Rick, that's a wonderful tribute to Pat. Thank you. I'm the neuropsychologist who co-scripted and presented the Martino Unstrung documentary you talk about so generously. Pat and I established a great bond. He is beyond doubt one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. The musical genius was just a part of it.
My stroke, thirteen years ago, was ischemic, a blood clot, as opposed to a brain bleed. You're less likely to get back any function from the damage of a clot stroke than you are from a bleed stroke, because the tissue just dies. My doctors were sort of confused as to why I could move my left hand at all at first, and when I told them that I was a guitar player, they told my friend to go get one of my guitars and bring it right now. They told me that the neural connections I had built up with my left hand in thirty years of guitar playing were a major factor in how quickly and to what extent I regained function. Long story short, after the stroke I never played at the level I played at before it, but the very fact that I did play helped with my recovery. I was thinking of Pat Martino the whole time.
I had cancer. got through chemo and radiation and a few weeks after the treatment ended I had a massive blood clot break off and go through my heart. A very strange feeling. I got so dizzy and couldn't breath but managed to stay conscious. Finally 2 clots lodged, one in each of my lungs. I made it through with a lot of pain and blood thinners. I'm cancer free for a year and a half but developed neuropathy in my feet and hands. It's very annoying. I can still play but my hands start to tingle in about 15 mins. then they burn and go numb. I also think about Pat as I try to work my way through this.
@@sergedenovo2389 Wow, Just when you think you've got it bad you find someone else had it worse. I grew up in an abusive house hold but nothing like what you had. You must be an awfully strong person to go through that and keep going! The only thing I can tell you is life is a continuum. It never ends! So never give up and little by little things can get better. Love yourself because you never want to head back to where you came from! For you're own peace of mind you are worth it. So hold on brother as hard as it may seem. Our hearts go out to you!
@@sergedenovo2389 - You may or may not think of yourself as a hero, but just know there are people literally anywhere on planet earth right now reading your story, and they're taking inspiration from it. I've been feeling a bit sorry for myself lately (for a variety of things), but you snapped me out of it. Thank you and God bless. I'm going to go pick up my guitar right now!
After I graduated from GIT in 1980, I took over running the studio at the school and got to know all the faculty really well including Pat when he was around. One day Howard Roberts and Pat Hicks, the founders of GIT, approached me to ask if I would drive Pat Martino from his apartment to the hospital and from that day we started an amazing friendship. I took every chance to drive him around whenever he needed a ride. Those years 1980, 81 + 82 were tough times for him. I'll never forget those precious moments. He never wasted time. He seemed to always be in the deepest of thoughts and never held back to voice them. Rest in peace Pat.
I am sure it was a privledge. Do you ever wonder of the choices you made prior, that led you exactly to that place to be of service? I often wonder if such encounters are random, or if they are the fate of our choices. Very cool story, thank you for sharing.
@@barrittstephen2169 I can't comment on the fate, all I know is I was there and available. And of course a bit star struck at the time. At first I really didn't know the full extent of his injury or what he was going through, but of course I learned from his stories while in the car. We developed a little private code so when we'd see each other at the school or elsewhere, I knew he appreciated things deeply. Up to the point before I was asked to help him out, I was listening to my favorite album of his, Joyous Lake, nearly every day.
@@RobertCharlesMann Thank you for your reply Mr. Mann! The very best to you and yours in this brand New Year. It is a privilege to hear about your personal connection to Pat Martino. Your story adds an interesting element to his story during a period of his recovery. May he rest in peace.
One of my all time hero's. Living in LA, I went to see him one night at a club in Hollywood. It was filled with a small but appreciative crowd. During a break, he was sitting alone at the bar. I walked over, sat next to him and we had a brief chat. I was mindful that perhaps he wanted to be alone, so I kept it short Yes, I did that thing crush thing. I brought along my Pat Martino instruction book and and asked him to sign it...just like a kid. He opened it and signed it. I watched in amazement as he sculpted his signature in a perfectly balanced, symmetrical fashion that I can only describe as highly stylized calligraphy. We sat and chatted for a few more minutes. I thanked him and returned to my seat, thrilled, like a little kid.
To this day, his masterclass I had the privilege to attend at GIT was the most inspiring lecture or speech I ever experienced. He did it twice. And his approach to visualizing the instrument is truly otherworldly. I remember him explaining how he realized (while relearning from himself) that everything is either a triangle w 3 connection points (augmented) or a square with 4 connection points (diminished). Still trying to figure it out :) RIP Pat.
YEs he would see everything in minor taken out from diminished scales. its mind bogling that he could do it mentally. it never sounded like a music theory thing it always sounded so musical.
OK, since it’s you, Michael, let us confirm that Pat Martino was indeed an influence on our beloved Jerry Garcia, n’est-ce pas? Listening to some of Jerry’s late 70’s burrowing/bopping one can feel the Pat Martino influence. Hip is hip.
The fact that I play my guitar in circles is self explanatory of my lack of ability ba ha ha ha … triangles and squares aye … back to the drawing board …Mister Palmisano - love your stuff my man all the way from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mr. Martino was/is in my humble opinion in the top ten greatest jazz fusion/jazz guitarists of all time. He was a genius. RIP - Mr. Martino. Rich Beato great job as usual.
My father was an orchestral percussionist and jazz drummer who had played a few gigs with Pat in the 70s in NYC and Atlantic City. Pat came out to our house in Long Island and I got to hear them jam, which was pretty incredible. Pat took some time to teach me a flat 5 flat 9 chord and showed me how it worked in a blues progression as I was more into blues rock than jazz at the age of 12. But that was probably my first real lesson in theory, and he was very generous with me. RIP.
Rick there are so many musicians a lot of us uninformed people do not know about. PLEASE KEEP ENLIGHTENING US ! Thank you Sir ! You are a wonderful teacher, father , person etc. THE world NEEDS more informed people of character to spread the word of WHAT is important.
I am so sad that Pat succumbed to his lasting illness of this past year. I’m incredibly fortunate to have had lessons from two amazing teachers. Dennis Sandole and then Pat Martino in the 90’s. Although I never followed up with my lessons with Pat, he took a liking to me and we shared many a wonderful sushi dinner at Sakura on 2nd near South Street in Philadephia. He was always joined by his charming Japanese wife . My dear friend Steve Beskarone played Bass for him back then which was quite surprise to me when I found out. Steve is an extraordinary bassist who can literally play any style with genuine feeling. Pat was humble above all else and charming and funny and overall one of best humans ever….. And then there was his playing and teaching. He slowed everything down for me in the the beginning matching my finger dexterity to my playing level. He never raised his voice and had the patience of a saint it seemed to me. I spoke with him about his miraculous recovery and his take on it was his hand muscles knew what to do before his brain did and by practicing it reconnected most of his damaged neurons by a kind of feedback. Made sense to me. I’m paraphrasing of course. What an absolute lovely and loving man. The worlds a little bit dimmer now that Pat has left the building. How lucky I am to have these memories and how sad I am to hear he is gone. But he struggled to hang on for a while and part of me is relieved knowing his pain and struggles are over. I’m praying for the joyful and peaceful repose of Pat’s soul. 🙏 May those who were close to him find grace and strength during this difficult time. Davide (Martella) Simpson
@@billyfox7089 I don’t think Pat ever played any shows with Phil but they most likely knew each other. Phil played with Mose Alison, and David “fathead” Newman and lots of other big bands and is actually pretty well known as a Jazz Drummer. I think he just visited here in Philly.
Mr Beto thank you for this wonderful tribute to Mr Pat Martino you are spot on when you said at first time ever listening to his album I was totally blown away at his incredible fluidity and ability to play endless lines of beautifully and perfectly played bebop I would spend hours learning his solos note for note on a turn table , yes very rough ,but yes we have lost one of the greatest musicians of our time My sincere condolences to his family, and thank you again for your RUclips tribute to the Great Pat Martino. Paul T.
Rick you should make series called "guitar legends that everybody should know" or something like that where you will make a complete breakdown of guitarist's life carrier, why he stands out etc. I am new in this world of legendary guitar masters and whenever i hear a new name like martino, everyone around me goes "a yes he was a walking legend, this is my favourite record ever" I think it will be really helpful for all of us, the uncultured sweins, to learn more a out these individuals from another world.
@@ChurchofPirateology Please do this for Jason Becker. There was a biography about him in the past few years, but I haven't seen anyone really breakdown his playing. He was a true virtuoso. Marty Friedman calls him a composer on the level of Beethoven!
