Artistic License (album)

Artistic License
Studio album by Santi Debriano
Released	July 24, 2001
Recorded	November 8, 2000
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:11
Label	Savant SCD 2037
Producer	Santi Debriano
Santi Debriano chronology
Circlechant (1999) Artistic License (2001) 3-Ololy (2006)

Artistic License is an album by bassist Santi Debriano which was recorded in 2000 and released on the Savant label the following year.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "The music is post-bop, at times quite melodic, consistently stirring and filled with surprising moments, particularly when the music builds and builds to an intense level. Well worth several listens".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Santi Debriano except where noted

1. "Holiday" – 6:44
2. "Tenor Pan Woogie" – 5:52
3. "Liberty Road" – 10:14
4. "Little Free Spirit Be" – 5:23
5. "Trance Dance" (Abraham Burton) – 10:40
6. "Brava" – 7:54
7. "Little Church" – 3:38
8. "Harmonious" – 5:58
9. "Leaving" – 6:48

Personnel

• Santi Debriano – bass, steel drums
• Abraham Burton – tenor saxophone
• Miri Ben-Ari – violin
• Helio Alves – piano
• Will Calhoun – drums
• Willie Martinez – percussion

References

1. Jazz Depot: album details. Retrieved February 19, 2019
2. Yanow, Scott. Santi Debriano: Artistic License: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.