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Überjam

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Überjam
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2002
RecordedJuly 30 – August 1, 29 & 30, and September 6, 2001
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
Length58:43
LabelVerve
Producer
  • !John Scofield
  • Jason Olaine
John Scofield chronology
Works for Me
(2001)
Überjam
(2002)
Up All Night
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
All About Jazz(favourable) [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Überjam is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, the first credited to “The John Scofield Band”. It was released by Verve on January 29, 2002. Saxophonist Karl Denson, guitarist Avi Bortnick, keyboardist John Medeski and drummer Adam Deitch are among the players.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Scofield except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Acidhead"Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy6:33
2."Ideofunk" 4:44
3."Jungle Fiction" 5:39
4."I Brake 4 Monster Booty"Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy, Deitch4:02
5."Animal Farm" 5:36
6."Offspring" 6:27
7."Tomorrow Land"Bortnick3:58
8."Überjam"Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy, Browden, Rodgers & Hart6:53
9."Polo Towers" 5:29
10."Snap Crackle Pop" 6:02
11."Lucky for Her"Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy3:12

Personnel

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    • All arrangements by the John Scofield Band.

Production

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  • Susan Scofield – executive producer
  • Jason Olaine – producer
  • John Scofield – producer
  • Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Killen – additional recording
  • Ross Peterson – assistant engineer
  • Stephanie Faraci – recording coordinator
  • Evelyn Morgan – recording coordinator
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Kelly Pratt – release coordinator
  • Stuart Pressman – release coordinator
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Lenny Hickey – design
  • Hessdesignworks.com – illustration

References

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  1. ^ Überjam at AllMusic
  2. ^ John Scofield Band: Uberjam Review at All About Jazz
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1275. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.