Great idea ! Beleive me, even the guys who say "ah, yes! He was a walking legend" have barely scratched the surface and would gladly get the Beato's "Guitar legends that you should know". And i mean ME!
Mr. Beato, as a long time musician, and parent of two boys who I am currently teaching music to, I want to tip my hat to you for your respect and exposure of music that sadly seems forgotten today. Your analysis of theory combined with your obvious passion for music is nothing short of awe inspiring! Thank you for your videos! My boys and I sit and watch so many of your videos, and it is absolutely incredible to see the spark in their eye and to see their wheels turning and creation beginning after being exposed to some of the music that you are sharing with the world. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your contribution to the education of the spirit and soul of music!
Back in 1977 I asked a guitarist friend who he liked on guitar...he said "Pat Metheny" but I thought he said "Pat Martino", so I accidently got a Martino record and have been grateful ever since. Of course, I finally got Metheny's records and was also stunned. Both players are from planets other than Earth.
I'm not a professional player, but I played guitar well, until I had a nminor stroke in 2014. I had to relearn to play guitar. I became a better player after my stroke. So, I profoundly understand what you are sharing about Pat Martino.
I admire your courage and perseverance. I've been playing guiter myself for >45 years (not as a prof player either) and I just don't want to even think about having to relearn how to play. So, much respect for you having done that!
I recently had seizure caused by a blood clot in my brain and have had trouble with memory and guitar playing as a result. Not anything close to the extent Pat suffered, but I've been listening to his music a lot lately and thinking about what he went through. It's been incredibly inspiring and helpful in my journey back, but this has hit me quite hard. He's always been one of my favourite guitarists and his life was a huge gain for the music world.
Martino had a left temporal lobectomy (due to severe epilepsy). The hippocampus, which is the structure which manages episodic memory formation and recall, lives in this region of the cerebral cortex and was damaged due to the surgery. Fine motor skills (aka muscle memory) are primarily the domain of the cerebellum - a completely difference structure in the back and underside of the of the cerebral cortex. What Martino had to do is relearn the connections to the fine motor regions - where those fine motor skills still remained. Essentially he had a huge leg up on a guitar newbie who will require years of training to build up those fine motor skills. Fascinating subject. RIP Pat.
A pianist friend of mine from college had a slightly similar problem. One thing she said was that as she was relearning, she only spent time on the stuff she liked best. And the bad habit licks that we all have that are part of our muscle memory, she didn't work on those. Her lines were sort of Bill Evans ish. This is not to say that it is good to lose your abilities and have to relearn the fine motor skills, but it opened my mind to how we could try to somehow latch onto something like that. Avoid muscle memory on the bad stuff. Try to intentionally avoid some of those licks you learned when you/we were less mature. Such incredible stuff how we do what we do. And yes RIP Pat. Your story can help us try to find some better understanding to how we can use our brains.
I met Pat Martino while sitting next to him on a plane due to go from Jersey City to Amsterdam back in 2012. He was heading to Switzerland for a jazz event. He was very interesting to talk to and I mentioned that I also played guitar. When he showed me his signature series Gibson on his phone, I realised that I was talking to someone in a completely different league and just listened to him as we spoke. He was a very interesting man and listened carefully when you spoke. He had some profound ideas about music that I would have to describe as spiritual. We were stuck on that Delta flight that wouldn’t take off due to technical issues, and eventually disembarked near midnight, never having taken off. I started listening to his music on the return to South Africa, and indecently that next-day rerouted flight was also when I discovered Michael Kiwanuka in the on-flight music library. What a profound experience that was. I think I emailed him once and he replied. I was sad to hear of his passing recently, but glad I had the chance of meeting him and being introduced to his music.
Not only did he not know how to play the guitar, he didn't even recognize his parents. I was lucky enough to attend a seminar of his a while back at Roosevelt University, and he was the most articulate, thought-provoking, humorous teacher; very slight, totally professorial-looking, you'd never guess he quit school at 15!
I love your jazz face! I’d love to regain my sheer love of music exhibited by your love of this guitarist. This love of music is what many folks miss this days.
I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Pat a number of times. During one conversation, I told him how much I enjoyed his tribute album to Wes. He told me he was glad he waited until later in his career to tackle that project because he didn’t feel he could do it justice earlier in his career. That blew my mind. I will never forget Pat Martino.
actually, the record rick ticks called footprints was originally released as The Visit on a small label called Cobblestone. It had the coolest pic of pat on the cover. Anyhow, either pat forgot-understandably-or he didn’t feel like he did wes justice but The Visit/Footprints was originally released as a tribute to wes just after wes died.
Worth the watch just for the title... I love that Rick focuses on almost anyone else but himself but the love for all music never goes unnoticed. He gives credit to everyone. I just love your passion for music. Keep it up!
So sorry to hear this.I knew of his history and his comeback and his incredible music theory..unbelievable..it was in hid DNA and destiny. RIP PAT MARTINO.
Musicians like Pat Martino never really die. Their music stands the test of time and they keep inspiring young players many years after they leave this world. Pat Martino was and for ever will be a legend of the guitar.
Pat Martino :" We'll be together again" with Gil Goldstein. My all-time favourite jazz-guitar album. Best phrasing I have ever heard, unparalleled before and after. Greetings from Antwerp, Belgium
I love how you show us amazing artists that most of us don’t know of. Thank you for the important and beautiful work that you do, you are a light to the world, indeed.
I've been playing the guitar since i was 11 (now i'm 45). And i mean to say that i'm a die hard Rock fan. Anyway, back in the days when i started playing the guitar, when i was 11, i took lessons with the only guitar teacher in my neighborhood back then, which was a Jazz teacher. When i asked him who was the best guitariste in the World, he said hands down: Pat Martino. So i went off and bought a Pat Martino album. This was the first album that i bought as a guitar player, that i listened to as a guitar player. And although i can't remember the name of this album just now, its first notes are still ringing in my brain, and always will. RIP Pat Martino
Thank You so much for honoring Pat Martino! He was one of the greatest Influences in my career. Consciousness was my first album of him too. On my final exam I played my transcription of his Solo on „Along came Betty“ on this record. Followed up with his „Exit“ and „We‘ll be together again“ I was so impressed of him, that I tried to contact him per letter, having found out his address through relatives who lived nearby Philly,…in vain, cause it fell in the time when he was suffering from his brain attack. I feel sad about his passing, in thoughts of him since I met him 8 years ago at his age of 69 at his last tour at the german „Birdland“. He played so great like in his former years, also I‘ve noticed a light weakness (he was quite thin) and I‘m very grateful of sharing some words and feelings with him on that occasion. He and George are the true epigons of the Greatest Wes! To celebrate his homecoming I will now take a glass of redwine and put on his Album „We‘ll be together again“, which is a fullfilling example of his musicanship, a duet and not at least a soundicon how beautiful a jazzguitar with a Fender Rhodes play together. Here‘s his own liner notes on that album: „Gil Goldstein and I have recorded this music and we have been greatly fulfilled by it. Now it is time for You, the listener to join with us and share in the ecstasy of these creative moments, for it is here, between us that they will live, and it is here that we will be together again, and again.“ What else can one say of everyones and his music…, perhaps: „You‘re welcome to a Prayer“ (tune of his 1995 album „The Maker“) We live here! Best regards Jürgen
George Benson's story about seeing Pat Martino for the first time reminds me of what Eric Clapton said about hearing/seeing Jimi Hendrix for the first time.
I grew up un South Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. My oldest brother is a jazz guitar player and became friends with Pat in the early seventies. I had the opportunity to go see Pat with my brother in a Philly club in the eighties. We had a table just a few feet from the stage. I was just beginning to play the guitar and boy was it an amazing experience to hear and to see.
Hi Rick, greetings from Ireland.. myself and my dad ( now 89yrs) had the great fortune of catching Pat playing at Fat Tuesdays NY City .. early 1990's.. what a session that was.. Great Dublin Ireland jazz guitarist (Louis Stewart RIP) had just put me on to this super player .. been a fan ever since. Tanx for your vids Rick.. and keeping alot of musicians ( no matter the styles) connected in these mad times.. Stay Well man
I appreciate you recognizing Pat, Rick, I discovered Pat many years ago and have always felt Pat was a giant of his instrument. He never received the widespread appreciation he so deserved.
