El Hombre
El Hombre is the debut album by jazz guitarist Pat Martino. It was recorded in 1967 and released by Prestige Records[1]
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | May 1, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:12 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   |
Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars, stating, "Guitarist Pat Martino's debut as a leader finds the 22-year-old showing off his roots in soul-jazz organ groups while looking ahead at the same time...Martino primarily plays a straight-ahead set but already displays a fairly distinctive sound".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Martino except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waltz for Geri" | 6:21 |
| 2. | "Once I Loved" (Ray Gilbert/Antônio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes) | 5:42 |
| 3. | "El Hombre" | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Cisco" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "One for Rose" | 4:54 |
| 6. | "A Blues for Mickey-O" | 8:02 |
| 7. | "Just Friends" (John Klenner/Sam M. Lewis) | 5:47 |
Personnel
- Pat Martino – guitar
- Danny Turner – flute
- Trudy Pitts – Hammond organ
- Mitch Fine – drums
- Vance Anderson – bongos
- Abdu Johnson – congas
Production
- Cal Lampley – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- Prestige Records discography accessed May 2, 2013
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 2, 2013
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