John Scofield
Funk, eh? Try in the Cracks
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Starting with his 1989 album _Flat Out_, jazz guitarist John Scofield finally figured out how to consistently put together melodic lines that worked, and where each phrase related to the one before it and the one after it, and were not just randomly strung-together jazz phrases like most jazz you hear. He also was a master of advanced cutting-edge jazz harmony, not TOO dissonant, and could pla...
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JAMES "BLOOD" ULMER: Blue Blood
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Equal parts Sonny Sharrock spikiness and John Scofield fluidity, James Blood Ulmer was one of the most progressive guitar heroes on offer in the '80s, emerging from his work with Ornette Coleman as a jazz-funk-rock force with which to be reckoned. Later on he got the idea (not one of his best) that he should pursue blues playing and singing. While there are a couple of examples of that here, it...
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