Wonderful Tribute to Pat! He grew up in my So. Philly Neighborhood! Pat was about 10 yrs older than me. I first heard him on the Great Old Barry Miles album titled White Heat. NEVER heard Anyone play like him....and was blown away to here that he grew up only about 10 city blocks from me. He has been my #1 Guitar Hero since I was 16yrs. old. I had all of Pat's albums, that Rick just displayed. As a teen....Pat's album The Visit helped me Fall in Love with Jazz, and Jazz Guitar! God sometimes works in mysterious (wonderful) ways. Only a few yrs. before he passed, I saw him at Chris's Jazz Cafe in Center City Philly. As he came out of the dressing room, I called to him. Pat just grabbed my hand....and let me talk to him for a bit. He gave me a Firm Handshake and Big Smile and gave me the opportunity to tell him how much he meant to me as a Guitarist.....and a Person! This Italian kid (like you Rick) will Never Forget the great Pat Martino!!❤❤
I had the privilege to meet Pat Martino and his band after a concert here in Denmark a couple of years ago. Mindblowing concert! It was a small jazzclub. After the concert he was sitting in the bar drinking a beer and I ended drinking beer with him (and the band). I told him that I had studied and learned hid solo on "Just friends". He looked at me with very deep, thouhgtfull and questioning brown eyes and asked me: why on earth did you waist your time on that? I froze and couldent answer. But I still think it was worth the hard work to learn the solo. The solo is a piece of art... faboIous! I am very emotional writing this. Mr Martino; such an inspiration....such a legend. Thank you. RIP Pat
what an amazing story - i am very much into classical music and your story reminds me of a somewhat parallel story involving the great English composer, Ralph Vaugh Williams. I can not remember the precise details but the gist of it was about a younger composer who came to him and wanted Vaughn Williams to know how much time he had spent studying and analyzing his music - the young composer got very much the same reply as you did ! - so the story goes that Vaughn Williams told the young composer that it would be much better for him to spend his time writing his own music, rather than studying someone else's
@@VallaMusic I am sure you are right and thats what Pat ment. But we are all somehow standing on the shoulder of the geniuses. I enjoyed the hard work of learning the solo and thereby get a glimps of what Pat might think and feel when he was playing. And I am certainly not a genius myself...just a gigging musician:)
@@jeremyversusjazz yes, you are propably right. But I think he ment it as well. I was too starstruck in the situation to get all the implications. He had propably heard the same thing from hundreds of students over the decades. The "Just friends" solo is such an iconic piece. Anyway, such a prvilege to meet Pat and drink a beer with him:) Have a nice day
I saw PM when Consciousness came out - The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach. Not only was I impressed by his playing - and music! - but him as a real gentleman. He came out after his set and sat down and spoke with us. PM LIVES... Long live Pat Martino!!!
With Musician’s in particular, I always feel a sense of overwhelming sadness and respect when they pass. These virtuoso players, conductors, song writers, etc. take those life long skills with them. Some never chose to teach or leave their methods well documented. I have been reading Pat Martino’s book for last week. Then this tribute shows up on my YT suggested list today. 😳🤓🤘
Thank you Rick, the passing of this legend hit me hard, but your video is the best medicine. It’s a nice condolence knowing you will turn many others onto Pat’s incredible ability and even more incredible story.
I was fortunate enough to have had two lessons with Pat in the late 70’s just before the aneurysm , when he lived in nyc. He said very little during the first one. He just filled half of my notebook with his theories and concepts of the fretboard which I’m still using and attempting to process to this day. The second lesson he asked me to play which was disastrous because I was trying to impress him. Hey, I was 24.
All of my cool "jazz" licks I play, I got from transcribing Pat Martino solos in college. Definitely at the top of the list as far as my favorite jazz guitarists.
Wes M., Charlie C., Joe P., Django R., Pat Martino, and Lenny B. have always been at the top of my list. There are a few others that are/were phenomenal, but the group above IMO, were a "cut above" all the rest.
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Totally agree! From what I've heard, Kenny's not doing too great health-wise lately. All the original masters are either gone or quite advanced in years. They will never be forgotten and always revered. Oh, and how about Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel, great players...
@@moedeluca2318 Yeah Kenny Burrell is doing bad these days and it's thought that he's married to some crazy woman who is controlling him big time and maybe even to the point of elder abuse. She keeps saying something about how no one can come and check on him because of his "immune system" or some nonsense. It's really sad actually. Also I know that he's not a guitar player but I ADORE the music of Vince Guaraldi. His compositions for the Peanuts specials are all absolutely legendary and The Great Pumpkin Waltz is probably my favorite of them all.
I am so devastated over the loss of my hero. I was fortunate to grown up in South Philadelphia and interact with him on a number of occasions. What and incredibly soulful guy. Thank you for making this video.
I had a guitarist friend at university who was obsessed with Pat Martino. As obsessed as I was with Keith Jarrett as a piano player. I put in a lot of time listening to Pat Martino because of my friend, and I was blown away with the unique hard bebop lines he developed. He carved out an entire new vocabulary and unique voice within a well-trodden genre.
Me and my musician friends flew to NYC from Venezuela to watch Pat live at Iridium on Oct. 30, 2013…. We had the chance to meet him, chat for a few minutes and get a couple pics with him after the show…. He started with Impressions and closed with Oleo. A surreal night to say the least!!
I went to a masterclass taught by Pat Martino! He’s an incredible musician and person. One of the most interesting people I’ve ever had the privilege to learn from.
One of the greatest of all time. I just shared some of his blazing stuff with my Facebook friends from some organ trios he did with Joey D. Epic. Pat will be truly missed.
Rip Pat, my greatest inspiration in multiple facets in life, one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk the Earth, advancing not only jazz, but fusion, funk and soul as well, and a great teacher and person as well. This is an extremely sad day for jazz that I've been dreading my entire life. You will be missed dearly
Rick, man this is just outstanding . Never heard of him. Now im going to listen to all of it. Great tribute. He has been honored. Well done. Nabster in Nashville
Definitely check out Impressions and Along Came Betty from Consciousness. And his work on Eric Kloss's Sky Shadows, particularly the title track (2), and the last 2 songs - a marvelous, warm ballad (Pat can also play slow songs supremely soulfully), and a real cooker to close that album. Just a small sampling from my Pat Martino collection of about 15 albums.
You are just a master story teller. You have the most vibrant stories! I really enjoy listening to you tell them. My Uncle my guitar mentor passed a few months back and he always had great stories to tell me. I miss that. I miss him!!
I have been honored to sit in his presence at Chris’s Jazz Cafe in Philly every year for a long time. A gentleman, a genius, an incredibly deep human being and present spiritual man. Love forever Pat!
Wow , this has stunned me tonight.....so very sad. My journey through his music was very similar to Rick's. I remember about fifteen years ago or more walking into Catalina grill in Los Angeles in the middle of the day to purchase tickets from his concert that evening. As I walked in he was in the middle of a sound check and he looked up at me and I said to him, this better be good tonight I just drove two hours from San Diego to hear you. He stared at me for a moment and just gave me a big smile. After soundcheck he came over to me sitting at the bar counter and we just hung out and talked for over and hour about life and music. What an amazing and sweet man......one of my fondest memories of this lifetime. RIP Pat
Thank you Rick, I was on the lookout for your take since I heard the sad news. Truly one of the greats. His numerous diagrams and charts are a pleasure to behold and a source of many a sleepless night. Endless inspiration. RIP Master Martino
So beautiful when I first started out on jazz he's one of the first guitarists I would listen to he's so amazing we really lost a great my heart is so broken R.i.p
Greetings Rick, ever since you introduced Dylan and his gifts approximately 5 years ago, I have been a student of your RUclips classes. Thank you for all of that, but most of all, thank you for this Pat Martino tribute. I haven't communicated with you before, other than to like your videos, so when Lester Perkins and Jazz on the Tube shared this video link with me, I had to let you know that I appreciate all the work you do and the lessons that you teach!
Martino was such an unbelievable legend. He was my gateway in to jazz from metal. Hearing him just blazing through the fretboard on Impressions hooked me almost instantaneously when I was younger. I still listen to him and Joe Pass nearly daily, even after over a decade. I'm so sad he's gone but glad I was able to listen to his playing. He will definitely be missed!
