Scorched (album)

Scorched
Live album by Mark-Anthony Turnage & John Scofield
Released	January 13, 2004
Recorded	Live at Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany, September 7, 2002 by Charly Morell, Wolfgang Decker; mixed by John Scofield, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Charly Morell, Wolfgang Decker
Genre	Jazz, Third stream, Classical Crossover
Length	63:53 (CD)
Label	DG Deutsche Grammophon
Producer	Udo Wuestendoerfer
Mark-Anthony Turnage & John Scofield chronology
Up All Night (2003) Scorched (2004) EnRoute: John Scofield Trio LIVE (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
Jazztimes	[3]
Jazzecho (german)	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]

Scorched is the live recorded premiere of the (re-)composition by Mark-Anthony Turnage commissioned by the Society of Friends and Patrons of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2002. Turnage recomposed and orchestrated original compositions by jazz guitarist John Scofield for symphony orchestra and big band to which the title refers (SCOfield ORCHstratED). Scofield was part of the project together with John Patitucci on electric bass and Peter Erskine on drums. 2004 it was Grammy nominated for "Best Classical Crossover Album" . (The work on "Scorched" is also featured in the film portrait of Turnage by Barrie Gavin ("Getting Scorched: Mark-Anthony Turnage", DVD, 2009))

Track listing

All titles composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage and John Scofield.

1. "Make Me 1" – 2:56
2. "Make Me 2" – 3:02
3. "Kubrick" – 4:27
4. "Away With Words" – 6:34
5. "Fat Lip 1" – 3:07
6. "Fat Lip 2" – 4:37
7. "Deadzy" – 5:21
8. "Trim" – 3:31
9. "Nocturnal Mission" – 3:50
10. "Let's Say We Did" – 6:27
11. "The Nag" – 5:31
12. "Cadenza" – 3:12
13. "Gil B643" – 7:23
14. "Protocol" – 3:48

Personnel

• Mark-Anthony Turnage - composer, orchestration, arranger
• Hugh Wolff - conductor
• Big Band of the Hessian Radio (HR)
• Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt
• John Scofield - electric guitar
• John Patitucci - electric bass
• Peter Erskine - drums

References

1. Anderson, Rick. Scorched (album) at AllMusic
2. Walters, John L. (12 December 2003). "CD: Mark-Anthony Turnage/ John Scofield, Scorched | Music | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
3. Siders, Harvey. "Jazz Albums: ScorchedMark-Anthony Turnage/John Scofield - By Harvey Siders — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
4. "JOHN SCOFIELD | Scorched: Komprovisation | News". jazzecho.de. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
5. Reich, Howard (23 May 2009). "CSO gets 'Scorched' with jazz - well, almost - Chicago Tribune". articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

External links

• Deutsche Grammophon