Blue Matter is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1986. It is the first of three recordings featuring Gary Grainger on bass guitar and Dennis Chambers on drums. The keyboards are played by Mitchel Forman with Don Alias providing percussion. Hiram Bullock is featured as second guitarist on three tracks.
Reception AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "One of the top jazz guitarists from the mid-1980s on, John Scofield has always had a very recognizable sound and the ability to combine together R&B/funk with advanced jazz".Yanow, Scott [ Allmusic Review: Blue Matter] accessed 6 September 2017
Track listing All tracks written by John Scofield
"Blue Matter" – 5:47 "Trim" – 7:33 "Heaven Hill" – 4:28 "So You Say" – 4:34 "Now She's Blonde" – 5:32 "Make Me" – 2:53 "The Nag" – 4:18 "Time Marches On" – 7:32
Personnel John Scofield – guitar Mitchel Forman – keyboards Hiram Bullock – rhythm guitar (1, 5, 6) Gary Grainger – bass guitar Dennis Chambers – drums Don Alias – percussion
Production Jonathan F. P. Rose – executive producer Steve Swallow – producer Joe Ferla – recording, mixing Andy Cardenas – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar, Chermayeff & Geismar – cover art, design Andy Freeberg – back cover photography
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