Rohil, I totally know what you mean about a musical gateway. I hope that many young guitarists will hear Pat burn. It's life changing stuff. Seriously.
one of the greatest musicians that played guitar. so sorry of his passing saw him in Boston incrediable. then heard him again after his seizure also incredible show . What a great loss
Pat Martino's story, style, musicianship, and character are all inspiring. His '98 album, Stone Blue, is just one testament to his perseverance to reclaim-and even advanced past what was lost.
Saw him at the Cape May Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ several years ago. Just him, bass and drums. Phenomenal musicianship! It's like he plays outside the chords, yet it all makes melodic sense! Rest in peace Pat.
I feel so blessed to have discovered Pat Martino when he was still healthy and touring regularly. The first time I saw him was in San Francisco, at the Fairmont Hotel, fronting a trio, in 2001 or so. I was new to jazz guitar playing but had been listening to Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, and George Benson. But nothing really prepared me for watching Pat work his magic on the fretboard. I sat in the front row and was mesmerized, wishing I could slow everything down and fully absorb what I was seeing. The next time I saw him was in 2006, at Jazz Alley in Seattle. He and his band were performing the "Remembrance: Tribute to Wes" album, and while I enjoyed it quite a bit, the show came alive fully during his version of John Coltrane's "Impressions", which was utterly amazing. Could have listened to him play it for hours. So impressed by Rick's tribute to Pat, here, and share his admiration for the man as a musician and as a human being overcoming immense obstacles to bring pleasure to millions of jazz guitar lovers all over the world. Let me close by calling attention to Pat's "Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)" album, from 1968 (pre-stroke). This has long been one of my favorite albums, a journey into Middle Eastern sounds being popularized around that time by artists like John McLaughlin and Gábor Szabó, and many pop and rock artists as well. I don't know why but I just love the record, every track, and highly recommend it to those unfamiliar with that side of Pat.
Man how cool is it being into music, the journey if discovery is unparalleled, there's always more amazing stuff to discover the going to blow your mind.
I can't thank you enough, Rick, for posting this tribute to Pat Martino. Even without his incredible health challenges, his contribution to music would still have been stellar, as his early work shows. He played with amzing insight, precision, drive and beauty. I've seen the Benson and Remler clips before and they sum up his music, but Emily really nails it when she talks about his soul. This shines through the technique everyone raves about. It also comes through in his massive Truefire tutorial The Nature of Guitar (I have no connection with Truefire). May his soul rest in peace.
RIP Pat Martino. We heard of his passing during Greg Koch's live stream last night, and Greg (of course) played a couple of pieces in tribute. The passing of an absolute legend.
I was also a super huge fan of the Footprints solo and those albums that became my deepest of friends (an album became a friend then) in my high school years. Probably became one of the main reasons I continued through college studying music through the guitar. Such sad news of his passing. An amazing musician beyond boundaries and way above my head. Thank you, Pat, for your life and how you touched so many people in such wonderfully human ways. RIP.
A great loss. I took some private lessons from Pat in the 90s at his home studio in Philly. He was esoteric, and a wee bit eccentric, and so kind and intelligent. Everything he wrote down was done with so much care and even artistic flair. How he related tonality using visual patterns and colors as his way of sharing how he approached composition was jaw-dropping. RIP Pat. You're one of greatest.
I attended a seminar of his through D.C.'s Levine School of Music just a few years ago. I learned a lot, and it was very much like I imagine listening to Pythagoras lecture might have been. There's the structure of music and the substance of music, and he unites them in quite a mystical way, yet it's very concrete. I can imagine people chanting his directives from the RUclips videos Rick highlighted. "Aaaaaaand the sub-sti-tu-tion...SHALL BE!"
RIP...Pat Martino....🙏 A very good friend of mine used to take lessons from Pat Martino at his home in South Philadelphia. I had the privilege of seeing him live once.
I also recommend the book called “Unstrung,” by Pat Martino. As far as that goes, I highly recommend “Improvising- My Life in Music,” by Larry Coryell. Larry is a player that doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. We need a Larry Coryell video. The man truly was a JAZZ/ROCK player. And he was also a good friend with Emily Remler.
I remember him and I think he was on the cover of GP with a beautiful Gibson L-5 back in the 70's, I think. I didn't know he was still alive. I thought he had passed years ago. So sorry to hear he is gone. Genius.
Thank you Rick! What is so crucial and missing today is that devotion to developing one's ear the best way. Using just ears. Keep pushing that man! You rock! Wishing you continued success 🙏
NNNNnnnnoooooooo!!!!!! I loved Pat and the otherworldly, almost supernatural way he came back from that huge stroke. When I first discovered Guitar Player Magazine as a teenager, he was on the cover with a Gibson L-5S. I discovered them together. I'm so sad he had to leave us but I'm also very glad we were lucky enough to have him in our lives a second time.
Rick, I so appreciate the homage you give to legends like Pat Martino when they pass, and especially because you do it irregardless of genre. Please, don't stop doing so!
I recommend two books that are relevant to this story: "The Brain that Changes Itself", by Norman Doige, and "Musicophilia" by Oliver Sacks, M.D. Pretty chunky books, but both are absolute treasure troves.
I know that way over a year has past since the legendary Mr Pat Martino has past but I just wanted to say thank you for making this tribute. I watched it at the time and have just watched again. Love to you and this channel.
Heard Pat playing Sunny and Impressions when I was 16. I had grown up on a steady diet of shredders up to that point. Needless to say, Pat knocked my socks off.
Pat Martino playing Sunny is one of the best experiences I've ever had. I wish I could forget that first time in order to re-live it again, then I was so young and understood nothing of what he was doing. He was amazing
see my long-winded comment. sunny from the original “Live!”record-not the later live at yoshis-is THE single baddest feat of jazz guitar ever put to record. period.
Outstanding tribute. I'd heard of Martino (and people raving about him) as far back as high school in the late 70's, but have never really listened to him. I definitely will now -- thank you for this.
His guitar books changed my life when I was a teenager. Then I heard him and was so blown away! His story is absolutely incredible! It is so touching to see Emily again! She became a close pen pal friend in the late 80’s. Thank you for making a video on Pat. He was such an inspiration!
Thankyou Rick. The album 'Footprints' was a reissue of the 1972 album 'The Visit' , with the title track written by Pat & Wes Montgomery (much earlier). I heard some of Pat's unreleased 1966 album featuring Tommy Flanagan on piano , one evening in 1986 during a surprise meeting with Pat. It's phenomenally tasteful.
I was fortunate to see him a number of times, which was always an amazing experience, and meet him once. Not only was he a musical genius with the technical mastery to match, but what a genuine & wonderful person. It wrecked me when I found out this last year he was sick. Indeed, RIP Pat.
Martino was an amazing player. My guitar teacher in college put me onto him and I got obsessed. I bought about 7 of his albums all at once and listened to them in chronological order. Desperado was one of my favourites with that great gritty tone. I also adored Live at Yoshi’s, such an amazing rhythm section! It always astonishing me that I rarely heard people rave about him the way they do about some other guitarists. Sometimes people couldn’t get past how staccato his playing was, or the repetition sometimes like he got stuck in a groove, or maybe the sheer virtuosity of his playing just intimidated the hell out of most of us. We might manage some of those lines at quarter the speed or maybe half if we work hard. The fact that he was pulling those things from the air, on the fly, was astonishing to me, along with the uniqueness of his approach and the personality of his lines. His playing was like the opposite of Jim Hall (who I also adored). Well done Rick for getting this video out so fast! Hopefully you’ve turned a few more people on to Pat Martino.
Rick, your enthusiasm and love of music is contagious. You have a passion for music and it shines through your videos. Just sayin'. RIP Pat. I haven't heard of him up to now and I admit now, I did not know what I was missing. Awesome willpower, awesome talent and an awesome tribute to him. Keep on doing an excellent work, the world needs more of the likes of you.
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Rick, that's a wonderful tribute to Pat. Thank you. I'm the neuropsychologist who co-scripted and presented the Martino Unstrung documentary you talk about so generously. Pat and I established a great bond. He is beyond doubt one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. The musical genius was just a part of it.
That's awesome doc. This comment should be pinned on top, Rick.
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Oh common man. That’s not you ?
Oh it is you!! Awesome!
I am so incredibly floored about Pat's story, just wow.
