Country for Old Men
Appearance
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 |
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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.