Pat Martino - Strings

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Guitarist Pat Martino's second recording as a leader (which has been reissued on CD) finds him essentially playing advanced bop. His quintet (with Joe Farrell on tenor and flute, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Walter Perkins) really roars on an uptempo version of "Minority" and is diverse enough to come up with meaningful statements on four of Martino's originals.

Pat Martino

Strings

(All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated)

"Minority" (Gigi Gryce) 00:00​ "Lean Years" 09:21​ "Mom" 17:59​ "Querido" 25:22​ Pat Martino - guitar Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, flute Cedar Walton - piano Ben Tucker - bass Walter Perkins - drums Don Schlitten - producer Rudy Van Gelder - engineer Released 1967 Recorded October 2, 1967 Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Label Prestige PR 7547 Producer Don Schlitten