My stroke, thirteen years ago, was ischemic, a blood clot, as opposed to a brain bleed. You're less likely to get back any function from the damage of a clot stroke than you are from a bleed stroke, because the tissue just dies. My doctors were sort of confused as to why I could move my left hand at all at first, and when I told them that I was a guitar player, they told my friend to go get one of my guitars and bring it right now. They told me that the neural connections I had built up with my left hand in thirty years of guitar playing were a major factor in how quickly and to what extent I regained function. Long story short, after the stroke I never played at the level I played at before it, but the very fact that I did play helped with my recovery. I was thinking of Pat Martino the whole time.
I had cancer. got through chemo and radiation and a few weeks after the treatment ended I had a massive blood clot break off and go through my heart. A very strange feeling. I got so dizzy and couldn't breath but managed to stay conscious. Finally 2 clots lodged, one in each of my lungs. I made it through with a lot of pain and blood thinners. I'm cancer free for a year and a half but developed neuropathy in my feet and hands. It's very annoying. I can still play but my hands start to tingle in about 15 mins. then they burn and go numb. I also think about Pat as I try to work my way through this.
@@sergedenovo2389 Wow, Just when you think you've got it bad you find someone else had it worse. I grew up in an abusive house hold but nothing like what you had. You must be an awfully strong person to go through that and keep going! The only thing I can tell you is life is a continuum. It never ends! So never give up and little by little things can get better. Love yourself because you never want to head back to where you came from! For you're own peace of mind you are worth it. So hold on brother as hard as it may seem. Our hearts go out to you!
@@sergedenovo2389 - You may or may not think of yourself as a hero, but just know there are people literally anywhere on planet earth right now reading your story, and they're taking inspiration from it. I've been feeling a bit sorry for myself lately (for a variety of things), but you snapped me out of it. Thank you and God bless. I'm going to go pick up my guitar right now!
@@sergedenovo2389 Karen... ;) Always move forward. It's the only way forward ;)
@@FrancisFurtakgreat story!
After I graduated from GIT in 1980, I took over running the studio at the school and got to know all the faculty really well including Pat when he was around. One day Howard Roberts and Pat Hicks, the founders of GIT, approached me to ask if I would drive Pat Martino from his apartment to the hospital and from that day we started an amazing friendship. I took every chance to drive him around whenever he needed a ride. Those years 1980, 81 + 82 were tough times for him. I'll never forget those precious moments. He never wasted time. He seemed to always be in the deepest of thoughts and never held back to voice them. Rest in peace Pat.
I remember Pat Hicks, I think he signed my graduation certificate 1980
I am sure it was a privledge. Do you ever wonder of the choices you made prior, that led you exactly to that place to be of service? I often wonder if such encounters are random, or if they are the fate of our choices. Very cool story, thank you for sharing.
@@barrittstephen2169 I can't comment on the fate, all I know is I was there and available. And of course a bit star struck at the time. At first I really didn't know the full extent of his injury or what he was going through, but of course I learned from his stories while in the car. We developed a little private code so when we'd see each other at the school or elsewhere, I knew he appreciated things deeply. Up to the point before I was asked to help him out, I was listening to my favorite album of his, Joyous Lake, nearly every day.
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Thank you for your reply Mr. Mann! The very best to you and yours in this brand New Year. It is a privilege to hear about your personal connection to Pat Martino. Your story adds an interesting element to his story during a period of his recovery. May he rest in peace.
Beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing.. RIP, Pat.
One of my all time hero's. Living in LA, I went to see him one night at a club in Hollywood. It was filled with a small but appreciative crowd. During a break, he was sitting alone at the bar. I walked over, sat next to him and we had a brief chat. I was mindful that perhaps he wanted to be alone, so I kept it short Yes, I did that thing crush thing. I brought along my Pat Martino instruction book and and asked him to sign it...just like a kid. He opened it and signed it. I watched in amazement as he sculpted his signature in a perfectly balanced, symmetrical fashion that I can only describe as highly stylized calligraphy. We sat and chatted for a few more minutes. I thanked him and returned to my seat, thrilled, like a little kid.
To this day, his masterclass I had the privilege to attend at GIT was the most inspiring lecture or speech I ever experienced. He did it twice. And his approach to visualizing the instrument is truly otherworldly. I remember him explaining how he realized (while relearning from himself) that everything is either a triangle w 3 connection points (augmented) or a square with 4 connection points (diminished). Still trying to figure it out :) RIP Pat.
Amazing insight! So true, triangles and squares rule the world haha, geometric music.
YEs he would see everything in minor taken out from diminished scales. its mind bogling that he could do it mentally. it never sounded like a music theory thing it always sounded so musical.
I always dreamed of going to GIT as a kid, took sound engineering instead...cause it was 10000$ cheaper!!
OK, since it’s you, Michael, let us confirm that Pat Martino was indeed an influence on our beloved Jerry Garcia, n’est-ce pas? Listening to some of Jerry’s late 70’s burrowing/bopping one can feel the Pat Martino influence. Hip is hip.
The fact that I play my guitar in circles is self explanatory of my lack of ability ba ha ha ha … triangles and squares aye … back to the drawing board …Mister Palmisano - love your stuff my man all the way from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mr. Martino was/is in my humble opinion in the top ten greatest jazz fusion/jazz guitarists of all time. He was a genius. RIP - Mr. Martino. Rich Beato great job as usual.
My father was an orchestral percussionist and jazz drummer who had played a few gigs with Pat in the 70s in NYC and Atlantic City. Pat came out to our house in Long Island and I got to hear them jam, which was pretty incredible. Pat took some time to teach me a flat 5 flat 9 chord and showed me how it worked in a blues progression as I was more into blues rock than jazz at the age of 12. But that was probably my first real lesson in theory, and he was very generous with me. RIP.
What an incredible experience. Wow.
That's so cool.
Wonderful story! This is the kind of memory that's a true testament to a life well lived. We'll miss you, sir!
Damn man so cool. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that chord.
Teach us please ,,
Rick there are so many musicians a lot of us uninformed people do not know about. PLEASE KEEP ENLIGHTENING US ! Thank you Sir ! You are a wonderful teacher, father , person etc. THE world NEEDS more informed people of character to spread the word of WHAT is important.
I am so sad that Pat succumbed to his lasting illness of this past year. I’m incredibly fortunate to have had lessons from two amazing teachers. Dennis Sandole and then Pat Martino in the 90’s.
Although I never followed up with my lessons with Pat, he took a liking to me and we shared many a wonderful sushi dinner at Sakura on 2nd near South Street in Philadephia. He was always joined by his charming Japanese wife . My dear friend Steve Beskarone played Bass for him back then which was quite surprise to me when I found out. Steve is an extraordinary bassist who can literally play any style with genuine feeling.
Pat was humble above all else and charming and funny and overall one of best humans ever….. And then there was his playing and teaching. He slowed everything down for me in the the beginning matching my finger dexterity to my playing level. He never raised his voice and had the patience of a saint it seemed to me. I spoke with him about his miraculous recovery and his take on it was his hand muscles knew what to do before his brain did and by practicing it reconnected most of his damaged neurons by a kind of feedback. Made sense to me. I’m paraphrasing of course. What an absolute lovely and loving man. The worlds a little bit dimmer now that Pat has left the building. How lucky I am to have these memories and how sad I am to hear he is gone. But he struggled to hang on for a while and part of me is relieved knowing his pain and struggles are over.
I’m praying for the joyful and peaceful repose of Pat’s soul. 🙏 May those who were close to him find grace and strength during this difficult time.
Davide (Martella) Simpson
The sushi restaurants name was actually Hikaru. It popped into my conversation with his old bass player.
As a Philly guy, I wonder if you happen to know whether Pat ever worked with the amazing (yet not well-known) drummer Phil Hey.
@@billyfox7089 I don’t think Pat ever played any shows with Phil but they most likely knew each other. Phil played with Mose Alison, and David “fathead” Newman and lots of other big bands and is actually pretty well known as a Jazz Drummer. I think he just visited here in Philly.
Mr Beto thank you for this wonderful tribute to Mr Pat Martino you are spot on when you said at first time ever listening to his album I was totally blown away at his incredible fluidity and ability to play endless lines of beautifully and perfectly played bebop I would spend hours learning his solos note for note on a turn table , yes very rough ,but yes we have lost one of the greatest musicians of our time My sincere condolences to his family, and thank you again for your RUclips tribute to the Great Pat Martino.
Paul T.
What a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to this amazing man. Thank you, Rick.
Rick you should make series called "guitar legends that everybody should know" or something like that where you will make a complete breakdown of guitarist's life carrier, why he stands out etc.
