Quiet is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. As with his 1992 album Grace Under Pressure, Scofield chose to integrate a horn section into his compositions. The album also features bass guitarist Steve Swallow (who was in Scofield's trio of 1980–1983), and drummer Bill Stewart. Quiet is unique in Scofield's discography as he plays only acoustic guitar. Veteran saxophonist Wayne Shorter appears on several tracks. Scofield returned to this album's format of a trio with orchestration on This Meets That in 2007.
Critical reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.
Track listing
Personnel John Scofield – acoustic guitar, arrangements (1–8) Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone (3, 5, 8) Steve Swallow – bass guitar, arrangements (9) Bill Stewart – drums (1, 3, 4, 7–9) Duduka da Fonseca – drums (2, 5, 6) Horn section Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone (2, 5, 6), tuba (2, 5, 6) Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone Charles Pillow – alto flute, English horn, tenor saxophone Roger Rosenberg – bass clarinet Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn John Clark – French horn Fred Griffen – French horn
Production Richard Seidel – executive producer Steve Swallow – producer James Farber – recording Joel Moss – additional recording Marcel East – assistant engineer Robert Smith – assistant engineer Joe Ferla – mixing Tony Gonzalez – mix assistant Greg Calbi – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Susan Scofield – music production Camille Tominaro – music production Bob Parsons – music preparation Mike Charlasch – release coordinator Giulio Turturro – art direction, design Joelle Nelson – illustration Karen Khune – photography Jimmy Katz – photography Arnold Turner – photography
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