Patitucci via Deep Dive

Another World (John Patitucci): Mr. Patitucci is an excellent jazz bassist. I discovered him via a deep dive, after purchasing Chick Corea Elektric [sic] Band Eye of the Beholder. I really really enjoyed that CD, and the deep dive ended up with my purchasing additional CDs from most of the Elektric Band performers (Mr. Patitucci, Dave Weckl (drums), Eric Marienthal (sax), and Frank Gambale (guitar)). Strangely, I never dug up more of Chick's stuff.

I may be mixing metaphors here, so I'll talk a bit about deep dives. As far as I know, deep dive is a term the consulting world has repurposed. It just means to go beneath the surface, to dig into the details. Deep dives in music can be very rewarding, and there are many types. That is, if you're digging Primus, maybe you need to listen to some Rush, then some old Yes and Led Zeppelin. By finding out who the people you dig dug (Dig Dug!), you can start to see why some of their stuff sounds like it does. Another approach is to listen to a single artist in different bands or periods - for instance Clapton in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Derek and The Dominos, etc., or to listen to solo recordings of individual band members, as I've done here.

Back to this CD: the mood here is a little world-lite, with an afro-pop feel to the whole thing. Killer playing, probably accessible enough for listeners of happy jazz (and a happy upgrade for them).