Simpatico (The Vandermark 5 album)

Simpatico is an album by American jazz reedist Ken Vandermark, which was recorded in 1998 and released on Atavistic. It was the third recording of the Vandermark 5, the first with Dave Rempis replacing former saxophonist Mars Williams.

Simpatico
Studio album by
The Vandermark 5
Released1999
RecordedDecember 12 & 13, 1998
StudioAirwave, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length65:06
LabelAtavistic
ProducerThe Vandermark 5
Ken Vandermark chronology
Live in Wels & Chicago, 1998
(1999)		 Simpatico
(1999)		 Live at the Glenn Miller Café
(1999)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Using American jazzmen for their spiritual inspiration and the European model of free jazz improv, Vandermark and company have come up with something entirely their own: a solid, gritty, soulful funk and squall band who holds within their collective grasp the souls of Sun Ra, Steve Lacy, Albert Ayler, and James Brown's JBs."[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Rempis is a surprise substitute for Williams, and since he plays only alto it slightly narrows the tonal palette - though this supercharges and superbly focuset set is surely the group's best to date."[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Ken Vandermark
  1. "Vent" – 6:57
  2. "Fact and Fiction" – 8:48
  3. "Full Deck" – 5:17
  4. "Anywhere Else" – 9:54
  5. "STHLM" – 9:06
  6. "Cover to Cover" – 8:26
  7. "Point Blank" – 8:37
  8. "Encino" – 8:01

Personnel
gollark: Am I to generate *additional* alts?
gollark: We have that *now* and palaiologos is already abusing it for censorship.
gollark: On the plus side, they do not plan to utterly obliterate Toki Pona?
gollark: I think the worst change is probably #10, which seems ridiculously broad and, er, strict.
gollark: Yes, nobody enforced it.

References
  1. Jurek, Thom. The Vandermark 5 – Simpatico: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1488. ISBN 0140515216.
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