Communion is an album by jazz bassist John Patitucci, released in 2001.
Background Patitucci had released three albums for Concord Records before this one.
Music and recording The album's 10 tracks featured a total of 18 musicians. 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")."Woodard, Josef (April 2002) "John Patitucci – Communion". JazzTimes. Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" is played as a duet with pianist Brad Mehldau.
Reception
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."
Track listing
Personnel
John Patitucci – bass guitar, double bass Branford Marsalis – soprano sax Joe Lovano – tenor sax Chris Potter – tenor sax, soprano sax Tim Ries – clarinet, flute Brad Mehldau – piano Bruce Barth – piano Edward Simon – piano Brian Blade – drums Horacio Hernández – drums Valtinho Anastacio – percussion Duduka da Fonseca – percussion Marc Quiñones – percussion, conga Luciana Souza – vocals Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin Richard Rood – violin Lawrence Dutton – viola Sachi Patitucci – cello
Production John Patitucci – producer Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing Allan Tucker – mastering
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