Piety Street
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Piety Street is a studio album
by jazz
musician John Scofield
. It was recorded in New Orleans with local musicians including Meters
bassist George Porter, Jr.
and Jon Cleary
.
The album features gospel music with Cleary taking vocal duties for the most of the songs. John Boutte is the guest vocalist on 3 tracks.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
. It was recorded in New Orleans with local musicians including Meters
The Meters
The Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
bassist George Porter, Jr.
George Porter, Jr.
George Porter, Jr. is a musician best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989...
and Jon Cleary
Jon Cleary (musician)
Jon Cleary is a funk and R&B musician based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is from Cranbrook in Kent, England, and has studied for the past 20 years the "musical culture and life of New Orleans," according to his website...
.
The album features gospel music with Cleary taking vocal duties for the most of the songs. John Boutte is the guest vocalist on 3 tracks.
Track listing
- That's Enough
- Motherless ChildSometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional Negro spiritual.The song dates back to the era of slavery in the United States when it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents. An early performance of the song dates back to the 1870s by the Fisk Jubilee...
- It's a Big Army
- His Eye is on the Sparrow
- Something's Got a Hold on Me
- The Old Ship of ZionThe Old Ship of Zion"The Old Ship of Zion" is a Christian Hymn written by M. J. Cartwright sometime around 1889 , played to a tune written by Daniel B. Towner.-Sources:* http://www.pdmusic.org/biographies/Cartwright%20M%20J%20Cartwright.pdf...
- Ninety Nine and a Half
- Just a Little While to Stay Here
- Never Turn Back
- Walk With Me
- But I Like the Message
- The Angel of Death
- I'll Fly Away
Personnel
- John Scofield - guitar
- Jon ClearyJon Cleary (musician)Jon Cleary is a funk and R&B musician based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is from Cranbrook in Kent, England, and has studied for the past 20 years the "musical culture and life of New Orleans," according to his website...
- vocals, organ - George Porter, Jr.George Porter, Jr.George Porter, Jr. is a musician best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989...
- bass guitar - Ricky FataarRicky FataarRicky Fataar is a South African multi-instrumentalist of Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer, and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in the comedic television movie, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, a spoof on the actual history of The Beatles, and for his performance as a...
- drums - Shannon Powell - drums, percussion
- John BouttéJohn BouttéJohn Boutté is an American jazz singer based in New Orleans, Louisiana, who has been active since the mid 1990s. He is known for diverse music style that goes beyond jazz to R&B, gospel, Latin, and blues. He is the younger brother of the jazz and gospel singer Lillian Boutté.-Biography:Boutté was...
- vocals