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Sco-Mule

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Sco-Mule
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2015
RecordedSeptember 22 and 23, 1999
LabelEvil Teen
Gov't Mule chronology
Dark Side of the Mule
(2014)
Sco-Mule
(2015)
Dub Side of the Mule
(2015)
John Scofield chronology
Juice
(2014)
Sco-Mule
(2015)
Past Present
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]

Sco-Mule is a live album by the American rock band Gov't Mule, recorded at two 1999 shows in Atlanta, Georgia. It features the band's original members: guitarist Warren Haynes, bass guitarist Allen Woody, and drummer Matt Abts, along with jazz guitarist John Scofield and keyboardist Dan Matrazzo.[3]

These Atlanta performances have been widely traded, discussed and revered by Mule fans for 15 years.[4] Sco-Mule defies both jazz and jam-band genres, "instead, it sits somewhere in-between, with everyone forgetting about artificial delineation."[5]

Track listing

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Recorded at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia on September 22 and at The Roxy in Atlanta on September 23, 1999.[6]

Sco-Mule track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hottentot"John Scofield11:07
2."Tom Thumb"Wayne Shorter11:06
3."Doing It to Death"James Brown12:08
4."Birth of the Mule"Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, Matt Abts15:35
5."Sco-Mule"Haynes9:17
6."Kind of Bird"Haynes, Dickey Betts18:13

Bonus disc

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Bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass the Peas"James Brown, John Starks, Charles Bobbit10:21
2."Devil Likes It Slow"Haynes13:03
3."Hottentot" (alternate version)Scofield11:40
4."Kind of Bird" (alternate version)Haynes, Betts18:18
5."Afro Blue"Mongo Santamaria23:04

Personnel

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  • John Scofield – electric guitar
  • Warren Haynes – electric guitar
  • Jimmy Herring – electric guitar (disc 2, track 2)
  • Mike Barnes – electric rhythm guitar (disc 2, track 5)
  • Dan Matrazzo – keyboards
  • Allen Woody – bass guitar
  • Matt Abts – drums and percussion

Charts

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Chart performance for Sco-Mule
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 106
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 48
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 158
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 50
US Billboard 200[14] 96
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 16
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 5

References

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  1. ^ "Sco-Mule - Gov't Mule | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Kelman, John (January 21, 2015). "Gov't Mule: Gov't Mule Featuring John Scofield: Sco-Mule". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. ^ "Gov't Mule Premiere 'Hottentot' From Long-Shelved 'Sco-Mule' Album: Exclusive". Billboard. January 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gov't Mule Premiere "Spanish Moon" from New 'Sco-Mule' Album with John Scofield — Exclusive". Guitar World. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  5. ^ Jazz, All About. "Gov't Mule Featuring John Scofield: Gov't Mule Featuring John Scofield: Sco-Mule album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
  6. ^ "Audio | Govt Mule, Herring & Matrazzo - Freeway Jam". JamBase. December 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gov't Mule feat. John Scofield – Sco-Mule". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.