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John Scofield

real name John Leavitt Scofield

US guitarist/composer

Dayton, United States · b. 1951-12-26

John Scofield is credited on 1,202 releases across 338 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,202

Credits

338

Albums

6

Decades active

596

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Grammy Award winning American jazz guitarist and composer. Born on December 26th, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio. He recorded and played with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, was a member of The Billy Cobham / George Duke Band for two years, recorded with Charles Mingus and joined the Gary Burton Quartet, before touring and recording with Miles Davis. Married to Susan Scofield since 1978, and their children are Jean Scofield and Evan Scofield (1987-2013).

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Credited work

1,202 releases · 338 albums · active 1974–2025

  • Performance · 2,051
  • Other credits · 90
  • Production · 73
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Club Vielharmonie, Munich · Power Station · Carnegie Hall · Electric Lady Studios

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