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 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Dec 2 | Nov 11 | Nov 4 | Oct 28 |
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| Airplays: | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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 |
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| 2. | Feb 01, 2019: | Old Fart At Play
New Waltzo |
5. | Dec 19, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio & Not Topics
Can't Dance |
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| 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 2018-10-15
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
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 | 6. | Dang Swing | |||
| 2. | Combo Theme | 7. | New Waltzo | |||
| 3. | Icons At The Fair | 8. | I'm Sleeping In | |||
| 4. | Willa Jean | 9. | King Of Belgium | |||
| 5. | Uncle Southern | . |