Meant to Be is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. It was the second of his albums to feature saxophonist Joe Lovano, and the first to be released as “The John Scofield Quartet” and to feature drummer Bill Stewart- who would go on to record and tour with Scofield for many years. The bassist is Marc Johnson, with whom Scofield had toured and recorded in Johnson's Bass Desires group.
Contents
Track listing
All tunes composed by John Scofield.
"Big Fan" - 6:03
"Keep Me in Mind" - 6:00
"Go Blow" - 8:19
"Chariots" - 6:02
"The Guinness Spot" - 6:35
"Mr. Coleman to You" - 6:02
"Eisenhower" - 5:20
"Meant to Be" - 7:07
"Some Nerve" - 5:10
"Lost in Space" - 6:30
"French Flics" - 5:28
Personnel
John Scofield – guitars
Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, alto clarinet
Marc Johnson – double bass
Bill Stewart – drums
Production
Don Grolnick – producer
James Farber – recording, mixing
Matthew LaMonica – assistant engineer
Gary Solomon – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
Matt Pierson – project coordinator
Cynthia Cochrane – production coordinator
Patti Perret – photography
Janet Parr – design