Pat Martino - episode 30

[Thetruth1944]

Watch the documentary, it speaks for itself. Maybe go and talk to some of the musicians who left his band...see how they were treated. Like my name says, I speak the truth.

[Thetruth1944]

Pat isn't a great guy. Anyone who wants to know what he is really like should get the documentary "Unstrung". I went to a viewing and saw how he treated the producer of "Both SIdes Now". He is pathetic at times. Also, look at a clip of him speaking and then view the documentary when he can't remember 3 words that start with the letter "a". Who's fooling who? He's trying to present to the image of being this sad person when he really is an arrogant human being who treats people like crap.

[phillyphife]

@Thetruth1944 Wow. You joined youtube today and this is one of your first comments? Have you spent any time with Pat one on one? Have you spoken with any of the legions of his students? Pat is far from "sad" and is clearly not trying to portray himself that way. When people criticize others they seldom fail to point out their own shortcomings. In this case you have nailed your own self-portrait: "an arrogant human being who treats people like crap."

[Neuromance27]

If it wasn't for Shawn Lane to bridge genres I wouldve never given jazz a chance in my music appreciation. Great stuff.

[cbranchereau]

While a great player, I find he's kind of chaining scales more than making music like Jim Hall, Django, or say Wes did. Still a great guitarist but not my favorite.

[ajh10036]

Thanks for posting, I love this guy. Simply awesome!

[potatoepeter1]

Its fryday, i must not thinking about i go church or not. Pat Martino, the best pastor and pfarrer and imam

[randomnoob7]

Do you have Eric Alexander's solo as well or did you start recording during Pat's solo?

[ArtDonna84]

Rock may have it's share of "Shredders" but Martino is Jazz's answer to that! Outstanding

[Hoopermazing]

Is this the guy who had some kind of brain event that made him forget how to play guitar and had to teach himself to play again?

[veeshead]

@Hoopermazing yes. I guess he is working on an auto-biography. Will be interesting.

[jamie9890]

@Hoopermazing yes it is

[BallsadeepmodeXYZ]

This guy knew the "melodic minor 'scales way back... in the 50's for christ sake.

He knows these intervals like it's the back of his hand. i'ts all emotion at this

point.

[Wolfe93616]

Arthritis is now a made-up word

[plexiseagull]

Fantastic! I'm glad he plays like Pat Martino, because no one else can. Pat Martino is one of the all time greats, because he plays the way he plays. You can't teach Pat to be somene else, because he has a storng personality, and therefore he don't bother with depressing his true nature. Maybe someone can teach znmaf7 some manners?!! Respect a true legend who has been one of the key-players to define what jazzguitar and jazz is today.

[znmaf7]

Great mind.Wish he could vary rythmn wise a bit more,with space.....

[WILLOW5521]

I love this! It's total technique with total feel. How does he pull that off so perfectly? It's just him ....that's the answer. He plays from the heart. He plays and sounds completely different from any guitarist on earth. It's his soul. Just look at all his under studies that turned out to be so solid as players. His right hand is aggressive and that skill alone sounds and feels different than many others. I thank my lucky stars that he has returned!

[dankgeetar]

im sorry, old pat cant hold a candle to young pat....

[themikeaustin]

Absolutely amazing that Pat Martino had some kind of brain "event" that caused him to forget how to play the guitar. He had to totally re-learn how to play the guitar! (I guess he retained some of his muscle memory...)

[Rabidburt]

So many great guitarists out there. . .but who's better than this guy?? Can't think of one. . .

[beedlegirl]

A True Master

[Cory1721]

I wish legends like Pat would play around my area. I live in ohio and all you hear is country, classic rock, or rap sad. Pat still kicks ass

[vitocosiete]

maestrooooooooooooooooooooooo.­..

ese lenguage es genial

[jazz1bro]

Intense!

[potatoepeter1]

thats absolut

[diagreen]

i learned about this guy in music school 20yrs back.im still not a good enough guitarist to comment so ill just watch.wow.thanx a million.

