Memories Of Home (with Dave Holland)

Guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland, two of jazz’s contemporary masters, have played together over the years in contexts including work with Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson and a spirited co-led band with Joe Lovano and Al Foster called ScoLoHoFo. Memories of Home is their first duo album. John Scofield takes up the story: “I honestly don’t recall when or how we first discussed playing duo together. It was quite a while ago and we had an entire tour scheduled that was scrapped in 2020 due to the pandemic. We did it in late 2021 and it worked well. We did a second tour in 2024 and the idea of recording was a natural conclusion. The record, like our live shows, features tunes each of us composed, some new, some old. We share decades of common references musically. The similarities and differences in our approaches make for a more interesting collaboration, I think.”