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Piety Street
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 2009
Studio
  • Piety Street Studios, (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Avatar, New York City, New York
GenreJazz
Length62:06
LabelUniversal Classics
Producer
John Scofield chronology
This Meets That
(2007)
Piety Street
(2009)
54
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
All About Jazz(favorable)[2]
All About Jazz(favorable)[3]

Piety Street is a 2009 studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. It was recorded in New Orleans with Meters bassist George Porter Jr. and keyboardist/vocalist Jon Cleary. The album features gospel music with Cleary singing most of the songs. John Boutte is the guest vocalist on three tracks.

Track listing

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  1. "That's Enough" (Dorothy Love Coates) - 3:45
  2. "Motherless Child" - 5:24
  3. "It's a Big Army" (John Scofield) - 5:31
  4. "His Eye is on the Sparrow" (Charles H. Gabriel, Civilla D. Martin) - 4:15
  5. "Something's Got a Hold on Me" (James Cleveland) - 4:47
  6. "The Old Ship of Zion" (Thomas A. Dorsey) - 4:26
  7. "Ninety Nine and a Half" (Coates) - 4:08
  8. "Just a Little While to Stay Here" (Eugene Monroe Bartlett) - 5:59
  9. "Never Turn Back" (Dorsey) - 4:51
  10. "Walk With Me" - 5:11
  11. "But I Like the Message" (Scofield) - 3:29
  12. "The Angel of Death" (Hank Williams) - 6:42
  13. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) - 3:44

Personnel

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Production

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  • Susan Scofield – executive producer, production coordinator, cover concept
  • Mark Bingham – producer
  • John Scofield – producer, arrangements, liner notes
  • James Farber – recording, mixing
  • Wesley Fontenot – assistant engineer
  • Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
  • Brian Montgomery – digital editing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Shawn Hall – production coordinator
  • Paul Siegel – music consultant
  • HessDesignWorks.com – art direction, illustration
  • Mark Hess – cover photo illustration
  • Nick Suttle – cover photography
  • Ricky Fataar – session photography

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Piety Street - John Scofield | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. ^ Kelman, John (6 April 2009). "John Scofield: Piety Street". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ Collette, Doug (31 March 2009). "John Scofield: Piety Street". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.