Combo 66

Combo 66 a studio album by American jazz musician John Scofield. The album was released on 28 September 2018 by Verve label. The album title refers to the Scofield's age.

Combo 66
Studio album by
John Scofield
Released28 September 2018
Recorded9–10 April 2018
StudioCarriage House Studio, Stamford, Connecticut
GenreJazz
Length69:22
LabelVerve
ProducerJohn Scofield
John Scofield chronology
Hudson
(2017)		 Combo 66
(2018)		 Swallow Tales
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters7/10[2]
The Times[3]

Reception

Jeff Tamarkin writing for Relix stated, "Scofield prefers clean lines, a marked swing (even notably present in the ballads) to push his melodies ahead and an uncluttered accompaniment that allows his leads to stand out without entirely dominating the proceedings. It’s a formula that has made Scofield one of the most popular artists in contemporary jazz."[4] Bill Meredith in his review for JazzTimes noted, "Combo 66 may be named for Scofield’s age, but it sounds as timeless as he does ageless."[5] Will Layman of PopMatters stated, "John Scofield makes this kind of album-length delight seem tossed-off, casual, easy-as-pie. He wrote each appealing theme, and his worn-in guitar tone dominates every track like the voice of a favorite actor—his guitar sound is arguably the Morgan Freeman jazz, wise and great to hear, never tiring but never dull."[2] Chris Pearson of The Times added, "Don’t expect a nostalgic wallow, though. Sco’s electric guitar is as fuzzy as ever and all the tunes are originals. This is modern music."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Scofield.

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Dance"7:32
2."Combo Theme"7:22
3."Icons at the Fair"5:33
4."Willa Jean"7:59
5."Uncle Southern"5:39
6."Dang Swing"6:09
7."New Waltzo"8:52
8."I'm Sleeping In"5:04
9."King of Belgium"6:24
Total length:69:22

Personnel

References
  1. Collar, Matt. "Combo 66 - John Scofield | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. Layman, Will (2 October 2018). "John Scofield's 'Combo 66' Sounds Like You'll Be Hearing It Forever". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. Pearson, Chris (28 September 2018). "Jazz review: John Scofield: Combo 66". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. Tamarkin, Jeff (4 January 2019). "John Scofield: Combo 66". Relix. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. Meredith, Bill (4 December 2018). "John Scofield: Combo 66 (Verve)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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