After many years of recording one commercial effort after another, Tom Scott finally recorded a strong jazz set.
By using Born Again as the CD's title, Scott sought to demonstrate that he was returning to his roots; unfortunately, this promising direction would only be a one-shot deal.
Scott, who was always a strong musician, shows that he had not forgotten how to improvise despite all of his commercial work.
He is heard on tenor, alto, and soprano performing seven mostly straight-ahead originals and Wayne Shorter's "Children of the Night." Scott's list of sidemen for this project is quite impressive: trumpeter Randy Brecker, tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb, trombonist George Bohanon, pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist John Patitucci, drummer William Kennedy, and percussionist Mike Fisher.
The leader is heard on several numbers with a quartet/quintet, in addition to the septet/octet tracks.
Highly recommended, this is the Tom Scott recording to get.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children of the NightWayne Shorter | Tom Scott | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | Back BurnerTom Scott | Tom Scott | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Free HandTom Scott | Tom Scott | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Close ViewTom Scott | Tom Scott | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | SilhouettesTom Scott | Tom Scott | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Way Back WhenTom Scott | Tom Scott | Play | 07:02 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 7 | Born AgainTom Scott | Tom Scott | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Song #1 | Tom Scott | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 271 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Baltimore | Creative Director |
| 2 | Bruce Barris | Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Emili Bogin | Design Assistant |
| 4 | George Bohannon | Trombone |
| 5 | Randy Brecker | Trumpet |
| 6 | Tracy Chisholm | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Pete Christlieb | Sax (Tenor) |
| 8 | Henry Diltz | Photography |
| 9 | Joseph Doughney | Post Production |
| 10 | Michael Fisher | Percussion |
| 11 | David Gibb | Design |
| 12 | Dave Grusin | Executive Producer |
| 13 | Stephen Harrison | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Richard Hasal | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Scott Johnson | Design |
| 16 | Doreen Kalcich | Assistant Producer |
| 17 | William Kennedy | Drums |
| 18 | Kenny Kirkland | Piano |
| 19 | Michael Landy | Post Production |
| 20 | Bruce Littlejohn | Production Coordination |
| 21 | Sonny Mediana | Design |
| 22 | John Patitucci | Bass |
| 23 | Michael Pollard | Production Coordination |
| 24 | Larry Rosen | Executive Producer |
| 25 | Andy Ruggirello | Design |
| 26 | Lynne Scott | Associate Producer |
| 27 | Tom Scott | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Woodwind |
| 28 | Dan Serrano | Design |
| 29 | Wayne Shorter | Composer |
| 30 | Adam Zelinka | Post Production |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |