Jazz Articles about Scott Fields

Scott Fields Ensemble: Dénouement

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 4, 2007

Registrata dieci anni fa, la musica di Dénouement ha faticato - succede, non c'è da stupirsi - per trovare il modo di venire pubblicata, venendo palleggiata tra etichette e produttori vari, per poi uscire una prima volta con la non fortunata etichetta Geode di Scott Fields e finalmente approdare a una label di qualità indiscutibile e di buona diffusione come la portoghese Clean Feed. Un doppio trio, quello organizzato dal chitarrista di Chicago, artista dal percorso creativo assolutamente personale, tra ...

Scott Fields Ensemble: Beckett

by Troy Collins
April 9, 2007

Beckett follows in the conceptual footsteps of Mamet (Delmark, 2001), guitarist Scott Fields' previous project inspired by an author. Tracking the thematic similarities between Beckett's writing and Fields' compositions is a tenuous prospect, like any project that yields inspiration from a divergent art form. Nonetheless, the album provides a challenging and rewarding listen on its own, with or without knowledge of its genesis.

From aleatoric excursions to blistering, jittery free-bop, Fields has an ear for adventurous, unconventional sounds. ...

Scott Fields Ensemble: Christangelfox

by Jerry D'Souza
October 1, 2004

Three musicians gather to make music. Each plays an instrument and percussion that comes in a set of four. Their percussion comprises scrap metal, stone, and wood, all of which float on foam slabs. They begin and then go on for the next hour playing the composition of Scott Fields.

The music on Christangelfox is influenced by Asian cultures, but as Fields notes in the liner notes, that intention is not formal. But it does give a pith ...