Smoke on the fretboard!

Is this like the monkeys and typewriters in a room thing?

LOL 😂

It’s pretty clear that Scofield knows his instrument.

Few can actually hang with that 035

😂😂😂

😅😅😅

Pattitucci!!!🎉🎉🎉

John Abercrombie’s solo was smoking though!

He was also the only one to bend a string. God I love John Scofield…

@@karlsalocks Carlton is one of my favorite guitarists. I just really don’t think of him in the same genre as Scofield, but they’re both great and both very non traditional.

@@karlsalocks And those slow bends Carlton does are SO nice! Nobody else does it quite like that.

Unless I'm thinking of a different video I'm pretty sure Larry Coryell stood up towards the end of his solo.

I worked with John several times. Truly a phenomenal player. Jaco will always be my favorite bassist, but he was more of a fusion player.

Unsung hero in this if you ask me. I got bored with Scofield a few choruses in and found Pattituci’s performance waaay more interesting.

JP is a fantastic bassist to be sure, but you would benefit from diversifying your listening habits.

@@FortyHurts 💀

Yes 100%

i think have 2 cd's from these concerts--different line up of guitarists on each...but yeah, this one was one of the first times i could really comparer and contrast like 4 or 5 styles of jazz guitar over the same tune....fascinating document and amazing playing from all...

@@jeremyversusjazz The other album that got me into Scofield that was played by the same DJ at the same time is Harvey Swartz 'In A Different Light', and another great mix of various jazz guitarists, including Mike Stern, Mick Goodrick, and Gene Bertoncini. Check out the incredible Scofield/Swartz duet of Miles Davis' 'Nardis.' Scofield's tone on that one is so silky, and sounds like one of the microphones was picking up the acoustic sound of his playing coming directly off the guitar, in addition to the mic on the amp. The whole album is an amazing snapshot of that late 80s, lightly chorused jazz guitar sound that was popular, and a very tasteful example of it. I highly recommend it if you haven't heard it.

@@filmjazz yep got that one. i have every jazz guitar record ever made!

Larry Coryell’s son Julian is a fine player too.

Ok, I was hoping I wasn't the only one who noticed that one guy looked like Larry Carlton. lol But wait, he's holding a Fender Strat? Kind of ironic, considering the format.

@P H I saw this years ago before I knew of Mr. Carlton's love for the 335. Thinking back, it was a bit weird. And yeah, he was the only one not playing a hollow body.

I bought the CD of this after hearing this track on the local college radio station. It remains one of my favorite jazz guitar performances to this day. It opened up a whole world to me.

It is quite impressive. But to the untrained ear/public the fact that they aren't repeating themselves, is the reason why the general public doesn't like listening to it. Which is a shame and a bit ironic. The most technically, musically talented people play the least popular style of music.

@@glp.1337 Yes but repetition legitimize

​@@jossua7524For repetition to legitimize, you have to assume that it was illegitimate in the first place.

​@@jossua7524For repetition to legitimize, you have to assume that it was illegitimate in the first place.

Same album. "That's right"

it had to be some kind of a clever ploy to lure you in. if you watch this video you can clearly see that he doesn't clip his strings. that's how you know that he has a pit in his basement, and he speaks into it saying, "it puts the lotion on it's skin..." for all we know, he's standing behind your chair right now, forcing you to go around the internet and say nice things about him.

@@cheezyridr No, if I'm not mistaken, John lost his son around the time we communicated and was most likely quite receptive to kindness as opposed to lame attempts at humor.

@@Mr.S369 so i guess this is the part where i'm supposed to be shamed because someone i don't know, had something bad happen to them, and you don't have a sense of humor? i hope the rest of your day gets better

@cheezyridr You're not humorous, just lame.

@@Mr.S369 i guess your day hasn't improved after all. sorry to hear that. maybe tomorrow will be better for you

Right?! lol and the way he's smashing the cymbals. The definition of nonplussed.

I would never listen to this. But then again, I'm not schooled in Music Theory. To me this sounds "all over the place" with no points of reference/structure. It also makes me quite nervous when I listen to it. If I had to listen to this for over 10 minutes, It would honestly be like torture to me. I'm glad other people can enjoy it and I understand it's very complex (I've been told). It's just not for me.

