- Desperado (Pat Martino album)
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Desperado 
Studio album by Pat Martino Released March 1970 Recorded March 9, 1970 Genre Jazz Length 35:53 Label Prestige Producer Bob Porter Pat Martino chronology Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) (Prestige)
(1968)Desperado
(1970)Footprints (32 Jazz)
(1972)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Desperado is a 1970 post-bop jazz album by Pat Martino.
“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]
Contents
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"[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
- "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
- Pat Martino - guitar
- Eric Kloss – soprano sax
- Eddie Green – electric piano
- Tyrone Brown – electric bass
- Sherman Ferguson - drums, bells
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Les Paul – notes
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Bob Porter – supervision
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ www.dustygroove.com
- ^ All Music Guide to Jazz –ISBN 0-87930-530-4
- ^ a b Desperado LP-7795 liner notes by Les Paul
Categories:- Pat Martino albums
- 1970 albums
- Prestige Records albums
- Albums produced by Bob Porter
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