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Interview: John Scofield, Solo

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Marc Myers
May 31, 2022
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John Scofield has one of the most distinct and fascinating guitar sounds in jazz. Notes are picked and bent, creating a pizzicato-like, jagged sound in places and swings and rings in others. John is a regular reader of this blog, just as I am an avid John Scofield fan and listener.


Dating back to 1977, John has recorded more than 40 albums as a leader an…

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