Bump [Import Bonus Tracks] (2000)

About this title: John Scofield continued to use his Verve Records contract for unusual outings -- like this one, his third release for the label, following the acoustic disc Quiet and A Go Go (which featured Medeski, Martin, and Wood). On Bump, he retained bassist Chris Wood and added Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen (the rhythm section from Sex Mob), keyboardist Mark De Gli Antoni from Soul Coughing, and drummer Eric Kalb and conga player Johnny Durkin from Deep Banana Blackout. Such sidemen allowed him to delve even more deeply into the second-line funk he had explored earlier in his career; indeed, "Three ... read more

Tracks:

1. Three Sisters [Scofield]
2. Chichon [Scofield]
3. Beep Beep [Scofield]
4. Kelpers [Scofield]
5. Groan Man [Scofield]
6. Fez [Scofield]
7. Blackout [Scofield]
8. Kilgeffen [Scofield]
9. We Are Not Alone [Scofield]
10. Swinganova [Scofield]
11. Drop and Roll [Scofield]
12. Kilgeffen (Reprise) [Scofield]
13. Simply Put [Scofield]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.