I am new in this world of legendary guitar masters and whenever i hear a new name like martino, everyone around me goes "a yes he was a walking legend, this is my favourite record ever"
I think it will be really helpful for all of us, the uncultured sweins, to learn more a out these individuals from another world.
100%
@@ChurchofPirateology Please do this for Jason Becker. There was a biography about him in the past few years, but I haven't seen anyone really breakdown his playing. He was a true virtuoso. Marty Friedman calls him a composer on the level of Beethoven!
Great idea !
Beleive me, even the guys who say "ah, yes! He was a walking legend" have barely scratched the surface and would gladly get the Beato's "Guitar legends that you should know". And i mean ME!
He would need genre categories and sub categories.
@@1Ma9iN8tive I think you put "John Lee Hooker" where you meant to put Barney Kessel.
Mr. Beato, as a long time musician, and parent of two boys who I am currently teaching music to, I want to tip my hat to you for your respect and exposure of music that sadly seems forgotten today. Your analysis of theory combined with your obvious passion for music is nothing short of awe inspiring! Thank you for your videos! My boys and I sit and watch so many of your videos, and it is absolutely incredible to see the spark in their eye and to see their wheels turning and creation beginning after being exposed to some of the music that you are sharing with the world. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your contribution to the education of the spirit and soul of music!
Back in 1977 I asked a guitarist friend who he liked on guitar...he said "Pat Metheny" but I thought he said "Pat Martino", so I accidently got a Martino record and have been grateful ever since. Of course, I finally got Metheny's records and was also stunned. Both players are from planets other than Earth.
You can't go wrong with those Pats!
' Is it possible that I'm understanding who some parts of 'Pat Metheny "Third Wind"-live from Japan' solo was influenced by?'
Losing Pat is a huge loss. Absolutely wonderful tribute, Rick. Thank you.
I'm not a professional player, but I played guitar well, until I had a nminor stroke in 2014. I had to relearn to play guitar. I became a better player after my stroke. So, I profoundly understand what you are sharing about Pat Martino.
Great job David!
I admire your courage and perseverance. I've been playing guiter myself for >45 years (not as a prof player either) and I just don't want to even think about having to relearn how to play. So, much respect for you having done that!
Congratulations David! I can't imagine having to relearn
I recently had seizure caused by a blood clot in my brain and have had trouble with memory and guitar playing as a result. Not anything close to the extent Pat suffered, but I've been listening to his music a lot lately and thinking about what he went through. It's been incredibly inspiring and helpful in my journey back, but this has hit me quite hard. He's always been one of my favourite guitarists and his life was a huge gain for the music world.
God bless Steve. Hope you are well.
Martino had a left temporal lobectomy (due to severe epilepsy). The hippocampus, which is the structure which manages episodic memory formation and recall, lives in this region of the cerebral cortex and was damaged due to the surgery. Fine motor skills (aka muscle memory) are primarily the domain of the cerebellum - a completely difference structure in the back and underside of the of the cerebral cortex.
What Martino had to do is relearn the connections to the fine motor regions - where those fine motor skills still remained. Essentially he had a huge leg up on a guitar newbie who will require years of training to build up those fine motor skills.
Fascinating subject.
RIP Pat.
I figured saying was "starting from zero" wasn't completely accurate. Still really impressive though.
One way to understand how impressive Martino’s comeback was would be to compare his progress to others who had the same condition.
You are correct, but it's still amazing what he did. He copied his records for his lines. But as you say, there was something in there still.
A pianist friend of mine from college had a slightly similar problem. One thing she said was that as she was relearning, she only spent time on the stuff she liked best. And the bad habit licks that we all have that are part of our muscle memory, she didn't work on those. Her lines were sort of Bill Evans ish.
This is not to say that it is good to lose your abilities and have to relearn the fine motor skills, but it opened my mind to how we could try to somehow latch onto something like that. Avoid muscle memory on the bad stuff. Try to intentionally avoid some of those licks you learned when you/we were less mature.
Such incredible stuff how we do what we do.
And yes RIP Pat. Your story can help us try to find some better understanding to how we can use our brains.
Sounds like someone is a neurosurgeon or similar level of expertise. Excellent post.
I met Pat Martino while sitting next to him on a plane due to go from Jersey City to Amsterdam back in 2012. He was heading to Switzerland for a jazz event. He was very interesting to talk to and I mentioned that I also played guitar. When he showed me his signature series Gibson on his phone, I realised that I was talking to someone in a completely different league and just listened to him as we spoke. He was a very interesting man and listened carefully when you spoke. He had some profound ideas about music that I would have to describe as spiritual. We were stuck on that Delta flight that wouldn’t take off due to technical issues, and eventually disembarked near midnight, never having taken off. I started listening to his music on the return to South Africa, and indecently that next-day rerouted flight was also when I discovered Michael Kiwanuka in the on-flight music library.
What a profound experience that was. I think I emailed him once and he replied. I was sad to hear of his passing recently, but glad I had the chance of meeting him and being introduced to his music.
Not only did he not know how to play the guitar, he didn't even recognize his parents. I was lucky enough to attend a seminar of his a while back at Roosevelt University, and he was the most articulate, thought-provoking, humorous teacher; very slight, totally professorial-looking, you'd never guess he quit school at 15!
I love your jazz face! I’d love to regain my sheer love of music exhibited by your love of this guitarist. This love of music is what many folks miss this days.
I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Pat a number of times. During one conversation, I told him how much I enjoyed his tribute album to Wes. He told me he was glad he waited until later in his career to tackle that project because he didn’t feel he could do it justice earlier in his career. That blew my mind. I will never forget Pat Martino.
actually, the record rick ticks called footprints was originally released as The Visit on a small label called Cobblestone. It had the coolest pic of pat on the cover. Anyhow, either pat forgot-understandably-or he didn’t feel like he did wes justice but The Visit/Footprints was originally released as a tribute to wes just after wes died.
Loved this guy. Greatness personified. His playing talked to you in a way that few others could. RIP. You left your mark and it won’t be forgotten.
Worth the watch just for the title... I love that Rick focuses on almost anyone else but himself but the love for all music never goes unnoticed. He gives credit to everyone. I just love your passion for music. Keep it up!
So sorry to hear this.I knew of his history and his comeback and his incredible music theory..unbelievable..it was in hid DNA and destiny. RIP PAT MARTINO.
Musicians like Pat Martino never really die. Their music stands the test of time and they keep inspiring young players many years after they leave this world. Pat Martino was and for ever will be a legend of the guitar.
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Pat Martino :" We'll be together again" with Gil Goldstein.
My all-time favourite jazz-guitar album.
Best phrasing I have ever heard, unparalleled before and after.
Greetings from Antwerp, Belgium
I had that record. It really turned me on to Pat M.
I love how you show us amazing artists that most of us don’t know of. Thank you for the important and beautiful work that you do, you are a light to the world, indeed.
True statement.
A fine remembrance of this legendary guitar player who was one of the best of our generation. Thank you.
I've been playing the guitar since i was 11 (now i'm 45). And i mean to say that i'm a die hard Rock fan.
Anyway, back in the days when i started playing the guitar, when i was 11, i took lessons with the only guitar teacher in my neighborhood back then, which was a Jazz teacher.
When i asked him who was the best guitariste in the World, he said hands down: Pat Martino.
So i went off and bought a Pat Martino album. This was the first album that i bought as a guitar player, that i listened to as a guitar player. And although i can't remember the name of this album just now, its first notes are still ringing in my brain, and always will.
RIP Pat Martino
Thank You so much for honoring Pat Martino!
He was one of the greatest Influences in my career. Consciousness was my first album of him too.
On my final exam I played my transcription of his Solo on „Along came Betty“ on this record. Followed up with his „Exit“ and „We‘ll be together again“
I was so impressed of him, that I tried to contact him per letter, having found out his address through relatives who lived nearby Philly,…in vain, cause it fell in the time when he was suffering from his brain attack. I feel sad about his passing, in thoughts of him since I met him 8 years ago at his age of 69 at his last tour at the german „Birdland“. He played so great like in his former years, also I‘ve noticed a light weakness (he was quite thin) and I‘m very grateful of sharing some words and feelings with him on that occasion. He and George are the true epigons of the Greatest Wes!
To celebrate his homecoming I will now take a glass of redwine and put on his Album „We‘ll be together again“, which is a fullfilling example of his musicanship, a duet and not at least a soundicon how beautiful a jazzguitar with a Fender Rhodes play together.
