Re: New John Scofield (yes, THAT John Scofield...)

Jason Witherspoon (arzachel@best.com)
Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:22:11 -0700

At 1:40 AM -0700 4/22/98, Erik Gaderlund wrote:
>Saw/heard him at the Chicago Jazz Fest a couple of years ago, but, was
>mostly paying attention to Idirus Mohammed on drums. He had a grove, but,
>Wes Montgomery did it better.
>I read in an interview with Charlie Hunter about a short gig he did with
>John (uh, Medeski) in NYC.
>
>erik g

Uh, yeah, but Wes is widely regarded as one of, if not *the*, best
groove-jazz guitarists in history. So Scofield's not the best in history?
Well, maybe I'm still interested in him. Also, this is really apples &
oranges-- Scofield has a spidery, almost experimental playing style, while
Wes is fairly straight ahead. Also, last I checked, Wes was dead; all the
more reason for Scofield-boosterism!

Jason Witherspoon

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