Überjam

Überjam
Studio album by The John Scofield Band
Released	January 29, 2002 (US) (CD)
Recorded	Avatar Studios, New York City, New York July 30 - August 1, 29 & 30, and September 6, 2001
Genre	Jazz funk, jazz fusion, acid jazz, jam band
Length	58:30 (CD)
Label	Verve Records
Producer	John Scofield, Jason Olaine
The John Scofield Band chronology
Works for Me (2001) Überjam (2002) Up All Night (2003)

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Überjam is an album by The John Scofield Band which was released on January 29, 2002 on Verve Records. Many unique musical styles are performed throughout Überjam, including jazz fusion, jazz-funk, drum and bass, and acid jazz. It was produced by John Scofield and Jason Olaine and recorded and mixed by Joe Ferla, executive producer was Susan Scofield.

Track listing

1. "Acidhead" (Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy) – 6:33
2. "Ideofunk" (Scofield) – 4:44
3. "Jungle Fiction" (Scofield) – 5:39
4. "I Brake 4 Monster Booty" (Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy, Deitch) – 4:02
5. "Animal Farm" (Scofield) – 5:36
6. "Offspring" (Scofield) – 6:27
7. "Tomorrow Land" (Bortnick) – 3:58
8. "Überjam" (Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy, Browden, Rodgers & Hart) – 6:53 contains portions of "Blue Moon"
9. "Polo Towers" (Scofield) – 5:29
10. "Snap Crackle Pop" (Scofield) – 6:02
11. "Lucky for Her" (Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy) – 3:12

Personnel

• John Scofield - electric guitar
• Avi Bortnick - rhythm guitar or acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 5, 6), samples
• Jesse Murphy - electric bass
• Adam Deitch - drums, rap (4), and percussion (7)
• John Medeski - B3 organ (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9), clavinet (1, 5) and mellotron (1, 9)
• Karl Denson - flute (track 2) and saxophone (9)

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