| Hand Jive | ||||
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| Studio album by John Scofield | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1994 (US) (CD) | |||
| Recorded | October 1993 | |||
| Studio | Power Station and River Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, soul jazz, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 63:22 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Lee Townsend | |||
| John Scofield chronology | ||||
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Hand Jive is a studio album by the jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1994. It features veteran tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris, keyboardist Larry Goldings, bassist Dennis Irwin, percussionist Don Alias, and drummer Bill Stewart.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Los Angeles Times |  |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Scofield veers more towards the New Orleans-y BBQ sauce here, working up a delectable new flavor of jazz-soul, in which rough-housing inventiveness is the order of the day." The Los Angeles Times noted that "Scofield has a flexible unit that can be muscular one moment, blues-soaked the next, and gutsy yet highbrow the next."
Track listing
All compositions written by John Scofield.
- "I'll Take Les" – 6:58
- "Dark Blue" – 7:37
- "Do Like Eddie" – 8:06
- "She's So Lucky" – 5:50
- "Checkered Past" – 5:28
- "7th Floor" – 4:45
- "Golden Daze" – 7:33
- "Don't Shoot the Messenger" – 6:10
- "Whip the Mule" – 5:37
- "Out of the City" – 5:18
Personnel
- John Scofield – guitars
- Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
- Larry Goldings – acoustic piano, organ
- Dennis Irwin – bass
- Bill Stewart – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
Production
- Susan Scofield – executive producer
- Lee Townsend – producer
- James Farber – recording, mixing
- Chris Albert – recording assistant
- Tony Gillis – mix assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Mark Larson – design
- Patti Perret – photography
References
- Atkins, Ronald (26 Aug 1994). "JOHN SCOFIELD: Hand Jive". The Guardian Features Page. The Guardian.
- "Album reviews — Hand Jive by John Scofield". Billboard. 106 (33): 60. Aug 13, 1994.
- "Audio – Hand Jive by John Scofield". Guitar Player. 28 (11): 151. Nov 1994.
- Ephland, John (Nov 1994). "CD reviews — Hand Jive by John Scofield". DownBeat. 61 (11): 42.
- Hand Jive at AllMusic
- ^ "Hand Jive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Stewart, Zan (21 Aug 1994). "John Scofield's Brainy Blues". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 69.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1274. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.