Communion (John Patitucci album)

Communion
Studio album by John Patitucci
Released 14 August 2001
Recorded February 2001 – March 2001
Genre Post bop, jazz fusion
Length 54:31
Label Concord
Producer John Patitucci
John Patitucci chronology
Imprint
(2000)Imprint2000		 Communion
(2001)		 Songs, Stories & Spirituals
(2003)Songs, Stories & Spirituals2003

Communion is an album by jazz double bass and electric bass player John Patitucci, released in 2001.

Background

Patitucci had released three albums for Concord Records before this one.[1]

Music and recording

The album's 10 tracks featured a total of 18 musicians.[1] A variety of material is covered, including "On the balladic title track, he writes a supple arrangement for string quartet, and elsewhere leans toward Brazil (as on the engaging, rapid-fire "Choro Luoco", dedicated to Hermeto Pascoal) and other Latin elements (i.e., the catchy, sambaesque "Bariloche")."[2] Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" is played as a duet with pianist Brad Mehldau.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz(favorable)[3]

The AllMusic reviewer commented that "Some of the cuts are less than memorable ("Isabella", "Misterioso"), and the stronger ones succeed more in terms of orchestration than melody."[1]

Track listing

All tracks by John Patitucci except where noted.

  1. "Bariloche" – 4:44
  2. "Calabria" – 6:19
  3. "Choro Luoco" – 4:40
  4. "Isabella" – 8:02
  5. "Communion" – 6:44
  6. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:19
  7. "Valentine" – 6:10
  8. "The Sower" – 7:05
  9. "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) – 3:44
  10. "Bohemia Afer Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) – 2:44

Personnel

  • Valtinho Anastacio – percussion
  • Bruce Barth – piano
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Duduka DaFonseca – percussion
  • Elizabeth Lim Dutton – violin
  • Lawrence Dutton – viola
  • Horacio "El Negro" Hernández – drums
  • John Patitucci – arranger, electric bass, double bass
  • Joe Lovano – tenor sax
  • Branford Marsalis – soprano sax
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Sachi Patitucci – cello
  • Chris Potter – tenor sax, soprano sax
  • Marc Quiñones – percussion, conga
  • Tim Ries – clarinet, flute
  • Richard Rood – violin
  • Edward Simon – piano
  • Luciana Souza – vocals
  • Darlene Barbaria – art direction, design
  • Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Katz – photography
  • John Patitucci – producer
  • Allan Tucker – mastering

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Adler, David R.. Communion at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Woodard, Josef (April 2002) "John Patitucci – Communion". JazzTimes.
  3. ↑ Santella, Jim (1 September 2001). "John Patitucci – Communion". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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