Still Warm Explained

Still Warm
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Scofield
Cover:	Still_Warm_John_Scofield.jpg
Released:	June 1986 (US)(LP) October 25, 1990 (US)(CD)
Recorded:	June 1985
Studio:	Mediasound and Gramavision Studios (New York City, New York) Minot Sound (White Plains, New York)
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Length:	42:11
Label:	Gramavision
Producer:	Steve Swallow
Prev Title:	Solar
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Blue Matter
Next Year:	1987

Still Warm is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. It features keyboardist Don Grolnick, bass guitarist Darryl Jones and drummer Omar Hakim.

The album was his second for Gramavision and was recorded right after leaving Miles Davis's band.^[1] He used two musicians from the Davis group, Jones and Hakim, both of whom had also recently recorded and toured with Sting.^[2] The album was critically acclaimed,^[3] though The Penguin Jazz Guide notes that "even some Scofield devotees seem unpersuaded of its considerable merits".^[2]

The album is ranked number 998 in All-Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd edition, 2000).^[4]

Personnel

• John Scofield – guitar
• Don Grolnick – keyboards
• Darryl Jones – bass guitar
• Omar Hakim – drums, electronic percussion

Production

• Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer
• Steve Swallow – producer
• Alec Head – engineer, mixing
• Alex Haas – assistant engineer
• Wayne Warnecke – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Tom Finch – production coordinator
• Larry Kazal – art direction, design
• Michael Tighe – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: In Conversation With John Scofield. Nicholson. Stuart. Jazz.com. 18 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112400/http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2009/3/29/in-conversation-with-john-scofield. 22 December 2015.
2. Book: Morton. Brian. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). Cook. Richard. Richard Cook (journalist) . The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums. 2010 . Penguin . 9780141959009. 1061.
3. Book: Prown. Pete. Pete Prown. Newquist. Harvey P. . HP Newquist . Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. 1997 . Hal Leonard . 9780793540426. 128.
4. Web site: Rocklist . July 22, 2018.