[callasexperience]

great suit Pat!

[osiruskat]

Pat is such an inspiration, from losing his memory and ability to play to relearning the guitar is simply amazing. He is my hero and makes me want to play better guitar.

[GabeSlice]

wow i like how the piano player quoted freedom jazz dance, holy shit their playing at chris´ jazz cafe in philly, i live within walking distance

[sonofguitargod]

morbid old guy plays morbid. if u like it u r gay or retarded or both. what can you expect from someone that writes a book on playing dorian over every chord

[easyjrp]

@sonofguitargod

U just don't getit do U - Sad bastard!

[sonofguitargod]

@easyjrp haha..i get your mom, that sad ho. you get your dad, the sad bastard

[Manolian]

IMO , Pat is the greatest Jazz guitar player that has ever lived, and a great human being.

[racegrlcher24]

Pat Gave me a copy of this On The Stairs from his binder of Charts and signed it for me!!! Hank Corvinus.

[genegeno1]

Superb.

[mandreassi1]

i was lucky enought to study with pat in the eighties,,intense 

[osiruskat]

@mandreassi1 wow. too cool.

[anthonyfaris]

its a gibson pat martino

[okturus]

most soulful guitarist...NO CONTEST!

[oirambagdarell]

Really nice improvisation now watch this one is awesome! youtube.com/watch?v=e7NHwtkM7C­s

[fastjazzguitar]

try to do a little faster!! :-)

[Metalhead3333]

who is on keys?

[wowspare]

they say this guy uses monster strings... 16-58 gauge strings...

[one800rob]

i dont get it

[JonathasSilas]

é o melhor

[dSOOCH]

`

eric alexander on Tenor

[Zombiewulf1]

wow! The thing about these guys is, anything outside of what they are hearing in their head...is a distraction. Check the flow. You simply cannot be bothered with distraction and play like that. There is only music and the dialog between players.

[lydianview]

the greatest!!!!!thanks for the post

[MrFep]

Does anyone know what kind of guitar that is. I looks thin like a solidbody.

[phillyphife]

It's the Gibson "Pat Martino" model of course

[sclogse1]

@phillyphife Nope...it's a Benedetto.

[sclogse1]

@phillyphife You're right. The benedetto that pat switched to later happens to look a lot like it. My error.

[pgrones333]

@MrFep It's a custom Benedetto Benny Deluxe Model

[phillyphife]

@pgrones333 Pat is playing Benedettos now but had his namesake Gibson on this date.

[TLPnega]

@phillyphife that does not look like his Gibson at all, it is his Benedetto. The Gibson pat PRIMARILY played was a sunburst colour, I never remember him playing a black Gibson.

[phillyphife]

@TLPnega You are right that it looks alot like the Benes he is playing now but check episode 31 for the proof at 1m18-30s in. I interviewed him a few weeks before this gig and got some nice close-ups of the black Gibson sig model.

[RationalismTrumpsAll]

@phillyphife Does he still play his Abe Riveras?

[phillyphife]

@RationalismTrumpsAll Haven't seen him play one in the 5 years since I've know him, but that doesn't mean he hasn't. He had a show in spring of 2010 where he said he played Benedetto's pretty much exclusively now.

[jazzpman]

amazng! Im so proud to be born and raised in south philadelphia and follow a tradition of incredible jazz guitarists.

[jamboliboli]

@jazzpman you bet buddy

[garythain76]

you don't have to understand jazz to appreciate it. just snap your fingers to the rhythm!

[CadillacL]

@garythain76 Couldn't have said it better.

[SGCmyASS]

how's this tune called?

[KillerFlutejuice401]

The flow is awesome :o)

[60lab]

I love Pat Martino - I love guitar - I love You Tube!

[f15r18]

Pat is an amazing guitar player! Definitely a musician ahead of his time.

[Debsquall]

And what impresses me about this is that this guy had to re-learn all about guitar. he had a brain trauma and lost all faculties... Check him now

[EVELYNEMIL]

Absolutely amazing!!. Grettings from Miami.

