John Patitucci: Line by Line (2006)

John Patitucci's Line by Line is mostly a quiet and thoughtful affair. The performances often feature close interplay between the bassist and guitarist Adam Rogers, with stimulating support from drummer Brian Blade and occasional guest appearances by the great tenor Chris Potter. The music is adventurous but often lyrical, with Patitucci being a key soloist but not completely dominating the performances, giving his sidemen plenty of space of their own.

Tracklist:
01. The Root 4:10
02. Agitato 4:14
03. Circular 6:29
04. Folklore 6:25
05. Dry September 5:53
06. Nana 3:26
07. Theme and Variations for 6-String Bass and Strings 9:37
08. Line By Line 6:56
09. Evidence 5:56
10. Jesus Is On The Mainline 3:18
11. Incarnation 3:57
12. Soaring 3:51
13. Tone Poem 2:58
14. Up With The Lark 5:17
Personnel:
John Patitucci - double bass, 6-string electric bass
Brian Blade - drums
Adam Rogers - electric and nylon-string guitars
Chris Potter - tenor sax
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton - violin
Lawrence Dutton - viola
Jeremy McCoy - double Bass
Sachi Patitucci - cello
Richard Rood - violin
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Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove: Directions in Music - Celebrating Miles Davis & John Coltrane (2002)

Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter are two of the dwindling number of true giants of Jazz. Any new release by them should be greeted with interest if not wonder. In this odd Summer of 2002, both men have released live recordings using an acoustic format with the same rhythm section of John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Footprints Live is Shorter's first headliner disc since 1994's Highlife (Verve 9224) and his first acoustic disc since 1967's Schizophrenia (Blue Note 32096). Herbie Hancock, on the other hand, has been releasing all manner of music in the last number of years, including the acoustically strange Gershwin's World (Verve 557797, 1998) and the retro-electric Return of the Headhunters (Verve 539028, 1998). Directions in Music is Hancock's first acoustic offering with a fixed group since his 1997 duet with Shorter, 1 + 1 (Verve 537564).
Recorded in the hallowed Massey Hall in Toronto, Directions In Music is touted as an event celebrating the 75th birthdays of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. A good deal of press was expended on the promotion of this disc. Much of that press focussed on Hancock's approach in re-tooling some timeworn standards. For his excursion, Hancock brought on board Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove. Both men are compelling choices, to be sure. Hargrove might be perceived as being in a bit over his head, but he does contribute a heartfelt tribute to Miles in "The Poet," an exquisite ballad that honors the Prince of Darkness when he was not so dark. Brecker offers his Trane praise in the disc closer "D Trane". "D Trane" begins with an extended bass solo from Patitucci, much in the same guise favored by Coltrane and bassist Jimmy Garrison when introducing the late readings of "My Favorite Things." The progression is complex and hard swinging. Brecker is breathtaking. His horn a cappella "Naima" is a clinic on the state of the tenor, 2002.
What I feel is the centerpiece of the recording is the pairing of "So What/Impressions." It is here where I think Hancock accomplishes "creat[ing] our new way of looking at the compositions, to allow new freedoms within the structures in order to stimulate and provoke spontaneity within the group." That this is reharmonized is an understatement of British proportions. Patitucci opens the piece with a flurry of notes before moving into an elongated introduction to the song. The head is totally retooled and the "So What" portion is ruled abstractly by Hargrove, who succinctly solos over the scales of the piece. Brecker, who, with a salted earth policy, plays every note there is in a fierce solo, dictates the "Impressions" portion of the medley. Stunning.
I don't think Herbie Hancock really accomplished what he set out to do'that is, to reconsider the art of Miles Davis and John Coltrane and to provide a new perspective for the music. What he DID do was assemble a crack jazz band and give a splendid performance of recrystalized classics and some well-conceived originals.

