All Sides Now

All Sides Now is an album by guitarist Pat Martino which was recorded in 1996–97 and first released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album pairs Martino with notable guitarists from across the musical spectrum.

All Sides Now
Studio album by
Pat Martino
Released1997
RecordedJune 1, 1996 – January 15, 1997
GenreJazz
Length51:56
LabelBlue Note
BN 37627
ProducerBill Milkowski
Pat Martino chronology
The Maker
(1994)		 All Sides Now
(1997)		 Stone Blue
(1998)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]

In his review for AllMusic, which awarded the album 4 stars, Scott Yanow wrote, "Veteran Pat Martino is teamed up with a variety of different fellow guitarists on this interesting if not quite essential release... A decent effort, but not up to Pat Martino's most significant."[2] Glen Astarita from All About Jazz was less forgiving noting, "The Blue Note Records debut by guitarist extraordinaire Pat Martino is spotty at best. It is primarily a series of duets and ensemble settings with a wide array of top notch guitarists spanning different genres... The feeling here is that Mr. Martino had been granted a minimal amount of artistic control from the onset. What we have here is something short of a hack job!"[4] The Los Angeles Times critic, Bill Kohlhaase, rated the album 2½ stars writing, "Guitarist Martino, who was forced to relearn his instrument after suffering a brain aneurysm in 1980, retains a solid identity in these diverse collaborations with seven fellow guitarists... Martino brings a measure of feeling that his partners never seem able to match."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated

  1. "Too High" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:03
  2. "Two of a Kind" - 5:54
  3. "Progression" - 5:36
  4. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) - 4:41
  5. "Ellipsis" (Martino, Joe Satriani) - 3:09
  6. "Both Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell) - 3:53
  7. "Ayako" - 7:46
  8. "Two Days Old" (Michael Hedges) - 5:17
  9. "Outrider" - 7:43
  10. "Never and After" (Satriani) - 2:54

Personnel

References
  1. Pat Martino discography. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  3. Kohlhaase, B. "Pat Martino: All Sides Now", Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1997.
  4. Astarita, G. Pat Martino: All Sides Now, All About Jazz, October 1, 1997.


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