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
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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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