Communion (John Patitucci album)

Communion
Studio album by John Patitucci
Released	August 14, 2001
Recorded	February 2001 – March 2001
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	54:31
Label	Concord
Producer	John Patitucci
John Patitucci chronology

Communion is an album by jazz bassist 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
Source	Rating
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 are written by John Patitucci except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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

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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References

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

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[AM-1] Adler, David R.. Communion at AllMusic

[JT-2] Woodard, Josef (April 2002) "John Patitucci – Communion". JazzTimes.

[3] Santella, Jim (1 September 2001). "John Patitucci – Communion". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.