Friendship (Perico Sambeat album)
| Friendship | |
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| Recorded | February 2003 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | ACT |
| Producer | Perico Sambeat |
Friendship is an album by jazz saxophonist Perico Sambeat.
Background[edit]
This was Sambeat's first recording as leader for ACT Music.[1] He was also the producer.[1]
Music and recording[edit]
The album was recorded at Knoop Studio, River Edge, New Jersey, in February 2003.[1] All but one track ("Crazy She Calls Me") is a Sambeat original.[1] Carmen Canela sings in Portuguese on one track.[1]
Reception[edit]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz suggested that the tracks were too similar and that more of Sambeat on soprano instead of alto sax would have helped this.[2] BBC Music Magazine commented that "Mehldau, away from his own records, is free simply to play excellent piano", and "this is an often riveting sequence of originals".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Perico Sambeat, except track 7.
- "Memoria de un sueño" – 08:00
- "Orbis" – 07:25
- "Bioy" – 07:36
- "Eterna" – 04:54
- "Icaro" – 07:34
- "Mirall" – 05:36
- "Crazy She Calls Me" – 05:44
- "Actors" – 05:03
- "Matilda" – 07:34
- "Iris" – 2:08
Personnel[edit]
- Perico Sambeat – alto sax, soprano sax
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
- Ben Street – bass
- Jeff Ballard – drums
- Carmen Canela – vocals
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Perico Sambeat – Friendship". ACT Music. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1255. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ "Friendship" (January 20, 2012). BBC Music Magazine.
- ^ Fordham, John (October 17, 2003) "Perico Sambeat, Friendship". The Guardian.