Released March 1970 Length 35:53 Artist Pat Martino Producer Bob Porter Genre Jazz | Recorded March 9, 1970 Desperado
(1970) The Visit!
(1972) Release date March 1970 Label Prestige Records | |
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Pat martino blackjack
Desperado is a 1970 post-bop jazz album by Pat Martino.
Contents
- Pat martino blackjack
- Pat martino desperado
- Criticism
- Background
- Track listing
- CD Reissue
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
“A key album in the shift in Pat Martino's sound at the end of the 60s -- with one foot in the soul jazz camp in which he got his start, and the other in the freer, open-minded style he used a lot in the 70s!”
Pat martino desperado
Criticism
Jazz critic Scott Yanow described the album as “funky in spots, electric, and swinging when called for” and extols Martino’s performance as “consistently inventive"
“Even this difficult instrument doesn’t dampen his proficiency.”
Background
Recorded at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studios, Mr. Martino chose a 12 string guitar to define his interpretations of his own compositions and "Oleo" by Sonny Rollins.
Track listing
- "Blackjack" (Martino) – 7:45
- "Dearborn Walk" (Martino)– 3:50
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:53
- "Desperado" (Martino/Green) – 7:55
- "A Portrait of Diana" (Martino) – 4:30
- ”Express” (Martino) – 6:43
CD Reissue
Remastered versions of the album (one being from 1989) do not include any bonus tracks and are stereo versions of the original stereo recording.
Personnel
Songs
1Blackjack7:45
2Dearborn Walk3:50
3Oleo4:53