Communion (John Patitucci album)
# Communion (John Patitucci album)

Communion is an album by jazz bassist John Patitucci, released in 2001.

## Background

Patitucci had released three albums for Concord Records before this one.

## Music and recording

The album's 10 tracks featured a total of 18 musicians. A variety of material is covered, including "On the balladic title track, he writes a supple arrangement for string quartet, and elsewhere leans toward Brazil (as on the engaging, rapid-fire "Choro Luoco", dedicated to Hermeto Pascoal) and other Latin elements (i.e., the catchy, sambaesque "Bariloche")." Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" is played as a duet with pianist Brad Mehldau.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| All About Jazz | (favorable) |

The AllMusic reviewer commented that "Some of the cuts are less than memorable ("Isabella", "Misterioso"), and the stronger ones succeed more in terms of orchestration than melody."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by John Patitucci except where noted.

## Personnel

* John Patitucci – bass guitar, double bass
* Branford Marsalis – soprano sax
* Joe Lovano – tenor sax
* Chris Potter – tenor sax, soprano sax
* Tim Ries – clarinet, flute
* Brad Mehldau – piano
* Bruce Barth – piano
* Edward Simon – piano
* Brian Blade – drums
* Horacio Hernández – drums
* Valtinho Anastacio – percussion
* Duduka da Fonseca – percussion
* Marc Quiñones – percussion, conga
* Luciana Souza – vocals
* Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin
* Richard Rood – violin
* Lawrence Dutton – viola
* Sachi Patitucci – cello

Production

* John Patitucci – producer
* Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing
* Allan Tucker – mastering
