John Patitucci - Another World (1993)

John Patitucci has quickly developed into one of the world's great bassists, both on acoustic and electric. He is not on the same level as a composer, but is steadily improving, as witnessed by the music on this fine release. There are many bass solos as one would expect (Patitucci's high-note flights often sound like a guitar), but he does leave space for his sidemen, most notably keyboardist John Beasley (who has two numbers without the bassist), trumpeter Jeff Beal, and one selection apiece for the steel drums of Andy Narell and Mike Brecker's tenor. A few tracks are throwaway funk, but there are enough surprise twists and unusual improvisations to make this a recommended disc even for adventurous listeners.


Tracks:

*01.- Ivory Coast, Pt. 1
*02.- Ivory Coast, Pt. 2
*03.- Another World
*04.- My Summer Vacation
*05.- Soho Steel
*06.- I Saw You
*07.- Hold That Thought
*08.- Norwegian Sun
*09.- The Griot
*10.- Showtime
*11.- Peace Prayer
*12.- Shanachie
*13.- Until Then



Personnel:

*John Patitucci: synthesizer, bass
*Jeff Beal: trumpet
*Michael Brecker: sax (tenor)
*Andy Narell: steel pan
*John Beasley: piano, synthesizer
*Alex Acuña: percussion, african drums
*Luis Conte: percussion
*William Kennedy: percussion, drums
*Armand Sabal-Lecco: bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass
*Steve Tavaglione: tenor saxophone
*Dave Weckl: drums, and brush overdub
*Will Kennedy: percussion, drums







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