Überjam

Überjam is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield, the first credited to “The John Scofield Band”. It was released by Verve on January 29, 2002. Saxophonist Karl Denson, guitarist Avi Bortnick, keyboardist John Medeski and drummer Adam Deitch are among the players.

Überjam
Studio album by John Scofield
Released	January 29, 2002
Recorded	July 30 – August 1, 29 & 30, and September 6, 2001
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:43
Label	Verve
Producer	!John Scofield Jason Olaine
John Scofield chronology
Works for Me (2001) Überjam (2002) Up All Night (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
All About Jazz	(favourable)
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Scofield except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Acidhead"	Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy	6:33
2.	"Ideofunk"		4:44
3.	"Jungle Fiction"		5:39
4.	"I Brake 4 Monster Booty"	Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy, Deitch	4:02
5.	"Animal Farm"		5:36
6.	"Offspring"		6:27
7.	"Tomorrow Land"	Bortnick	3:58
8.	"Überjam"	Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy, Browden, Rodgers & Hart	6:53
9.	"Polo Towers"		5:29
10.	"Snap Crackle Pop"		6:02
11.	"Lucky for Her"	Scofield, Bortnick, Murphy	3:12

Personnel

• John Scofield – electric guitar
• John Medeski – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 5, 9), clavinet (1, 5), Mellotron (1, 9)
• Avi Bortnick – rhythm guitar (1, 3, 4, 7-11), sampler (1, 3-6, 8-11), acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6)
• Jesse Murphy – bass guitar
• Adam Deitch – drums, rap (4), percussion (7)
• Karl Denson – flute (2), saxophone (9)

• • All arrangements by the John Scofield Band.

Production

• Susan Scofield – executive producer
• Jason Olaine – producer
• John Scofield – producer
• Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
• Kevin Killen – additional recording
• Ross Peterson – assistant engineer
• Stephanie Faraci – recording coordinator
• Evelyn Morgan – recording coordinator
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Kelly Pratt – release coordinator
• Stuart Pressman – release coordinator
• Hollis King – art direction
• Lenny Hickey – design
• Hessdesignworks.com – illustration