Tracklist:
1 The Sorcerer
2 The Poet
3 So What/Impressions
4 Misstery
5 Naima
6 Transition
7 My Ship
8 D Trane
Personnel: Herbie Hancock: piano; Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone; Roy Hargrove: trumpet, flugelhorn (2, 7); John Patitucci: bass; Brian Blades: drums
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Wayne Krantz: Howie 61 (2012)

Ever-evolving and improvisational New York guitarist Wayne Krantz has re-invented himself yet again with a stunningly creative recording, and a bold new direction, Howie 61, through Abstract Logix Records.

Better known for his preference of the trio format, the musical main-stay now enlists a multitude of world-class musicians in a variety of lineups, including Vinnie Colaiuta (Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, Sting), Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock), Pino Palladino (Jeff Beck, The Who, Eric Clapton), and Anton Fig of The Letterman Show's ''World s Most Dangerous Band'', among many others (Keith Carlock, James Genus, Nate Wood, Henry Hey, Owen Biddle, Charley Drayton, John Patitucci, John Beasley, Jeremy Stacey, Paul Stacey, Yasushi Miura, David Binney, Kenny Wollesen and Gabriela Anders).

Though Krantz has utilized vocals in his music before - most notably on his last album, Krantz Carlock Lefebvre - on Howie 61 Krantz pushes this aspect of his artistry a step further by incorporating vocal content in his music in a manner that is more complete and tightly integrated than anything he has done in the past. ''I'm very excited about this record,'' says Krantz, ''It's another step in a direction that I've been making since Long To Be Loose really; Long To Be Loose was an instrumental version of this record. I've been trying to figure out how to get words into my music for the longest time, and it took so much trial and error just to get to the point where I could use just a few words on a song, and have it feel integrated with the music. I'm super excited because I'm kind of cracking it - this record is not the completion of that journey at all, but it is a step in the direction that's been in my head now for a really long time.''

From riff-driven rock and funk, to stirring ballads, Krantz hits many moods on Howie 61, all the while retaining the harmonic and rhythmic acuity he's well known for. Highlights include rockers such as The Bad Guys and Can't Stand To Rock - both high energy tracks propelled by Krantz's searing guitar work. On the tongue-in-cheek U Strip It, David Binney, a frequent Krantz collaborator, delivers a burning sax solo over a playful, driving groove. Son Of A Scientist features legendary drummer Vinnie Colaiuta weaving in and around Krantz's deep rhythm and lines. It's one of two tracks that feature Colaiuta with bass phenom Tal Wilkenfeld.

On Check Yo Self Krantz hearkens back to his group-improv ethos with drummer Keith Carlock and bassist James Genus for a funky, stripped-down instrumental take on the Ice Cube-meets-Grandmaster Flash classic. At the opposite end of the spectrum, a second instrumental track entitled beLls features Krantz at his most evocative with a clean-tone, largely chordal piece, perfectly enhanced by well-placed effects and drummer Anton Fig's embellishments. The somber I'm Afraid That I'm Dead begins as a haunting piano ballad, before morphing into a ''zombie dream'' state courtesy of sonic alchemist Yasushi Miura. On How The West Was Left, Paul Stacey's slide guitar work provides a great augmentation to one of Krantz's most lyrical and dynamic offerings ever.

With Howie 61, Krantz demonstrates once again that he is more than just a guitar player, more than just an improviser; he is, in fact, a genre-defying visionary whose musicality is expressible in a myriad of ways. By combining that vision with an all-star cast and a stunning collection of engrossing, smart compositions, Howie 61 may be the most significant album of Krantz's career.

Tracklist:

01. Howie 61

02. The Bad Guys

03. Check Yo Self

04. I'm Afraid That I'm Dead

05. Son of a Scientist

06. Can't Stand to Rock

07. I'd Like to Thank My Body

08. U Strip It

09. Bells

10. How the West Was Left

Personnel:

Wayne Krantz: guitars (1-3, 5-10), vocals (1, 2, 4-8, 10), piano (4), ring modulator (9)

Henry Hey: piano (1)

Owen Biddle: bass (1)

Nate Wood: drums (1)

John Beasley: piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 10)

John Patitucci: bass (2, 8)

Charley Drayton: drums (2, 8)

James Genus: bass (3)

Keith Carlock: drums (3)

Yasushi Miura: sonics (4)

