| Just Friends | ||||
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| Studio album by Rick Haydon and John Pizzarelli | ||||
| Released | February 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 11–12, 2005 | |||
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| Label | Mel Bay Records | |||
| John Pizzarelli chronology | ||||
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Just Friends is a vocal jazz album by Rick Haydon and John Pizzarelli, released in February 2006 with Mel Bay Records. [1]
It reached 19 on the JazzWeek Top 100 charts in April 2006. [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Mike Shanley for the JazzTimes wrote that technically "both guitarists play Bill Moll seven-string axes, so it would’ve been nice if this album did a better job of distinguishing one from the other" but that "their musical touchstones and graceful styles blend together like a seasoned team." [1]
Ken Dryden at All About Jazz had a more positive take, writing the duo alternates "between lead and rhythm lines so effectively that it's hard to tell who is who." He concluded "it is obvious that they had a ball making this disc." [5]
Scott Yanow rated the album four stars on AllMusic, commenting that Haydon "holds his own with Pizzarelli on this good-natured and consistently swinging quartet set." [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chasin' The Blues" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Two Funky People" | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Sometime Ago" | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Halley's Comet" | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Look For The Silver Lining" | 2:05 |
| 6. | "Samba De Orfeu" | 6:00 |
| 7. | "It's A Wonderful World" | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Old Folks" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Perdido" | 5:48 |
| 10. | "Tony's Tune" | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Just Friends" | 7:03 |
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