@@glp.1337 "To me this sounds "all over the place" with no points of reference/structure." Did you listen to the rhythm? Just about everything he's playing is inside what they are doing. If this bothers you, one can imagine your reaction at some really out there guitarists.

@@jpjpjp6328 yes, the rhythm is all "on point". Still says nothing about the notes being "all over the place" or with "no point of reference/structure". It seems weird to me that you would correlate rhythm with those remarks. I'm talking about "what's inside that rhythm" that's doesn't sound pleasant. But I'm sure any person with knowledge of music theory can appreciate the heck out of these compositions. I know this is the highest level a musician can obtain. I'm just saying it's not for me.

@@glp.1337 I get what you’re saying, and to some extent I agree. It’s a little hard to hear the chord progression here and perceive the connection between the soloing and the chords. You might want to check out a John Scofield album called Bump, which I find much more accessible to those with rock- and blues-oriented ears. Happy Holidays!

@@jakollee I will check it out. Thank you for the suggestion, maybe I get sucked into it ;) Happy Holidays to you as well!

John's solo JUST before Sco's is out of this world!

Or you could just learn the song form-it's not hard and I'm a drummer!

That’s standard practice in jazz transcription.

It's Autumn Leaves

Was just gonna say that. Good work tho - also you mentioned Sco’s tone which is indeed so recognizable, but how bout his rhythm and phrasing! He and Abercrombie are such standouts from this… Also hate to say it, but Coryell comes off hella obnoxious to me in this performance… I know people love him but dudes time and tone are just sad to me….

@@minifuzz5 enough said😂 you know that joke piano players use to tell about bassists? (I’m a bassist) “What’s the difference between a bass player and a drummer”? “What is it?” “Just imagine a pile of sh*t, a touch smaller”😂 They keep the rhythm section in great consideration

I saw them at Bonaroo in '06. Good time :)

Nice

I would add the Joe Henderson Musings For Miles album. His solo on Joshua is as Scofieldian as it gets.

A very common pattern indeed

This comment should have a lot more likes.

and I think that's the late Larry Coryell sitting just to the side - no mean guitarist himself...

Patitucci always kills it.

I can assure you it does not. (But if it does, you might wanna go out and get yourself a record deal. I hear Verve pays nicely. ECM. Blue Note. Good luck!)

Woa the ignorance here is huge

Im willing to bet this guy couldn’t play a jazz tune to save his life and here he is talking shit about John Scofield.

This is classic trolling - tongue in cheek...

Hahaha i hear that too

Shawn Lane is the thermonuclear alternative to guitar playing (and keyboard playing)

@U.V. S. For real... I'd hope for some Shawn Lane transcriptions, but the only person I've ever seen that's capable of accurately transcribing Lane is Guthrie Govan, which should say all it needs to.

Shawn lane is like shawn lane of reminding everyone of him being shawn lane!

@@eon5417 Frank Gambale

@@eon5417 Check out Marshall Harrison, he might have Lane transcriptions for sale, pretty sure he can play it.

I think Larry knew that he couldn't really hang in the realm of sco / abercrombie, so his strategy went to "drama / intensity" to appeal to the audience.

I like how you spotted all that

I’ll be uploading them all shortly. And I have had a 9-5 in over a decade 😂

I always get this feeling in most of the jazz solos. There seems to be no connection with the original melody. Frank Zappa is the heights of such arbitrariness in choice of notes

That’s always been his thing. Right on the edge of overdrive, brush the string rather than pluck it, and often near the bridge. Magic!

@@southtxguitarist8926 Truth is I'm not a big jazz guy, and really only because I've never had a proper introduction so I have no idea who any of those guys are I've just always heard particular do's and don'ts for that genre. I'll check them out now though.

@@jamesmc915 There are no rules to it. Maybe if you want to sound like a particular player from the 60's or something, but people play all different ways, including bending notes in jazz.

Lots of jazz guys bend.

Definitely don't listen to Mike Stern then.

You don't bend in jazz guitar.