Jazz Articles about ScoLoHoFo

ScoLoHoFo: Oh!

by Terrell Kent Holmes
February 4, 2003

There's nothing more enjoyable than listening to a jazz album which features talented musicians who put their egos on pause, making stimulating and challenging music without stepping on each other's notes. Each member of this group brings the music to its fullest fruition with confidence and expertise, while at the same time giving the others room to maneuver. Oh!, represents the first recording by the whimsically named but serious-as-a-heart-attack quartet ScoLoHoFo, which features guitarist John SCOfield, Joe LOvano on tenor ...

ScoLoHoFo: Oh!

by Jim Santella
February 2, 2003

With Oh!, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Al Foster provide a firm look at the state of straight-ahead jazz. Each of the four leaders contributes equally as performer, composer, and arranger. The result simmers consistently with a buoyant spirit which inspires celebration. We can certainly toast the quartet’s anniversaries: ScoLoHoFo was formed in the summer of ’99. For the album, each contributed a few original pieces. Everybody solos, trades fours, and interprets the themes collectively. Lovano’s unmistakable, brusque ...

ScoLoHoFo: OH!

by AAJ Staff
January 11, 2003

There's no mistaking the potential of the lineup on OH! It's the sort of superstar quartet that should make most jazz fans tremble--and cynical reviewers cringe. I'll admit I fell into the latter category. Too many all-star groups have made one-off records that fall into the "solid" category without shooting any higher. The era of Blue Note's house band is long over, so when something like this appears on the horizon, it's a rare event indeed.

Fortunately this ...

ScoLoHoFo: OH!

by Paul Abella
January 6, 2003

When I first picked up the new ScoLoHoFo album, OH!, the first thing I thought of, strangely enough, were, other artists who I was glad weren't on the album. Paul Motian for one, because then the album could have been called “ScoLoHoMo,” which would have been incredibly un-PC; or if Foster and Motian were both involved, “ScoLoHo, MoFo!” After considering these humorous alternatives, I put the CD in, and my jaw dropped. Here was an album, finally, that lived up ...