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.

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]

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.