Swallow Tales (John Scofield album)

For album by Cochise, see Swallow Tales.
Swallow Tales
Studio album by
John Scofield
ReleasedJune 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
RecordedMarch 2019
StudioJames L. Dolan Recording Studio
NYU Steinhardt
GenreJazz
Length53:16
LabelECM 2679
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Scofield chronology
Combo 66
(2018) 		Swallow Tales
(2020) 		John Scofield
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
The Arts Desk[3]
DownBeat[4]
Financial Times[5]
Jazz Journal[6]
Jazzwise[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
RTE.ie[9]
The Times[10]

Swallow Tales is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield recorded in March 2019 and released on ECM June the following year. The trio features rhythm section Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart. Swallow Tales refers to the trio's bassist, who composed the nine tracks, re-arranged for the recording.[11][12]

  1. ^ Patterson, Ian (June 16, 2020). "John Scofield: Swallow Tales album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt (2020). "Swallow Tales - John Scofield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Scotney, Sebastian (6 June 2020). "Album: John Scofield, Steve Swallow, Bill Stewart - Swallow Tales". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ Cohen, Aaron (August 2020). "John Scofield: Swallow Tales (ECM)". DownBeat. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ Hobart, Mike (12 June 2020). "John Scofield: Swallow Tales — an irresistible polyrhythmic pulse". Financial Times. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ Gilbert, Mark (22 June 2020). "John Scofield: Swallow Tales". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ Fordham, John (2020). "JOHN SCOFIELD: SWALLOW TALES". Jazzwise. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ Layman, Will (23 June 2020). "John Scofield Renews the Jazz Guitar Trio on 'Swallow Tales', PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Album review: John Scofield Swallow Tales". RTE.ie. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. ^ Pearson, Chris (May 29, 2020). "John Scofield: Swallow Tales — mercurial pieces don't soften the great jazz-rocker". The Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ^ "ECM Records". SWALLOW TALES by JOHN SCOFIELD, STEVE SWALLOW, BILL STEWART. ECM Records. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  12. ^ "John Scofield: Swallow Tales — an irresistible polyrhythmic pulse". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.