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John Patitucci
John Patitucci at Iridium, March 2007
John Patitucci at Iridium, March 2007
Background information
Birth nameJohn James Patitucci
Born (1959-12-22) December 22, 1959 (age 64)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrumentbass
Years active1980–present
LabelsGRP, Stretch, Concord
Websitewww.johnpatitucci.com

John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist.

Biography

John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 22, 1959.[1] When he was 12 he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R&B songs on the radio and on his grandfather's jazz records. He cites as influences Oscar Peterson's albums with Ray Brown and Wes Montgomery's with Ron Carter.[2] For the development of rhythm, he points to the time he has spent with Danilo Pérez, a Grammy-winning pianist from Panama.[3]

In the late 1970s he studied acoustic bass at San Francisco State University and Long Beach State University. He began his professional career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and made connections with Henry Mancini, Dave Grusin, and Tom Scott. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s he was a member of three Chick Corea groups: the Electrik Band, the Acoustic Band, and the quartet. As a leader he formed a trio with Joey Calderazzo and Peter Erskine, and a quartet with Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Tavaglione, and John Beasley. On various occasions he played with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Roy Haynes.[1] Patitucci switches between acoustic and electric bass.[3]

He was the artistic director of the Bass Collective, a school for bassists in New York City, and he is involved with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. He was Professor of Jazz Studies at City College of New York. In June 2012 he launched the Online Jazz Bass School. He was appointed artist in residence at Berklee College of Music.[4]

Award and honors

Back in Brooklyn

Back in Brooklyn, is a 2015 documentary by August Sky Films. Directed by Patrick Cone, the film features footage from rehearsals, studio sessions, and live performances, following the creation of Patitucci's 2014 album Brooklyn. Featured interviews include Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Wayne Shorter.[5]

Discography

John Patitucci

On the Corner

  • Released: 1989
  • Label: GRP
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."On the Corner""4:04
2."Avenue "D""4:11
3."Venetian Moonlight"4:46
4."A Better Mousetrap"3:02
5."Vaya Con Dios"4:58
6."Kingston Blues"4:40
7."Painting"5:11
8."Strength to the Weak"5:16
9."Flatbush Ave"4:09
10."The Storyteller"6:31
11."Bertha's Bop"6:53

Sketchbook

  • Released: 1990
  • Label: GRP
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spaceships"John Patitucci4:38
2."Joab"John Beasley6:10
3."If You Don't Mind"John Patitucci5:09
4."Scophile"John Patitucci5:49
5."Greatest Gift"John Patitucci3:57
6."From a Rainy Night"David Witham3:05
7."Junk Man"John Beasley, John Patitucci5:02
8."Two Worlds"John Patitucci5:17
9."Backwoods"John Patitucci3:17
10."They Heard It Twice"John Patitucci4:10
11."'Trane"John Patitucci5:16
12."Through the Clouds"John Patitucci4:28
Total length:42:01

Heart of the Bass

  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Stretch
  • Producer: John Patitucci & Chick Corea
Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."Concerto Movement No. 1: Westward Expansion"8:59
2."Concerto Movement No. 2: After the Storm"8:35
3."Concerto Movement No. 3: Mardi Gras"8:16
4."Heart of the Bass"4:32
5."Four Hands"4:05
6."Mullagh"2:56
7."Miniature No. 1: Ivory Tower"2:08
8."Miniature # 2: Lonely People"3:13
9."Miniature No. 3: Still Life"3:17
10."Miniature No. 4: Marionette""3:33
11."Miniature No. 6: Butterfly"2:03
12."Miniature No. 5: Vision"3:12
Total length:54:49

Another World

  • Released: 1993
  • Label: GRP
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ivory Coast, Part I"John Patitucci1:20
2."Ivory Coast, Part II"John Patitucci4:50
3."Another World"John Patitucci, Armand Sabal-Lecco4:56
4."My Summer Vacation"John Beasley5:33
5."Soho Steel"John Patitucci3:49
6."I Saw You"John Patitucci4:25
7."Hold That Thought"Jeff Beal, Ray Griff, John Patitucci, Tommy Rocco4:53
8."Norwegian Sun"John Patitucci3:58
9."The Griot"Armand Sabal-Lecco4:05
10."Showtime"Armand Sabal-Lecco3:30
11."Peace Prayer"John Patitucci3:18
12."Shanachie"Jeff Beal4:57
13."Until Then"John Patitucci2:33
Total length:52:07

