Stewart rejoined Scofield and Steve Swallow for I Can See Your House from Here, a collaboration with Pat Metheny. In 1992, Scofield released Grace Under Pressure, featuring guitarist Bill Frisell, with Charlie Haden on bass and Joey Baron on drums. Bill Stewart became the group's drummer and played on Meant to Be (1991) and What We Do (1993).
Time on My Hands (1990), with Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, and Jack DeJohnette, showcased Scofield's guitar and Mingus-influenced writing. This "most auspicious since John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana" recorded two albums, Bass Desires (1986) and Second Sight (1987).Īt the beginning of the 1990s, Scofield formed a quartet that included Joe Lovano with whom he recorded several albums for Blue Note. Marc Johnson formed Bass Desires with Peter Erskine, and Bill Frisell. The band released the albums Blue Matter, Loud Jazz and Pick Hits Live. He started what is referred to as his Blue Matter Band, with Dennis Chambers on drums, Gary Grainger on bass, and Mitchel Forman, Robert Aries, or Jim Beard on keyboards. After he left Davis, he released Electric Outlet (1984) and Still Warm (1985) He contributed tunes and guitar to three of Davis's albums, Star People, Decoy, and You're Under Arrest. In 1982, he joined Miles Davis, with whom he remained for three and a half years. In 1979 he formed a trio with his mentor Steve Swallow and Adam Nussbaum which, with drummer Bill Stewart replacing Nussbaum, became the signature group of Scofield's career. He recorded with pianist Hal Galper on Rough House in 1978 and then on Galper's album Ivory Forest (1980), where he played a solo rendition of "Monk's Mood" by Thelonious Monk. In 1976 Scofield signed with Enja, which released his first album, John Scofield, in 1977. He recorded with Charles Mingus in 1976 and replaced Pat Metheny in Gary Burton's quartet. He joined the Billy Cobham/ George Duke Band soon after and spent two years playing, recording, and touring with them. Educated at the Berklee College of Music, Scofield left school to record with Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan. Scofield's family left Ohio and moved to Wilton, Connecticut, where he discovered his interest in music.
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