Myself too...I pick a frogman post about him...I discxovered him thanks to frogman one week ago...i did not even recognize his name save vaguely....
Martino is so original in his playing which is also a way to compose not only improvise with a chord system hypnotical and able to integrate in his net any melody in his own way...
He is not only a top guitarist but a very great musician...
His particular way to touch the strings comes from or MIMIC asian way North africa oud or near eastern instrument like tanbur...
He clearly had an arabic and "sufi" influence which is very deep and the ground of his playing... He resemble no american jazz guitarist i know of ....
His music is more intense than just beautiful...All this which is intense could be beautiful also, but all there which is beautiful is not always also intense...
His music for this reason GRIP us under his spell...
His guitar spoke with chords more than singing with a melody...Near eastern way to speak more than singing..
For sure he pick and choose some type of electrical guitar able to serve his way: speaking more than singing or speaking before and on top of singing...
His guitar choices are tailored around that goal...
All this explain why he is so much underestimated being a true creative and completely original genius but not only a top guitarist... There is many top guitarists...Fewer totally original one , and fewer great musician not only for guitar sake but for the music sake...Bach and Scriabin, and Monteverdi or any other great musicians are people who create their own way to speak....They are unmistakable...But could be forgotten like Bach was circled by new emerging ways to speak and write discourse...Martino was forgotten...For a time....His reputation will not decrease though ....
His style has the same powerful potential originality and richness than Django Rheinhardt...I put him near him...
And as many a jazz guitarist I’ve known about over the years, I had never heard of Pat Martino! Until about a week or so later, I discovered here, thanks to you guys!
i cannot either... 😁😊
I can’t click and paste music clips. Is there a problem?
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