Desperado (Pat Martino album)

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) (1968) Desperado (1970) The Visit! (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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!”^[3]

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"^[4]

“Even this difficult instrument doesn’t dampen his proficiency.”^[5]

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.^[5]

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[]

• Pat Martino – 12-string electric guitar
• Eric Kloss – soprano sax (track 1)
• Eddie Green – electric piano
• Tyrone Brown – electric bass
• Sherman Ferguson – drums, bells
• Les Paul – notes
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Bob Porter – supervision

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