What We Do Explained

What We Do
Type:studio
Artist:John Scofield Quartet
Cover:John_Scofield_What_We_Do.jpg
Released:February 9, 1993
Recorded:May 1992
Studio:Power Station, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Label:Blue Note
Producer:John Scofield
Prev Title:Grace Under Pressure
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:I Can See Your House from Here
Next Year:1994

What We Do is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, the second to be released as the John Scofield Quartet. It was recorded in May of 1992 and released the following year on Blue Note. The quartet features saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Dennis Irwin (replacing Marc Johnson) and drummer Bill Stewart. Irwin had previously recorded with Scofield on the Bennie Wallace album Sweeping Through the City, and went on to play on two additional Scofield albums: Hand Jive (1994) and Groove Elation (1995).

Track listing

All tracks written by John Scofield.

  1. "Little Walk" – 6:34
  2. "Camp Out" – 8:01
  3. "Big Sky" – 6:05
  4. "Easy for You" – 6:41
  5. "Call 911" – 7:27
  6. "Imaginary Time" – 6:08
  7. "Say the Word" – 6:26
  8. "Why Nogales?" – 8:15
  9. "What They Did" – 7:09

Personnel

Production