Here‘s his own liner notes on that album: „Gil Goldstein and I have recorded this music and we have been greatly fulfilled by it.
Now it is time for You, the listener to join with us and share in the ecstasy of these creative moments, for it is here, between us that they will live,
and it is here that we will be together again, and again.“
What else can one say of everyones and his music…, perhaps: „You‘re welcome to a Prayer“ (tune of his 1995 album „The Maker“)
We live here!
Best regards
Jürgen
George Benson's story about seeing Pat Martino for the first time reminds me of what Eric Clapton said about hearing/seeing Jimi Hendrix for the first time.
I don't know what Clapton said, but I DO remember what Jeff Beck said.
Pat Martino > Jimi Hendrix
I grew up un South Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. My oldest brother is a jazz guitar player and became friends with Pat in the early seventies. I had the opportunity to go see Pat with my brother in a Philly club in the eighties. We had a table just a few feet from the stage. I was just beginning to play the guitar and boy was it an amazing experience to hear and to see.
Pat Martino was a genius, especially when you consider his story. Amazing player that will be missed forever!
Hi Rick, greetings from Ireland.. myself and my dad ( now 89yrs) had the great fortune of catching Pat playing at Fat Tuesdays NY City .. early 1990's.. what a session that was..
Great Dublin Ireland jazz guitarist (Louis Stewart RIP) had just put me on to this super player .. been a fan ever since.
Tanx for your vids Rick.. and keeping alot of musicians ( no matter the styles) connected in these mad times.. Stay Well man
I appreciate you recognizing Pat, Rick, I discovered Pat many years ago and have always felt Pat was a giant of his instrument. He never received the widespread appreciation he so deserved.
Wonderful Tribute to Pat! He grew up in my So. Philly Neighborhood! Pat was about 10 yrs older than me. I first heard him on the Great Old Barry Miles album titled White Heat. NEVER heard Anyone play like him....and was blown away to here that he grew up only about 10 city blocks from me. He has been my #1 Guitar Hero since I was 16yrs. old. I had all of Pat's albums, that Rick just displayed. As a teen....Pat's album The Visit helped me Fall in Love with Jazz, and Jazz Guitar! God sometimes works in mysterious (wonderful) ways. Only a few yrs. before he passed, I saw him at Chris's Jazz Cafe in Center City Philly. As he came out of the dressing room, I called to him. Pat just grabbed my hand....and let me talk to him for a bit. He gave me a Firm Handshake and Big Smile and gave me the opportunity to tell him how much he meant to me as a Guitarist.....and a Person! This Italian kid (like you Rick) will Never Forget the great Pat Martino!!❤❤
I had the privilege to meet Pat Martino and his band after a concert here in Denmark a couple of years ago. Mindblowing concert! It was a small jazzclub. After the concert he was sitting in the bar drinking a beer and I ended drinking beer with him (and the band). I told him that I had studied and learned hid solo on "Just friends". He looked at me with very deep, thouhgtfull and questioning brown eyes and asked me: why on earth did you waist your time on that? I froze and couldent answer. But I still think it was worth the hard work to learn the solo. The solo is a piece of art... faboIous! I am very emotional writing this. Mr Martino; such an inspiration....such a legend. Thank you. RIP Pat
what an amazing story - i am very much into classical music and your story reminds me of a somewhat parallel story involving the great English composer, Ralph Vaugh Williams. I can not remember the precise details but the gist of it was about a younger composer who came to him and wanted Vaughn Williams to know how much time he had spent studying and analyzing his music - the young composer got very much the same reply as you did ! - so the story goes that Vaughn Williams told the young composer that it would be much better for him to spend his time writing his own music, rather than studying someone else's
he was joking with you. but im sure he said it in a very serious pat-way. just friends is a great solo to transcribe!
@@VallaMusic I am sure you are right and thats what Pat ment. But we are all somehow standing on the shoulder of the geniuses. I enjoyed the hard work of learning the solo and thereby get a glimps of what Pat might think and feel when he was playing. And I am certainly not a genius myself...just a gigging musician:)
@@jeremyversusjazz yes, you are propably right. But I think he ment it as well. I was too starstruck in the situation to get all the implications. He had propably heard the same thing from hundreds of students over the decades. The "Just friends" solo is such an iconic piece. Anyway, such a prvilege to meet Pat and drink a beer with him:) Have a nice day
I saw PM when Consciousness came out - The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach. Not only was I impressed by his playing - and music! - but him as a real gentleman. He came out after his set and sat down and spoke with us.
PM LIVES... Long live Pat Martino!!!
Pat is my jazz guitar hero since I discovered him, in the early 80's. His album "Joyous Lake" is a marvel.
Pick up his El Hombre CD.
@@sclogse1 I have it, (I have all his records) El Hombre,1st album, he was 19..
With Musician’s in particular, I always feel a sense of overwhelming sadness and respect when they pass. These virtuoso players, conductors, song writers, etc. take those life long skills with them. Some never chose to teach or leave their methods well documented. I have been reading Pat Martino’s book for last week. Then this tribute shows up on my YT suggested list today. 😳🤓🤘
Thank you Rick, the passing of this legend hit me hard, but your video is the best medicine. It’s a nice condolence knowing you will turn many others onto Pat’s incredible ability and even more incredible story.
I was fortunate enough to have had two lessons with Pat in the late 70’s just before the aneurysm , when he lived in nyc. He said very little during the first one. He just filled half of my notebook with his theories and concepts of the fretboard which I’m still using and attempting to process to this day. The second lesson he asked me to play which was disastrous because I was trying to impress him. Hey, I was 24.
All of my cool "jazz" licks I play, I got from transcribing Pat Martino solos in college. Definitely at the top of the list as far as my favorite jazz guitarists.
Wes, Charlie, and Django for me but I love Pat Martino as well and I'm sure you love the guys I mentioned.
Wes M., Charlie C., Joe P., Django R., Pat Martino, and Lenny B. have always been at the top of my list. There are a few others that are/were phenomenal, but the group above IMO, were a "cut above" all the rest.
@@moedeluca2318 Grant Green and Kenny Burrell too.
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Totally agree! From what I've heard, Kenny's not doing too great health-wise lately. All the original masters are either gone or quite advanced in years. They will never be forgotten and always revered. Oh, and how about Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel, great players...
@@moedeluca2318 Yeah Kenny Burrell is doing bad these days and it's thought that he's married to some crazy woman who is controlling him big time and maybe even to the point of elder abuse. She keeps saying something about how no one can come and check on him because of his "immune system" or some nonsense. It's really sad actually. Also I know that he's not a guitar player but I ADORE the music of Vince Guaraldi. His compositions for the Peanuts specials are all absolutely legendary and The Great Pumpkin Waltz is probably my favorite of them all.
I am so devastated over the loss of my hero. I was fortunate to grown up in South Philadelphia and interact with him on a number of occasions. What and incredibly soulful guy. Thank you for making this video.
Definitely a gunslinger/jazz guitar/Italian American thing going on in South philly...Great players
I had a guitarist friend at university who was obsessed with Pat Martino. As obsessed as I was with Keith Jarrett as a piano player. I put in a lot of time listening to Pat Martino because of my friend, and I was blown away with the unique hard bebop lines he developed. He carved out an entire new vocabulary and unique voice within a well-trodden genre.
Me and my musician friends flew to NYC from Venezuela to watch Pat live at Iridium on Oct. 30, 2013…. We had the chance to meet him, chat for a few minutes and get a couple pics with him after the show…. He started with Impressions and closed with Oleo. A surreal night to say the least!!
You are a splendid human... based simply upon the music that shaped you.
Thank you Rick, sincerely.
I went to a masterclass taught by Pat Martino! He’s an incredible musician and person. One of the most interesting people I’ve ever had the privilege to learn from.
One of the greatest of all time. I just shared some of his blazing stuff with my Facebook friends from some organ trios he did with Joey D. Epic. Pat will be truly missed.
I knew the name but not his story or much of his great music. Thank you Rick for the update. Love what you bring to the table. RIP Pat.
Rip Pat, my greatest inspiration in multiple facets in life, one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk the Earth, advancing not only jazz, but fusion, funk and soul as well, and a great teacher and person as well. This is an extremely sad day for jazz that I've been dreading my entire life. You will be missed dearly
Pat Martino was LIGHT to this world.
Rick, man this is just outstanding . Never heard of him. Now im going to listen to all of it. Great tribute. He has been honored. Well done.
