Just Friends (Rick Haydon and John Pizzarelli album)

Just Friends
Studio album by
Rick Haydon and John Pizzarelli
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2006 (2006-02-21)
RecordedJanuary 11–12, 2005 (2005-01-11 – 2005-01-12)
Genre
LabelMel Bay Records
John Pizzarelli chronology
Knowing You
(2005) 		Just Friends
(2006) 		Dear Mr. Sinatra
(2006)

Just Friends is a vocal jazz album by Rick Haydon and John Pizzarelli, released in February 2006 with Mel Bay Records.[1]

It reached 19 on the JazzWeek Top 100 charts in April 2006.[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Mike Shanley for the JazzTimes wrote that technically "both guitarists play Bill Moll seven-string axes, so it would’ve been nice if this album did a better job of distinguishing one from the other" but that "their musical touchstones and graceful styles blend together like a seasoned team."[1]

Ken Dryden at All About Jazz had a more positive take, writing the duo alternates "between lead and rhythm lines so effectively that it's hard to tell who is who." He concluded "it is obvious that they had a ball making this disc."[5]

Scott Yanow rated the album four stars on AllMusic, commenting that Haydon "holds his own with Pizzarelli on this good-natured and consistently swinging quartet set."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Chasin' The Blues"3:26
2."Two Funky People"5:33
3."Sometime Ago"5:05
4."Halley's Comet"5:04
5."Look For The Silver Lining"2:05
6."Samba De Orfeu"6:00
7."It's A Wonderful World"5:05
8."Old Folks"3:27
9."Perdido"5:48
10."Tony's Tune"3:49
11."Just Friends"7:03

Personnel

  • Rick Haydon – 7-string electric guitar
  • John Pizzarelli – 7-string electric guitar
  • Martin Pizzarelli – bass
  • Tony Tedesco – drums[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Shanley, Mike (2006-10-27). "Rick Haydon and John Pizzarelli: Just Friends". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. ^ "Jazz Album Chart May 1, 2006" (PDF). JazzWeek. 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  3. ^ "Rick Haydon & John Pizzarelli – Just Friends". JazzWeek. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  4. ^ a b Scott, Yanow. Just Friends at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  5. ^ Dryden, Ken (2006-05-26). "Rick Haydon & John Pizzarelli: Just Friends". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  6. ^ Just Friends (CD liner notes). Rick Hayden and John Pizzarelli. United States: Mey Bay Records. 2006. MB10012CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)