
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