Mistura Fina

  • Released: 1995
  • Label: GRP
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mistura Fina"5:39
2."Bate Balaio (Rockson do Pandeiro)"4:03
3."Puccini"4:37
4."Samba Novo"5:47
5."The Four Loves"4:09
6."Assim Nao Da"6:51
7."Joys And Sorrows"5:58
8."Agua Mae Agua (Water Mother Water)"4:07
9."Soul Song"5:46
10."Varadero"3:09
11."Long Story"4:23
12."Barra Da Tijuca (Tijuca Bay)"5:11
13."Samba School"2:01

One More Angel

  • Released: 1997

Now

  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Concord
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now"John Patitucci9:11
2."Grace"John Patitucci8:55
3."Out of the Mouths of Babes"John Patitucci6:17
4."Hope"John Patitucci6:03
5."Labor Day"John Patitucci9:30
6."Espresso"John Patitucci8:59
7."Forgotten but Not Gone"John Patitucci7:40
8."Search for Peace""McCoy Tyner5:27
9."Giant Steps"John Coltrane4:31
10."Miya"John Patitucci3:52
Total length:70:25

Imprint

  • Released: February 1, 2000
  • Label: Concord
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King Kong"John Patitucci8:37
2."Postcard"John Patitucci6:44
3."Little Steps"John Patitucci7:13
4."Joan"John Patitucci6:46
5."Maroon Bells"John Patitucci, Sachi Patitucci0:41
6."Imprint"John Patitucci11:21
7."The Well"John Patitucci5:51
8."Essay"John Patitucci9:03
9."Japanese Folk Song"John Patitucci5:24
10."Afro Blue"Mongo Santamaria5:37
Total length:67:17

Communion

  • Released: August 14, 2001
  • Label: Concord
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bariloche"John Patitucci4:44
2."Calabria"John Patitucci6:19
3."Choro Luoco"John Patitucci4:40
4."Isabella"John Patitucci8:02
5."Communion"John Patitucci6:44
6."Misterioso"Thelonious Monk4:19
7."Valentine"John Patitucci6:10
8."The Sower"John Patitucci7:05
9."Soul Eyes"Mal Waldron3:44
10."Bohemia After Dark"Oscar Pettiford2:44
Total length:54:31

Songs, Stories & Spirituals

  • Released: March 2003
  • Label: Concord
  • Producer: John Patitucci
Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tall Tale"John Patitucci4:56
2."Chovendo Na Roseira"Antonio Carlos Jobim6:15
3."I will Arise"Joseph Hart3:19
4."Lei"Djavan5:19
5."In the Bleak Midwinter"Gustav Holst, Christina Rossetti4:58
6."Three Faces"John Patitucci5:55
7."Now the River"Luciana Souza7:23
8."Soulmate"John Patitucci, Luciana Souza4:33
9."Rhapsodic Journey"John Patitucci3:21
10."It Never Entered My Mind"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers8:24
11."Love Eternal"John Patitucci3:45
12."Wise One"John Coltrane4:27
Total length:62:35

Line by Line

  • Released: September 25, 2006
  • Label: JVC Victor/Concord
  • Producer: John Patitucci

Remembrance (Trio album with Joe Lovano and Brian Blade)

  • Released: 2009


John Patitucci and Wayne Shorter with the Wayne Shorter Quartet at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milano, 2010

As sideman

With Karrin Allyson

Collaborations

  • Joel Weiskopf Trio – Change in My Life (2002) with Joel Weiskopf, piano; Brian Blade, drums
  • Norm Stockton – Tea in the Typhoon (2009) [Upright Bass on "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Tea in the Typhoon", Electric Bass solo on "Let Me Not Forget"]

References

  1. ^ a b Gilbert, Mark (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 245. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. ^ Lutz, Phillip (July 2015). "Home Turf". Downbeat. 82 (7). Elmhurst, Illinois: Maher Publications: 41–42.
  3. ^ a b Herrera, Jonathan (September 30, 2013). "Warwick Bass Camp 2013: The Best of the Bass". Premier Guitar. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "John Patitucci | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Back in Brooklyn: Now Available to Own!". August Sky Films. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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