Communion (John Patitucci album)

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

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 After 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

References

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