''Meant to Be'' is a studio album by jazz guitarist

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...

. It was the second of his albums to feature saxophonist

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

, 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.

Track listing

All tunes composed by

. #"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 – electric guitar *

–

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, alto clarinet * Marc Johnson – double bass * Bill Stewart – drums

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums John Scofield albums Blue Note Records albums