''Friendship'' is an album by

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saxophonist Perico Sambeat.

Background

This was Sambeat's first recording as leader for

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. 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."Perico Sambeat – Friendship"
ACT Music. Retrieved December 8, 2016.

Reception

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'' suggested that the tracks were too similar and that more of Sambeat on soprano instead of alto sax would have helped this. ''

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'' commented that "Mehldau, away from his own records, is free simply to play excellent piano", and "this is an often riveting sequence of originals"."Friendship"
(January 20, 2012). ''BBC Music Magazine''. Writing for ''

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'', critic James Fordham gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, calling Sambeat ""an artist of imposing character within a straightish postbop context".

Track listing

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

* Perico Sambeat – alto sax, soprano sax *

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– piano *

Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator, keyboardist and record label owner. Biography Born in Philadelphia to a musical family, Rosenwinkel began taking piano lessons when ...

– guitar *

Ben Street Ben Street is an American jazz double bassist. Street has performed and recorded with many renowned artists, including John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Ben Monder, Michael Eckroth, Sam Rivers, Billy Hart, Danilo Perez, Aaron P ...

– bass * Jeff Ballard – drums * Carmen Canela – vocals

References

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