Blue Matter (John Scofield album) explained

Blue Matter
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Scofield
Cover:	Scofield Blue Matter.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	September 1986
Studio:	Mediasound, New York City Gramavision, New York City
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Length:	42:37
Label:	Gramavision
Producer:	Steve Swallow
Prev Title:	Still Warm
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Loud Jazz
Next Year:	1988

Blue Matter is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1986. It is the first of three recordings featuring Gary Grainger on bass guitar and Dennis Chambers on drums. The keyboards are played by Mitchel Forman with Don Alias providing percussion. Hiram Bullock is featured as second guitarist on three tracks.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "One of the top jazz guitarists from the mid-1980s on, John Scofield has always had a very recognizable sound and the ability to combine together R&B/funk with advanced jazz".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Scofield

1. "Blue Matter" – 5:47
2. "Trim" – 7:33
3. "Heaven Hill" – 4:28
4. "So You Say" – 4:34
5. "Now She's Blonde" – 5:32
6. "Make Me" – 2:53
7. "The Nag" – 4:18
8. "Time Marches On" – 7:32

Personnel

• John Scofield – guitar
• Mitchel Forman – keyboards
• Hiram Bullock – rhythm guitar (1, 5, 6)
• Gary Grainger – bass guitar
• Dennis Chambers – drums
• Don Alias – percussion

Production

• Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer
• Steve Swallow – producer
• Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
• Andy Cardenas – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Ivan Chermayeff – cover art, design
• Tom Geismar – design
• Andy Freeberg – back cover photography

Notes and References

1. Yanow, Scott [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=blue-matter-mw0000188722|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review: ''Blue Matter''] accessed 6 September 2017