Past Present is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield that was recorded in March and released in September of 2015. Scofield is joined by saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart. This album reunited Scofield with Lovano and Stewart, who had been members of his quartet on Meant to Be (1991) and What We Do (1993). Lovano had also appeared on Time on My Hands (1990) and Oh! (under the group name “ScoLoHoFo”).
The album earned Scofield a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. The title track was nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Grammy.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by John Scofield.
"Slinky" - 7:09
"Chap Dance" - 5:20
"Hangover" - 6:34
"Museum" - 6:30
"Season Creep" - 5:03
"Get Proud" - 5:21
"Enjoy the Future!" - 5:23
"Mr. Puffy" - 5:01
"Past Present" - 6:02
Personnel
John Scofield – guitars
Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
Larry Grenadier – double bass
Bill Stewart – drums
Production
Farida Bachir – executive producer, art direction
John Scofield – producer
Jay Newland – recording, mixing
Ian Callanan – assistant engineer
Brian Montgomery – additional Pro Tools editing
Mark Wilder – mastering at Battery Studios (New York, NY)
Brian Bacchus – A&R
Françoise Bergmann – design
Philippe Lévy-Stab – cover and liner photography
Cheung Ching Ming – studio liner photography
Josef Woodard – liner notes