John Scofield Quartet - Meant To Be (1990)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer John Scofield Quartet Title Meant To Be Length 69:28 Discs: 1 Tracks: 11 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Blue Note Cat. Number B2-95479 Style General Jazz Rating N/A Recorded 1990

Musicians	Credits
John Scofield el.guitar Joe Lovano sax tenor, clarinet Marc Johnson bass Bill Stewart drums	Producer Don Grolnick Engineer James Farber

Track list

01 Big Fun 06:09 02 Keep Me In Mind 06:06 03 Go Blow 08:24 04 Chariots 06:05 05 The Guiness Spot 06:40 06 Mr. Coleman to You 06:08 07 Eisenhower 05:25 08 Meant To Be 07:10 09 Some Nerve 05:15 10 Lost In Space 06:34 11 French Flics 05:32

Notes

AMG Review (4 1/2): Meant To Be features guitarist John Scofield's 1990 pianoless quartet on eleven of his compositions. During the best selections (such as "Big Fun" and "Mr. Coleman To You") one can hear the influence of not just the original Ornette Coleman Quartet but the Keith Jarrett/Dewey Redman Quintet. Joe Lovano's increasingly original tenor sound (mixing together John Coltrane, Dewey Redman and even Eddie Harris on this set) works well with Scofield, and the tight but loose rhythm section (bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Bill Stewart). "Eisenhower" (a slightly tongue-in-cheek, boppish romp) and "Some Nerve" (which uses New Orleans parade rhythms) are also memorable performances. The colorful and enjoyable set is modern mainstrem music of the 1990s, stretching ahead while holding on to the roots of hard bop, funk and fusion. — Scott Yanow