“He’s a melodic voice in the music, while also swinging really hard. “What Bill does is more than ‘playing the drums,’” Scofield says. John: “Sometimes when we play it’s like one big guitar, the bass part and my part together.” Behind the drum kit, Bill Stewart, a close associate of Scofield’s since the early 90s, is alert to all the implications of the interaction. This study supports the argument that the evolution of modern jazz. These highlight the similarities between and adaptations of musical devices from saxophonists Stan Getz, Jimmy Giuffre, and Joe Lovano into the jazz guitar styles of Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall, and John Scofield. The rapport between Scofield and Swallow is evident in every moment. transcriptions from significant recordings by guitar-saxophone pairs. “I love these songs”, says Scofield of the selection of Swallow compositions explored here - a broad range including classics such as “Hullo Bolinas”, “Eiderdown”, “Falling Grace” and “Radio”, as well as lesser-known works. John was a 20-year-old student at Berklee when he first met and played with the bassist, and they have continued ever since. John celebrates the music of his friend and mentor Steve Swallow in an outgoing and spirited recording, made in a day in New York in March 2019 - “old school” style as Scofield says, while acknowledging that more than forty years of preparation led up to it. John Scofield’s album, Swallow Tales, was released on June 12, 2020.
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