[ontoverse]

that man IS hardbop

[thejazzman8]

amnesia couldn't even stop pat from playing

[shep79]

I feel dumb because I don't understand jazz.

[amrob]

the thing that made me understand the music was actually reading music history and to learn what to listen to. few people can put on a jazz record for the first time and really dig the music. you have to know what to listen for. but i promise u. if u give it a shot u will get much much more out of listening to jazz than with many other different kinds of music=)

[potatoepeter1]

Pat bringt´s 100%

[ksmithdc]

Pat Martino is one of our most precious national treasures. We are all lucky to be able to watch him spontaneously create masterpiece solo after masterpiece solo.

[mealexxx]

I love Pat Martino! <3

[En3usiast]

A great video with passion...Pat also records and gigs with James Ridl...a truly great jazz-fusion pianist.

[jazz1bro]

What a deep funky swinging solo!

[sclogse1]

Watch pat's picking hand...things to see and learn there.....

[ImCockToasten]

This guy is playing his butt off! It's breath taking to see him live.

[benthemiester]

Who says you cant run through a mine field? only if you have the balls.

[cleijazzson]

show show show. Pat Martino Is awesome

[homerobittencourt]

He's amazing

[f15r18]

I got to confes that I envy those guys sitting on the tables listening to PAT MARTINO!!! Give me a break!

[beirutty]

YEAHH PAT

SHOW IN THIS PLANET

WHATS BEAUTIFUL IS THE LIFE INSIDE THE NATURE'S TUNES... ADORABLE.. jJ

[dnikhilrao]

tonnes and tonnes of respect to this man. pat gives hope and inspiration to every life he touches.

[mr12note]

no denying his style - you know its him without seeing the video

tone till the cows come home

[4578a]

he's alright.

[Guernseyopman]

Pat is one of the all time great jazz guitarists. I don't believe this clip gives a full appreciation of his abilities. If you don't know his full story you will be amazed that he learned to play guitar not once but twice as he lost his memory after having brain surgery. He is a true genius conceptually and technically. Check out the CD All Sides Now. He pairs with Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern, Joe Satriani, and Charlie Hunter, Les Paul and Tuck Andress. Cassandra Wilson is also on one track.

[paulo6661351]

totally with u

[fiddlercrab3]

Yeah Pat! I bought his method book, Linear Expressions, two years ago, and I'm still studying out of it now. I have a feeling I'll be studying out of it for decades to come.

Can't wait to hear what he and B3 player Tony Monaco do when put in the same room together- I heard a rumor they're doing/going to do/already did a tour, and I want to hear some of it!

[maxshockerflo]

I bought it a few months ago and I haven't got out of phase one yet! It has opened my world to a ton of new possibilities of playing. I think it's out of print now, I had to hunt a copy down on ebay.

[Gittarek]

He's amazing on Uri Cane's PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT, too

[lukex1337]

YES! That is one of my favorite albums!!!!

[MultiJohnk]

He's amazing on the Stanley Clarke album "Children of Forever". Check it out.

[ilikememusic]

i saw him play this with this killing organ player and tain on drums it was AMAZING one of my most prominent music expeirences

[MagnusLindblOOm]

What an inspiration. Love his playing, it´s just outstandning

[BorysPomianek]

Ha, good shit. Thanks for putting this up man!

[asrm]

he's just great, but i really don't like the pianist. Who is he?

[Cainer666]

wow, this guy is GREAT!

[AmundLauritzen]

What is the name of this tune? The head is awesome, but I never found out what it is called!

[phillyphife]

"On The Stairs"

[transcendrage1]

A hardcore study of Melodic Minor ....Mode 1

[SUNNYD3322]

That's what I call real jazz.

[deylite]

we're listening to a musical genius and these guys are arguing over what a half a brain is..half a brain is you 2 getting into a dumb spat,perhaps if both of you put your brains together we'd have a whole brain experience!shut up and enjoy the music!Lol! I'd hate to be there live trying to listen to Pat and hearing you 2 behind me!

