John Scofield: A Moment's Peace – review

(Emarcy)For fans of the guitar star's punchy funk-playing, this ballad set probably veers too close to dinner-jazz smoothness. But Scofield likes giving each album a clear identity – the last one was the gospel-driven Piety Street, while its predecessor, This Meets That, was a jazz blast with a horn section thrown in – so maybe his distinctive mix of bittersweet harmonies, blues slurs and casually negotiated bop runs will find a wider public through a repertoire that listeners to Melody Ga...

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