John Scofield: The Low Road

This is great Scofield! A bit more polished than some time ago, perhaps, but still it's good to hear Sco in this vein again: tricky, creative soloing, dirty sound, fantastic rhythm. He's the best when he wants to be, and he knows it! Swallow is as faithfully present as ever, with his supple drive and round sound, and Stewart's drumming on this groovy tune reminds us in case we had forgotten of his long stint with Maceo Parker. But this is no trio track, and Scofield has arranged some beautifully efficient horn riffs, sheets of sounds and countermelodies to this great blues tune.