Tal Wilkenfeld: bass (5, 6)

Vinnie Colaiuta: drums (5, 6)

Gabriela Anders: vocals (5, 7, 10)

Kenny Wollesen: drums (7)

David Binney: saxophone (8)

Anton Fig: drums (9)

Paul Stacey: slide guitar (10)

Pino Palladino: bass (10)

Jeremy Stacey: drums (10)

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David Benoit: Waiting for Spring (1989)

After making so many forgettable albums with commercial radio in mind, David Benoit took a break from the type of smooth jazz fluff he usually records and delivered a respectable, straight-ahead CD with Waiting for Spring. Instead of shamelessly wasting his improvisatory skills, he actually lets loose on the acoustic piano and makes some meaningful statements. Bill Evans is obviously a great influence on Benoit, whose vulnerability makes his love of the late piano legend obvious on originals as well as lyrical interpretations of standards like "My Romance" and "Secret Love." Benoit has a fine soloist in the late guitarist Emily Remler, who is consistently warm, melodic, and inviting. Though the album isn't breathtaking, it's satisfying and heartfelt. ~ Alex Henderson

Personnel: David Benoit (piano); Emily Remler, Robert Benoit (guitar); John Patitucci (bass); Peter Erskine (drums).

Tracklist:
1. Waiting For Spring 5:09 
2. After The Snow Falls 3:20
3. Cast Your Fate To The Wind 3:13
4. Turn Out The Stars 2:32
5. Cabin Fever 3:56 
6. Cat On A Windowsill 4:38
7. Some Other Sunset 4:58
8. My Romance 8:14
9. Funkallero 3:33   
10. I Remember Bill Evans 4:23
11. Fireside 4:29
12. Secret Love 3:33
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Eddie Daniels: To Bird With Love (1987)

Following his remarkable classical/jazz recording Breakthrough, clarinetist Eddie Daniels performed a set of Charlie Parker tunes with pianist Fred Hersch, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Al Foster; "This Is the Time" (an abstract rendition of "Now's the Time" has pianist Roger Kellaway sitting in. Daniels' playing is often quite remarkable throughout the program and the highlights include "East of the Sun" (which finds Hersch utilizing a synthesizer to simulate strings), "Just Friends," "Passport" and a Bird medley of three of his blues lines. Recommended. Personnel: Eddie Daniels (clarinet); Roger Kellaway, Fred Hersch (piano); John Patitucci (bass); Al Foster (drums); Steve Thorton (percussion). Tracklist: A1 She Rote 4:35 A2 East Of The Sun 6:02 A3 Just Friends 6:18 A4 Old Folks 6:27 B1 Little Suede Shoes 5:19 B2 Passport 4:20 B3 Repetition 4:10 B4 Bird Medley (Cheryl, Au Privave, Bird Feathers) 4:35 B5 This Is The Time 4:20 ============ 320K Turbobit Depositfiles

Roy Haynes Trio w/ John Patitucci and Dave Kikoski at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 12, 2009 [bootleg]



It's telling that Roy Haynes opts for the piano trio at the moment. It is one of the most venerable manifestations of the jazz tradition, giving the sound so much freedom and openness, any player can steer the music in a new direction at any given time. Not only does this require control of the instrument, more importantly, it requires the skill to listen. Haynes is aware of this and can listen like no one else. The old master has experienced everything. He played with Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Miles Davis, to name but a few of his list of hallowed collaborators. He is considered one of the founding fathers of modern drumming, together with bebop pioneers Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, and hard bopper Art Blakey. With his trio, Haynes will bring a great variety of standards, which he will mix with bop, Latin, swing and groove. Haynes is accompanied by the Panamanian pianist David Kikoski and John Patitucci on bass.

Tracklist:
01 Roy Haynes 1
02 In Your Own Sweet Way
03 Trinkle Tinkle
04 My One And Only Love
05 2nd Line
06 Jesus on the Mainline (John Patitucci Solo)
07 Roy Haynes 7
08 Roy Haynes 8
Personnel: David Kikoski (piano); John Patitucci (double bass); Roy Haynes (drums)
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