Meant to Be (John Scofield album)

Meant to Be is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield. It was the second of his albums to feature saxophonist Joe Lovano, and the first to be released as “The John Scofield Quartet” and to feature drummer Bill Stewart- who would go on to record and tour with Scofield for many years. The bassist is Marc Johnson, with whom Scofield had toured and recorded in Johnson's Bass Desires group.

Track listing
All tunes composed by John Scofield.
 * 1) "Big Fan" - 6:03
 * 2) "Keep Me in Mind" - 6:00
 * 3) "Go Blow" - 8:19
 * 4) "Chariots" - 6:02
 * 5) "The Guinness Spot" - 6:35
 * 6) "Mr. Coleman to You" - 6:02
 * 7) "Eisenhower" - 5:20
 * 8) "Meant to Be" - 7:07
 * 9) "Some Nerve" - 5:10
 * 10) "Lost in Space" - 6:30
 * 11) "French Flics" - 5:28

Personnel

 * John Scofield – guitars
 * Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, alto clarinet
 * Marc Johnson – double bass
 * Bill Stewart – drums

Production

 * Don Gronlick – producer
 * James Farber – recording, mixing
 * Matthew LaMonica – assistant engineer
 * Gary Solomon – assistant engineer
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
 * Matt Pierson – project coordinator
 * Cynthia Cochrane – production coordinator
 * Patti Perret – photography
 * Janet Parr – design