Loud Jazz
1988 studio album by John Scofield
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Loud Jazz is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Scofield. It is the second recording to feature bass guitarist Gary Grainger and drummer Dennis Chambers. Also appearing are keyboardist George Duke and percussionist Don Alias.
ReleasedSeptember 1988
RecordedDecember 1987
StudioA&R Recording and Gramavision Studios (New York City, New York)
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| Released | September 1988 | |||
| Recorded | December 1987 | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording and Gramavision Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 57:08 (CD) 46:47 (vinyl) | |||
| Label | Gramavision | |||
| Producer | Steve Swallow | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "The music (which includes such numbers as "Tell You What", "Dirty Rice", "Wabash" and "Spy Vs. Spy") has few memorable melodies but plenty of dynamic playing by Scofield, who at this point was growing as a major stylist from album to the album".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Scofield except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell You What" | 3:46 | |
| 2. | "Dance Me Home" | 5:55 | |
| 3. | "Signature of Venus" | 4:42 | |
| 4. | "Dirty Rice" | 6:34 | |
| 5. | "Did It" | 5:38 | |
| 6. | "Wabash" | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "Loud Jazz" | 6:06 | |
| 8. | "Otay" (CD only) | John Scofield, Robert Aries, Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger | 6:14 |
| 9. | "True Love" | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Igetthepicture" (CD only) | 4:07 | |
| 11. | "Spy vs. Spy" | 6:16 |
Personnel
- John Scofield – guitar
- Robert Aries – keyboards
- George Duke – keyboard solos (1, 2, 4–6)
- Gary Grainger – bass guitar
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
Production
- Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer
- Steve Swallow – producer
- Jon Ferla – recording, mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- Ivan Chermayeff – cover art, design
- Tom Geismar – design
- Waring Abbott – portrait photography