John Patitucci - Sketchbook (1990)

John Patitucci amply demonstrates that there's more to him than just great bass chops, but that there's a serious composer/arranger at work as well, one who's not afraid to experiment and try new things that will challenge himself and his listeners. Any fan of high-quality instrumental music can find something to like here, there's great burning fusion ("Spaceships" and "Scophile" featuring a feisty John Scofield), beautiful ethereal pieces like "Through The Clouds", Two Worlds" and "From A Rainy Night", a burning post-bop workout in "Trane", a plaintive Gospel/R&B inflected melodic piece like "They Heard It Twice (one of my favorite tracks, again featuring John Scofield letting forth fiery phrases and ideas) and lots more. Definitely a very stimulating and FUN release all told.




Tracks:

*01.-Spaceships
*02.-Joab
*03.-If You Don't Mind
*04.-Scophile
*05.-Greatest Gift
*06.-From A Rainy Night
*07.-Junk Man
*08.-Two Worlds
*09.-Backwoods
*10.-They Heard It Twice
*11.-'Trane
*12.-Through The Clouds


Personnel:

*John Patitucci: Basses
*John Beasley: Keyboards
*David Witham: Keyboards
*Michael Brecker: Saxophone
*Jon Crosse: Saxophone
*John Scofield: Guitar
*Ricardo Silveira: Guitar
*Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
*Alex Acuña: Drums
*Peter Erskine: Drums
*Terri Lynn Carrington: Drums
*Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion








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