ECM New Release: John Scofield - Uncle John's Band

Named for the Grateful Dead song that concludes this inspired double album, Uncle John's Band features masterful guitarist John Scofield at his most freewheeling. Wide ranging repertoire finds his trio with Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart tackling material from Dylan's "Mr Tambourine Man" to Neil Young's "Old Man", from Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" to the Miles Davis Birth of the Cool classic "Budo". And jazz standards including "Stairway to the Stars" and "Ray's Idea" rub shoulders with seven Scofield originals that are variously swing, funk and folk-inflected. The red thread through the programme is the trio's tremendous improvisational verve.  "I feel like we can go anywhere," says John Scofield of the group's multi-directional versatility.

The trio will perform in Europe and North America in the coming months. The full list of tour dates is available on our website. [HERE]

To mark the release of Uncle John's Band, we've included a selection of Scofield's previous ECM albums as well as live albums from the catalogue in this week's special offer.

Enjoy!