John Patitucci

John Patitucci
John Patitucci at Iridium, March 2007
Background information
Birth name	John James Patitucci
Born	December 22, 1959 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	bass
Years active	1980–present
Labels	GRP, Stretch, Concord
Associated acts	Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter
Website	www.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

• Most Valuable Player, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1986
• Best Jazz Bassist, Guitar Player magazine Readers' Poll, 1992, 1994, 1995
• Best Jazz Bassist, Bass Player magazine Readers' Poll, 1993–1996
• Grammy nomination, Beyond the Sound Barrier as member of the Wayne Shorter Quartet, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group, 2005

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

• Released: 1987
• Label: GRP
• Producer: Chick Corea

On the Corner

• Released: 1989
• Label: GRP
• Producer: John Patitucci

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

Heart of the Bass

• Released: 1992
• Label: Stretch
• Producer: John Patitucci & Chick Corea

Track Listing
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ivory Coast, Part I"	John Patitucci	1:20
2.	"Ivory Coast, Part II"	John Patitucci	4:50
3.	"Another World"	John Patitucci, Armand Sabal-Lecco	4:56
4.	"My Summer Vacation"	John Beasley	5:33
5.	"Soho Steel"	John Patitucci	3:49
6.	"I Saw You"	John Patitucci	4:25
7.	"Hold That Thought"	Jeff Beal, Ray Griff, John Patitucci, Tommy Rocco	4:53
8.	"Norwegian Sun"	John Patitucci	3:58
9.	"The Griot"	Armand Sabal-Lecco	4:05
10.	"Showtime"	Armand Sabal-Lecco	3:30
11.	"Peace Prayer"	John Patitucci	3:18
12.	"Shanachie"	Jeff Beal	4:57
13.	"Until Then"	John Patitucci	2:33
Total length:			52:07

Mistura Fina

• Released: 1995
• Label: GRP
• Producer: John Patitucci

Track Listing
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Now"	John Patitucci	9:11
2.	"Grace"	John Patitucci	8:55
3.	"Out of the Mouths of Babes"	John Patitucci	6:17
4.	"Hope"	John Patitucci	6:03
5.	"Labor Day"	John Patitucci	9:30
6.	"Espresso"	John Patitucci	8:59
7.	"Forgotten but Not Gone"	John Patitucci	7:40
8.	"Search for Peace""	McCoy Tyner	5:27
9.	"Giant Steps"	John Coltrane	4:31
10.	"Miya"	John Patitucci	3:52
Total length:			70:25

Imprint

• Released: February 1, 2000
• Label: Concord
• Producer: John Patitucci

Track Listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"King Kong"	John Patitucci	8:37
2.	"Postcard"	John Patitucci	6:44
3.	"Little Steps"	John Patitucci	7:13
4.	"Joan"	John Patitucci	6:46
5.	"Maroon Bells"	John Patitucci, Sachi Patitucci	0:41
6.	"Imprint"	John Patitucci	11:21
7.	"The Well"	John Patitucci	5:51
8.	"Essay"	John Patitucci	9:03
9.	"Japanese Folk Song"	John Patitucci	5:24
10.	"Afro Blue"	Mongo Santamaria	5:37
Total length:			67:17

Communion

• Released: August 14, 2001
• Label: Concord
• Producer: John Patitucci

Track Listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bariloche"	John Patitucci	4:44
2.	"Calabria"	John Patitucci	6:19
3.	"Choro Luoco"	John Patitucci	4:40
4.	"Isabella"	John Patitucci	8:02
5.	"Communion"	John Patitucci	6:44
6.	"Misterioso"	Thelonious Monk	4:19
7.	"Valentine"	John Patitucci	6:10
8.	"The Sower"	John Patitucci	7:05
9.	"Soul Eyes"	Mal Waldron	3:44
10.	"Bohemia After Dark"	Oscar Pettiford	2:44
Total length:			54:31

Songs, Stories & Spirituals

• Released: March 2003
• Label: Concord
• Producer: John Patitucci

Track Listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tall Tale"	John Patitucci	4:56
2.	"Chovendo Na Roseira"	Antonio Carlos Jobim	6:15
3.	"I will Arise"	Joseph Hart	3:19
4.	"Lei"	Djavan	5:19
5.	"In the Bleak Midwinter"	Gustav Holst, Christina Rossetti	4:58
6.	"Three Faces"	John Patitucci	5:55
7.	"Now the River"	Luciana Souza	7:23
8.	"Soulmate"	John Patitucci, Luciana Souza	4:33
9.	"Rhapsodic Journey"	John Patitucci	3:21
10.	"It Never Entered My Mind"	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	8:24
11.	"Love Eternal"	John Patitucci	3:45
12.	"Wise One"	John Coltrane	4:27
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

• Ballads – Remembering John Coltrane (Concord Jazz, 2001)
• Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Motéma, 2015)

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

External links

• Official website
• John Patitucci at AllMusic