John Scofield – This Meets That (2007)

1. The Low Road
2. Down D
3. Strangeness in the Night;
4. Heck of a Job
5. Behind Closed Doors
6. House of the Rising Sun
7. Shoe Dog
8. Memorette
9. Trio Blues
10. Pretty Out
11. I Can't Get No Satisfaction

Personnel: 
John Scofield: guitar; 
Steve Swallow: bass; 
Bill Stewart: drums; 
Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; 
Lawrence Feldman: tenor saxophone, flutes; 
Jim Pugh: trombone; 
John Swana: trumpet, flugelhorn; 
Bill Frisell: tremolo guitar (6).

Scofield's secret weapon is that he is a truly gifted songwriter. Unlike Metheny and others, he has never expressed any long-form compositional ambitions (to my knowledge) but as a lithe, witty and heartbreaking melody writer, well, dude, he's Paul McCartney. Or Bill Evans. For real.

It's just a masterful, coherent and beautiful disc. The three covers are wonderful--Frissell's cameo is a real treat, and Scofield's playing throughout is...well, if you love him, you'll love it. IMO, he keeps getting better, "more Sco"--if there are any improvisers who rely less on schtick and more on the deep resources of a very mature voice, I am not sure who they are--the guy is bottomless, while being instantly recognizable at every note.

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