John Patitucci Trio • Remembrance

 

Review by Phil Freeman
Bassist John Patitucci's tenure with the Concord label has found him working in a variety of contexts, from Latin jazz to string quartets with saxophones, but this, his sixth album for the label and his first release as a leader since 2006's Grammy-nominated Line by Line, is possibly his most stripped-down release to date: a straight trio session with saxophonist Joe Lovano and drummer Brian Blade. Blade has been working with Patitucci for several albums now, but Lovano is a relative newcomer to the bassist's discography, having only previously appeared on a few tracks from 2001's Communion. This disc, like others in his catalog, finds Patitucci alternating between acoustic and electric bass, and while both approaches are equally worthwhile (the guy's a serious talent), the switching back and forth between funk and swing makes for a slightly disjointed listen. A better idea might have been to divide everything up, putting "Monk/Trane," "Sonny Side," "Scenes from an Opera," "Blues for Freddie," "Safari," "Joe Hen," and "Play Ball" up front and leaving "Messiaen's Gumbo," "Meditations," "Mali," and the short but beautiful title track as a four-song coda. But in any case, there are no bad tracks here -- Lovano's soloing is as deft and muscular as always, and Blade's drumming is powerful without sacrificing subtlety -- so a little style-hopping can be forgiven.
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Reseña de Phil Freeman
El bajista John Patitucci ha trabajado con el sello Concord en una gran variedad de contextos, desde jazz latino hasta cuartetos de cuerda con saxofones, pero éste, su sexto álbum para el sello y su primer disco como líder desde Line by Line, nominado al Grammy en 2006, es posiblemente su disco más sencillo hasta la fecha: una sesión de trío con el saxofonista Joe Lovano y el batería Brian Blade. Blade lleva varios discos trabajando con Patitucci, pero Lovano es relativamente nuevo en la discografía del bajista, ya que sólo ha aparecido en algunos temas de Communion, de 2001. En este disco, como en otros de su catálogo, Patitucci alterna entre el bajo acústico y el eléctrico, y aunque ambos enfoques son igualmente valiosos (el tipo tiene un gran talento), el ir y venir entre el funk y el swing hace que la escucha sea un poco inconexa. Una mejor idea podría haber sido dividirlo todo, poniendo "Monk/Trane", "Sonny Side", "Scenes from an Opera", "Blues for Freddie", "Safari", "Joe Hen" y "Play Ball" al principio y dejando "Messiaen's Gumbo", "Meditations", "Mali" y la corta pero hermosa canción del título como coda de cuatro canciones. Pero en cualquier caso, no hay temas malos aquí -los solos de Lovano son tan hábiles y musculosos como siempre, y la batería de Blade es poderosa sin sacrificar la sutileza-, así que se puede perdonar un pequeño salto de estilo.
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Tracks:
1 - Monk/Trane
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 7:15
2 - Messaien's Gumbo
6-String Bass [Electric] – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 5:29
3 - Sonny Side
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 7:27
4 - Meditations
6-String Bass [Electric] – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 5:04
5 - Mali
6-String Bass [Electric] – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 7:16
6 - Scenes From An Opera
Acoustic Bass, Arco Bass [Quartet] – John Patitucci
Alto Clarinet – Joe Lovano
Cello [Quartet] – Sachi Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade 5:23
7 - Blues For Freddie
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 5:21
8 - Safari
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 6:09
9 - Joe Hen
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 7:45
10 - Play Ball
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Brian Blade
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano 6:45
11 - Remembrance
6-String Bass [Electric Piccolo & Electric] – John Patitucci 1:54

Credits:
    A&R [Administration] – Mary Hogan
    Art Direction – Abbey Anna
    Booking – Laurel Wicks, Ted Kurland Associates
    Co-producer [Associate] – Sachi Patitucci
    Design [Package] – Andrew Pham
    Engineer [Assistant, Mix] – Dave Kulund*, Evan Harmon
    Engineer [Assistant, Recording] – Justin Gerrish
    Engineer [Assistant, Strings Recording] – Travis Steff*
    Executive-Producer – Nick Phillips (2)
    Management – Sachi Patitucci, Three Faces Management
    Mastered By – Fred Kevorkian
    Photography By – Mel Rubin
    Photography By [Additional] – Lisa Stein
    Producer, Liner Notes, Composed By – John Patitucci
    Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Barbaria

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, NY, September 16 & 17, 2008
Strings recorded at Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, September 11, 2008
https://www.johnpatitucci.com/remembrance.html

Label:    Concord Jazz – 0888072310186, Universal Music Group International – 0888072310186
Format:   
CD, Album
Country:    Europe
Released:    2009
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2805406-John-Patitucci-Trio-Remembrance

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