Scofield, John / Combo 66
Album:Combo 66 Collection:Jazz
Artist:Scofield, John Added:Oct 2018
Label:Verve Records 

A-File Activity
Add Date:2018-10-24 Pull Date:2018-12-26 Charts:Jazz
Week Ending:Dec 23Dec 16Dec 9Dec 2Nov 11Nov 4Oct 28
Airplays:4111121

Recent Airplay
1.Jul 08, 2021:Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
New Waltzo
4.Dec 20, 2018:Clean Copper Radio for Fo
Icons At The Fair
2.Feb 01, 2019:Old Fart At Play
New Waltzo
5.Dec 19, 2018:Clean Copper Radio & Not Topics
Can't Dance
3.Dec 21, 2018:Traditions
Can't Dance
6.Dec 18, 2018:Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Dang Swing

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-10-15 
Reviewed: 2018-10-14
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Scofield is playing music that veers back toward straight-ahead jazz but, miraculously perhaps, still carries the lessons and sheer fun of the playful jam-jazz that reminds us that the form still can move feet as well as the heart. Combo 66 is right in that sweet spot. Solos abound.
If You Like: Jimmy Smith, JJ Stylles, Kenny Burrell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ I Can’t Dance (7:32) – bass starts> midtempo jam swings into rocking uptempo> quick stop
*2/ Combo Theme (7:22) – bass starts> swinging midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Icons At The Fair (5:33) – guitar starts> fast rocking jam> quick stop
4/ Willa Jean (7:59) – guitar starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> fade
5/ Uncle Southern (5:39) – guitar starts> slow jam> quick fade
*6/ Dang Swing (6:09) – guitar starts> rocking uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ New Waltzo (8:52) – organ starts. Midtempo funky jam> fade
8/ I’m Sleeping In (5:04) – guitar starts slow> slow jam> fade
**9/ King Of Belgium (6:24) – guitar starts> uptempo swinging jam> fade

Track Listing
1.Can't Dance 5.Uncle Southern
2.Combo Theme 6.Dang Swing
3.Icons At The Fair 7.New Waltzo
4.Willa Jean 8.I'm Sleeping In
 9.King Of Belgium