''Oh!'' is a studio album by

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”super group” ScoLoHoFo, recorded in 2002 & released in 2003 by

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. It features electric guitarist

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, tenor saxophonist

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, bassist

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and drummer Al Foster. Lovano had recorded three albums for Blue Note under Scofield's leadership between 1990 and 1993. Scofield, Holland and Foster (who had all worked extensively with

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) appeared together on

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’s album So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) in 1993. The ''Oh!'' album includes original compositions by all four members.

Reception

In a review for

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, Matt Collar wrote, "while everyone gets their featured solo spot, the overall effect is one of intensely soft and layered patches of sound... Musically, the goal is resolutely post-bop, but with an acoustic, folky underpining that allows for some interestingly arranged melodic moments."

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writer Aaron Steinberg called the album "a well-balanced program of attractive themes-some Latin bits, a few ballads, a few smokers and the requisite blues closer-which give the musicians plenty of harmonic meat to chew on. And what they have they certainly chew up." He concluded: "this unpretentious, intelligent, semicasual throwdown will certainly please anyone who's enjoyed the modern postbop sound that these guys have worked so hard to create." Michael Pronko, writing for

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, commented: "The feel of the quartet is one of great intimacy, each member intuitively anticipating each other's every move but also responding to unexpected surprises. Though it’s a studio recording, this sense of being 'live' creates an overall coherence that raises the standards higher for future all-star groups." In an article for

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, Terrell Kent Holmes wrote: "Not just a random act of assonance - this disc explores various styles of jazz with brilliant results. From the opening theme of the first cut to Lovano's closing wail at the end, this quartet hits the mark. It may be still very early in 2003, but I'm putting this one on my 'Best Of The Year' list now."

Track listing

#"Oh!" (Lovano) - 6:23 #"Right About Now" (Scofield) - 7:31 #"The Winding Way" (Holland) - 10:38 #"Bittersweet" (Foster) - 5:29 #"Shorter Form" (Scofield) - 5:52 #"New Amsterdam" (Lovano) - 12:22 #"In Your Arms" (Holland) - 5:49 #"The Dawn Of Time" (Lovano) - 5:26 #"Brandyn" (Foster) - 4:34 #"Faces" (Holland) - 6:49 #"Oh I See" (Scofield) - 5:54

Personnel

– soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone *

– guitars *

– bass * Al Foster – drums

Production

* Eli Wolf – A&R direction, co-producer * ScoLoHoFo – producers * James Farber – engineer, mixing * Steve Mazur – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * Mantis Evar – product manager * Gordon H. Jee – creative direction * Burton Yount – package design * Jimmy Katz – photography * Michael Bourne – liner notes

References

{{Authority control 2003 debut albums John Scofield albums Blue Note Records albums Joe Lovano albums Dave Holland albums