Country for Old Men
| Country for Old Men | ||||
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| Released | 2016 | |||
| Recorded | April 3 and 4, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Carriage House Studios, Connecticut | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | John Scofield | |||
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Country for Old Men is an album by American jazz guitarist John Scofield. It earned Scofield a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.[1]
The album features jazz versions of country music songs. The title was borrowed from the novel No Country for Old Men (2005) by Cormac McCarthy which was adapted into a 2007 film, and also jokes about Scofield's age (he was 64 when the album was recorded; his longtime bassist Steve Swallow was 76).[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Fool" | Darrell Edwards, George Jones, Herbie Treece | 5:05 |
| 2. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Hank Williams | 7:02 |
| 3. | "Bartenders Blues" | James Taylor | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Wildwood Flower" | Joseph Philbrick Webster | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Wayfaring Stranger" | Traditional | 6:31 |
| 6. | "Mama Tried" | Merle Haggard | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Jolene" | Dolly Parton | 7:36 |
| 8. | "Faded Love" | Bob Wills, John Lee Wills, Billy Jack Wills | 6:33 |
| 9. | "Just a Girl I Used to Know" | Jack Clement | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Red River Valley" | Traditional | 6:17 |
| 11. | "You're Still the One" | Shania Twain, John Robert Lange | 4:21 |
| 12. | "I'm an Old Cowhand" | Johnny Mercer | 0:31 |
Personnel
- John Scofield – guitar, ukulele
- Larry Goldings – piano, Hammond organ
- Steve Swallow – bass guitar
- Bill Stewart – drums
References
- ^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ "John Scofield: John Scofield: Country for Old Men". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
