Album Notes

*** This INDEPENDENT RELEASE made it to #18 on XM Radio “Beyond Jazz” Channel 72 (January 2008)! ***

*** “…we're pleased to play Scott's music...it sounds great on the air and fits the channel perfectly. Keep up the great work...” – Russ Davis (Program Director, XM Radio “Beyond Jazz”; 11/16/07) ***

*** Critics Pick: JAZZ TIMES Best of 2007! (Owen Cordle) ***
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In November 2006, guitarist Scott Sawyer recorded "Go There" with Kenny Soule (Nantucket, Dag) on drums, Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers, Aquarium Rescue Unit) on electric bass, Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band) on B3 & flute and Ron Brendle (Frank Kimbrough) on acoustic bass.

The sessions re-united Sawyer & Soule after the split of the original GO THERE, which enjoyed a cult following in NC but disbanded in 2004. And the Burbridge brothers were re-united for their first recording together in 8 years.

"There was no prior rehearsal and we had to work very quickly...but it was BIG FUN making this record and the music reflects that!" -- SS
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"If you know Raleigh guitarist Scott Sawyer from only his jazz gigs and tours with jazz singer Nnenna Freelon, "Go There" (Doll) opens a different door. Welcome to Scott Sawyer, the funk, rock, blues -- and jazz -- player.... With a preponderance of Sawyer tunes, the album is all groove underneath.... If you're looking for a pure, hard-line jazz album, this is not it. But if you think it represents a compromise, think again. It's its own species." (Owen Cordle (N&O May 2007; Raleigh, NC)

"THE BADDEST MOTHER F**S I’VE HEARD IN 10 YEARS!" -- (Oteil Burbridge, world-renowned bass player after hearing the original GO THERE live, 8/1/04)

"Though Sawyer can swing cerebrally, solving prickly harmonic riddles like a mathematician, he’s at his best as a blue-collar improviser, combining earthy jazz and accessible blues that make the listener wanna holler." (Joe Vanderford)