[3rdPR]

I was as good as Pat once, but then he awoke from surgery.

[Chromatype]

that was funny :)

[TheBeatlesCom]

@3rdPR I thought you were gonna say then you woke up.

[diz52nd]

what tone.

[neroodio]

who is the drummer??????

[The4Scars]

וואאאיייייייי איזה גיטריסט משעמםםםםםםםםםםםםםם!!!!

[mlmuscio]

He didnt lose half of his brain. He lost his memory because of the cancer. If he had lost half of his brain he would be mentaly retarded now!

[DrKaufman2009]

dude, try to think it over - have you ever heard of a living man with only half a brain? be real... And i believe that he lost his memory due to an aneurysm , not cancer...

[padleynj]

How do you know I'm a dude and what is a dude? What does your handle of DrKaufman stand for? It certainly is not not a doctor! Work on your research....

[caponsacchi]

Up close and steady makes this filming of a jazz solo better than most I've seen. As for some of those clips from a camera held over head by someone in the back row, unless it's Bird, don't waste our time.

[phillyphife]

Thanks! Had I been 6 rows back with the camera wobbling overhead, that would not have diminished the fact that Martino is one of the "Birds" of our time...

[cubodirubik83]

Great flow of notes, i love this style!

[claryscat]

Saw Pat yesterday in Portland @ Crystal Ballroom. Tony Manaco is a monster and Pat is playing as great or better than I ever remember him. Great show! He told a story about when he was coming up, he gigged seven nights a week, seven sets a night, forty- five on and fifteen off.

[dafreak6889]

wow.

[noonward]

swinging and sweet notes tho hes sloppy ish

[ridleyrockets]

Sloppyish? He didn't hit a single bum note! This is a master class.

[Jackman951]

2:47 the piano player quotes freedom jazz dance

[booksteve]

Thanks for posting this ,that is so inspiring...I want to go and practice some more...any ideas on what manufacturer builds that amp he is using?

[weskoki]

That's Raeser's cab...

[osensei2987]

Player's change gear all the time! But during this time he was using an Acoustic Image Clarus head with a Raezer's Edge cabinet.

Sweet amp for cleans and 400 Watts! Bam!

[lefeverthierry]

i would kill for his brains!

[xMiloTheGreatx]

I would kill to have his right hand!

[shetalkscrazytalk84]

Pat will forever keep us guitarists mystified!

[jacobe888]

It's 'On The Stairs' at least the melody at the end is...

[jacobe888]

Not 'On the stairs' ?

[PatricioLeija]

I've listened this song in one of his records but i can't remember the name, definetly is not impresions, at the and you can listen to part of the melody.

[jacobe888]

Anyone know what song is he playing here? thnx

[osensei2987]

He's playing John Coltrane's Impressions.

[PatricioLeija]

Is not impresions I'll check the name later.

[zu3tu7]

what a swing

[musinelli]

Master!

[AmundLauritzen]

He has the best lines!

No one can duplicate his sound!

[MY599FERRARI]

NICE .......real NICE !

[harri3t]

You uninformed idiot jackass slack jawed monkeys. Shut up, and just listen to Pat. OK? Look, listen, and learn. Good. Thank you.

[dorian411]

THANKS! Next to McLaughlin, Pat Martino is my favorite. The "BEST" unknown bop guitarist. I am sure you know, but Martino had a stroke years back, and had to RELEARN how to play. Like on this vid: OUTSTANDING! He kills!

[futboler454]

Not a stroke. An aneurysm!

[PatricioLeija]

I think he is very well know

[elnombre2]

is that eric alexander on tenor?

[phillyphife]

yes it is.

[elnombre2]

i never realised hes on a few martino recordings. i just read an interview with him and thought id check him out but it seems ive already heard him! hes a really refreshing player.

[sistalinda]

Nice conversation between guitar and drums.