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Bump
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $14.98
Availability: Usually ships in 9 to 12 days
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731454343022
Format: Enhanced
Label: Polygram Records
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Polygram Records
Release Date: 2000-03-14
Studio: Polygram Records
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Editorial Reviews:
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For some of guitarist John Scofield's fans, his best albums date come from the 1980s: Electric Outlet and Still Warm. Recorded before his fusion ascendancy with drummer Dennis Chambers and bassist Gary Grainger, these albums are primal and funky, yet also allude to the eerie tonal palettes of Scofield's onetime employer Miles Davis during the trumpeter's 1970s electric period. On Bump, Sco's world is weird again. Joined by members of esoteric underground Manhattan bands such as Sex Mob, Soul Coughing, and Deep Banana Blackout, Sco gets down and dirty, playing some terrifically raunchy guitar. Funky New Orleans rhythms fill "Beep Beep" and the Meters-ish "Kelpers." Grits and gravy get slathered on "Three Sisters," and ethereal tone tableaus impregnate "Fez" and the acoustic "Kilgeffen." Soul Godfather James Brown is also given his rightful due on the scalding groove number "Drop and Roll." Though his guitar style is now as recognizable as any current voice in jazz, John Scofield continues to challenge and redefine himself. --Ken Micallef
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Summary: Scofield Scores Mildly . . .
Comment: As a person who hasn't heard much of John Scofield's work, I can only judge it against the other album I've heard -- "A Go Go." "Bump" isn't quite as good but in the ol' ballpark. Scofield's brand of jazz/rock is appealing, energetic and inventive. He'll hit you with the fusion stick and then rip into Benson-esque arpeggios, adding needed variety. Unfortunately, I often wanted Scofield to blaze away, hitting the whammy bar a little more, etc. Apparently Scofield doesn't have much Hendrix in him. And that's too darn bad!
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Summary: More than just funk
Comment: Everyone seems to focus on how funky this is, and yes, there is a large helping of deep funk grooves, but with repeated listenings, its more sophisticated than that. The great thing about this cd is how Sco switches up the mood within a song. A mutated funky chorus will give way to a touching, almost sentimental bridge. A feel-good-cheese-jazz segment will open up into a broad, airy, floating space. I'm still caught off guard by these changes. The sampling is unobtrusive and adds to the alternate-universe vibe. Throw in an abstract of perfectly crafted, yet somehow sloppy solos, and this thing is mind-blowing. If you liked A-Go-Go, this takes awhile longer to get into, but the rewards are there.
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Summary: Funkay!
Comment: Groovier than Sco's "A Go Go," with more driving rhythms -- lots of conga and bongos. John goes heavier on the guitar licks. More rock-oriented and funky than "A Go Go"; if that was an album to snap your fingers to and bob your head, "Bump" is one to stand up and boogie to.
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Summary: sco's got the funk
Comment: we need the funk, and john scofield provides it. chill down and groove with it.
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Summary: tune in, turn on, groove out
Comment: i got an "demo" disk of this cd after a phish concert, me and my friends were walking to my car and this dude was like hey come here i have free cds. He gave us this cd, and a south african native band demo disk. This cd is really good and if you like mmw, youll appreciate it. but if you dont its still cool.
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