Desperado (Pat Martino album)

Desperado is a 1970 post-bop jazz album by Pat Martino.

Desperado
Studio album by
Pat Martino
ReleasedMarch 1970
RecordedMarch 9, 1970
GenreJazz
Length35:53
LabelPrestige
ProducerBob Porter
Pat Martino chronology
Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)
(1968)		 Desperado
(1970)		 The Visit!
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

“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!”[2]

Reception

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"[3]

“Even this difficult instrument doesn’t dampen his proficiency.”[4]

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.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Blackjack" (Martino) – 7:45
  2. "Dearborn Walk" (Martino)– 3:50
  3. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:53
  4. "Desperado" (Martino, Green) – 7:55
  5. "A Portrait of Diana" (Martino) – 4:30
  6. ”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

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. http://www.dustygroove.com
  3. All Music Guide to Jazz –ISBN 0-87930-530-4
  4. Desperado LP-7795 liner notes by Les Paul
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