Friendship (Perico Sambeat album) explained

Friendship
Type:	studio
Artist:	Perico Sambeat
Border:	yes
Recorded:	February 2003
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	ACT
Producer:	Perico Sambeat

Friendship is an album by jazz saxophonist Perico Sambeat.

Background

This was Sambeat's first recording as leader for ACT Music. He was also the producer.

Music and recording

The album was recorded at Knoop Studio, River Edge, New Jersey, in February 2003. All but one track ("Crazy She Calls Me") is a Sambeat original. Carmen Canela sings in Portuguese on one track.^[1]

Reception

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. 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".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Perico Sambeat, except track 7.

1. "Memoria de un sueño" – 08:00
2. "Orbis" – 07:25
3. "Bioy" – 07:36
4. "Eterna" – 04:54
5. "Icaro" – 07:34
6. "Mirall" – 05:36
7. "Crazy She Calls Me" – 05:44
8. "Actors" – 05:03
9. "Matilda" – 07:34
10. "Iris" – 2:08

Personnel

• Perico Sambeat – alto sax, soprano sax
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
• Ben Street – bass
• Jeff Ballard – drums
• Carmen Canela – vocals

Notes and References

1. https://www.actmusic.com/en/Artists/Perico-Sambeat/Friendship/Friendship-CD/Produktinformation "Perico Sambeat – Friendship"
2. http://www.classical-music.com/review/friendship "Friendship"