Blue Matter (John Scofield album)
1987 studio album by John Scofield
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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.
Released1987
RecordedSeptember 1986
Studio
- Mediasound, New York City
- Gramavision, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | September 1986 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | Gramavision | |||
| Producer | Steve Swallow | |||
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Reception
Track listing
All tracks written by John Scofield
- "Blue Matter" – 5:47
- "Trim" – 7:33
- "Heaven Hill" – 4:28
- "So You Say" – 4:34
- "Now She's Blonde" – 5:32
- "Make Me" – 2:53
- "The Nag" – 4:18
- "Time Marches On" – 7:32
Personnel
- John Scofield – guitar
- Mitchel Forman – keyboards
- Hiram Bullock – rhythm guitar (1, 5, 6)
- Gary Grainger – bass guitar
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
Production
- 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 and Tom Geismar, Chermayeff & Geismar – cover art, design
- Andy Freeberg – back cover photography