Pat Martino: These Are Soulful Days

The Pat Martino Trio revisit a number from the Don Patterson years; Cal Massey's 'These Are Soulful Days'. Featuring Pat Martino (gtr), Joey DeFrancesco (org) and Byron Landham (drms).

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Music

Tags:

• pat
• martino
• joey
• defrancesco
• byron
• landham
• jazz
• guitar
• organ
• drums
• trio
• cal
• massey
• don
• patterson
• philadelphia

[pixaninny]

Eric Kloss been very ill with a strange kind of chemical infestation. The GivenGain project is asking for donations.

[zachNewYork]

I don't care what anyone here says although some of it's amusing. I love the way he plays and I really don't give a shit if this person or the other one is better or stole this or that from whomever. Who the fuck really cares? Just listen to it and enjoy it or shut the fuck up move on already.

[aharambol]

Do those smart asses, who critisize Pat Martino know, what happened to him in 1980? After the first part of his career in the 60s and 70s he had to learn the guitar from the very beginning after he had survived a severe brain aneurysm. I wonder if these ignorants could achieve the same... well, of course it's a lot easier to critisize.

[anarh87]

на 3-15 минуте заело

[samjohannes]

@aharambol indeed. although as a side note, it should be understood that while he lost his harmonic knowledge, his motor coordinations remained intact, so he still had the technique. but either way, he is without a doubt one of the most remarkable men to play the guitar.

[limaktba]

@mqblues Long, sometimes very looooonnng lines, but he always finishes them :). He phrases beautifully.

[ClariDiez]

the pat martino trademark: playing 16th notes over swinged eights. try it with zour bandmates. ts more difficult then it seems...

...and the all three swingin like hell...what a band. what a guitar player that pat martino...

[AmundLauritzen]

@techman6 Exactly! People always say quality vs quantity. But Martino has both of those. When every note means something, it does not matter if one plays two notes per chorus or a million. All those comments come from people who tried to play an open D chord and failed. Then they come across Martino and its like adding insult to injury because he is so damned good it is out of this world!

[ithegyspsi]

I wonder if Pat is aware of his bridge pickup.

[michaeljamesca]

Bad Ass!!!

[techman6]

"I enjoy Pat's virtuousity but agree with some of the posts that he sometimes tends to roll his lines without pauses. .." John Coltrane did the same thing in his late 50's hard bebop years . It is not a sign of weakness- it's about having more to say than the medium or song can offer you, and wanting to fit more into it than can possibly be fit without cramming.

[IRACEMABABU]

@fretbuzz59 oh ! can you show us on YouTube how he had to play ?

[mqblues]

I enjoy Pat's virtuousity but agree with some of the posts that he sometimes tends to roll his lines without pauses. On the other hand, that's part of his magic and not many jazz players can do it with as much soul. For a taste of contrasting solo styles check out his great 1972 CD Footprints (reissued in 1997) wherein he moves from intricate to sublime. He is an inspiration to all musicians.