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Check out "Joyous Lake". It was my first exposure to PM. I'm going to listen to it now. Loud.
Pick up his El Hombre CD.
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Same here.
Definitely check out Impressions and Along Came Betty from Consciousness. And his work on Eric Kloss's Sky Shadows, particularly the title track (2), and the last 2 songs - a marvelous, warm ballad (Pat can also play slow songs supremely soulfully), and a real cooker to close that album. Just a small sampling from my Pat Martino collection of about 15 albums.
You are just a master story teller. You have the most vibrant stories! I really enjoy listening to you tell them. My Uncle my guitar mentor passed a few months back and he always had great stories to tell me. I miss that. I miss him!!
I have been honored to sit in his presence at Chris’s Jazz Cafe in Philly every year for a long time. A gentleman, a genius, an incredibly deep human being and present spiritual man. Love forever Pat!
Chris’ Jazz Cafe is one of my favorite hangs.
Wow , this has stunned me tonight.....so very sad. My journey through his music was very similar to Rick's. I remember about fifteen years ago or more walking into Catalina grill in Los Angeles in the middle of the day to purchase tickets from his concert that evening. As I walked in he was in the middle of a sound check and he looked up at me and I said to him, this better be good tonight I just drove two hours from San Diego to hear you. He stared at me for a moment and just gave me a big smile. After soundcheck he came over to me sitting at the bar counter and we just hung out and talked for over and hour about life and music. What an amazing and sweet man......one of my fondest memories of this lifetime. RIP Pat
Thank you Rick, I was on the lookout for your take since I heard the sad news. Truly one of the greats. His numerous diagrams and charts are a pleasure to behold and a source of many a sleepless night. Endless inspiration. RIP Master Martino
So beautiful when I first started out on jazz he's one of the first guitarists I would listen to he's so amazing we really lost a great my heart is so broken R.i.p
Forced to relearn the guitar from zero to where he returned to….Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE.
And - he was his own teacher, via the records he had made. New meaning to the words, "self taught".
Wonderful remembrance of Pat. An amazing player and story more people need to know.
Thank you for recognizing Pat! Absolute legend.
Greetings Rick, ever since you introduced Dylan and his gifts approximately 5 years ago, I have been a student of your RUclips classes. Thank you for all of that, but most of all, thank you for this Pat Martino tribute. I haven't communicated with you before, other than to like your videos, so when Lester Perkins and Jazz on the Tube shared this video link with me, I had to let you know that I appreciate all the work you do and the lessons that you teach!
Martino was such an unbelievable legend. He was my gateway in to jazz from metal. Hearing him just blazing through the fretboard on Impressions hooked me almost instantaneously when I was younger. I still listen to him and Joe Pass nearly daily, even after over a decade. I'm so sad he's gone but glad I was able to listen to his playing. He will definitely be missed!
Joe called Pat before he left Oscar Peterson and asked if he would be interested in taking the trio gig.Pat turned it down...
Rohil, I totally know what you mean about a musical gateway. I hope that many young guitarists will hear Pat burn. It's life changing stuff. Seriously.
one of the greatest musicians that played guitar. so sorry of his passing saw him in Boston incrediable. then heard him again after his seizure also incredible show . What a great loss
Pat Martino's story, style, musicianship, and character are all inspiring. His '98 album, Stone Blue, is just one testament to his perseverance to reclaim-and even advanced past what was lost.
Saw him at the Cape May Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ several years ago. Just him, bass and drums. Phenomenal musicianship! It's like he plays outside the chords, yet it all makes melodic sense! Rest in peace Pat.
Man, that guitar Pat was using in his instructional video was the most beautiful piece of art i have ever seen!
Pat’s live solo of Sunny was just astounding, He was one of a kind & will Miss him dearly!
I feel so blessed to have discovered Pat Martino when he was still healthy and touring regularly. The first time I saw him was in San Francisco, at the Fairmont Hotel, fronting a trio, in 2001 or so. I was new to jazz guitar playing but had been listening to Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, and George Benson. But nothing really prepared me for watching Pat work his magic on the fretboard. I sat in the front row and was mesmerized, wishing I could slow everything down and fully absorb what I was seeing. The next time I saw him was in 2006, at Jazz Alley in Seattle. He and his band were performing the "Remembrance: Tribute to Wes" album, and while I enjoyed it quite a bit, the show came alive fully during his version of John Coltrane's "Impressions", which was utterly amazing. Could have listened to him play it for hours. So impressed by Rick's tribute to Pat, here, and share his admiration for the man as a musician and as a human being overcoming immense obstacles to bring pleasure to millions of jazz guitar lovers all over the world. Let me close by calling attention to Pat's "Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)" album, from 1968 (pre-stroke). This has long been one of my favorite albums, a journey into Middle Eastern sounds being popularized around that time by artists like John McLaughlin and Gábor Szabó, and many pop and rock artists as well. I don't know why but I just love the record, every track, and highly recommend it to those unfamiliar with that side of Pat.
Man how cool is it being into music, the journey if discovery is unparalleled, there's always more amazing stuff to discover the going to blow your mind.
I can't thank you enough, Rick, for posting this tribute to Pat Martino. Even without his incredible health challenges, his contribution to music would still have been stellar, as his early work shows. He played with amzing insight, precision, drive and beauty. I've seen the Benson and Remler clips before and they sum up his music, but Emily really nails it when she talks about his soul. This shines through the technique everyone raves about. It also comes through in his massive Truefire tutorial The Nature of Guitar (I have no connection with Truefire). May his soul rest in peace.
I remember reading about Pat Martino re-learning the guitar when I was in High School. Sad to hear he passed. A remarkable story and musician. RIP
RIP Pat Martino. We heard of his passing during Greg Koch's live stream last night, and Greg (of course) played a couple of pieces in tribute. The passing of an absolute legend.
Pat Martino, was a story of incredible talent and even greater Perseverance. Bravo!
I never figured out how someone can play like that. He was such a genius. The Footprints solo blows my mind all the times i hear it... RIP Pat
I was also a super huge fan of the Footprints solo and those albums that became my deepest of friends (an album became a friend then) in my high school years. Probably became one of the main reasons I continued through college studying music through the guitar. Such sad news of his passing. An amazing musician beyond boundaries and way above my head. Thank you, Pat, for your life and how you touched so many people in such wonderfully human ways. RIP.
A great loss. I took some private lessons from Pat in the 90s at his home studio in Philly. He was esoteric, and a wee bit eccentric, and so kind and intelligent. Everything he wrote down was done with so much care and even artistic flair. How he related tonality using visual patterns and colors as his way of sharing how he approached composition was jaw-dropping. RIP Pat. You're one of greatest.
It's been like 30 YEARS and I'm still trying to get my head around what Pat Martino was up to. Amazing musician.
A very heartfelt and respectful insight into your’s and Pat’s heart and soul.
I attended a seminar of his through D.C.'s Levine School of Music just a few years ago. I learned a lot, and it was very much like I imagine listening to Pythagoras lecture might have been. There's the structure of music and the substance of music, and he unites them in quite a mystical way, yet it's very concrete. I can imagine people chanting his directives from the RUclips videos Rick highlighted. "Aaaaaaand the sub-sti-tu-tion...SHALL BE!"
RIP...Pat Martino....🙏
A very good friend of mine used to take lessons from Pat Martino at his home in South Philadelphia. I had the privilege of seeing him live once.
I also recommend the book called “Unstrung,” by Pat Martino. As far as that goes, I highly recommend “Improvising- My Life in Music,” by Larry Coryell. Larry is a player that doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. We need a Larry Coryell video. The man truly was a JAZZ/ROCK player. And he was also a good friend with Emily Remler.
Still missing Emily
I’ve been accused of stealing Larry’s last name. Not True. I was a Larry fan from about ‘74 on.
LCoryell most boring guitarist for my opinion.
@@6strings5904 And your opinion is worth exactly what we all paid for it.
I remember him and I think he was on the cover of GP with a beautiful Gibson L-5 back in the 70's, I think. I didn't know he was still alive. I thought he had passed years ago. So sorry to hear he is gone. Genius.
Many great jazz guitar players but Pat Martino and George Benson runs are from another planet RIP Mr martino 🙏🏾🎸🎸🎸
Pat was a huge influence on me too. RIP one the best and deepest guys to ever play guitar.
Thank you Rick! What is so crucial and missing today is that devotion to developing one's ear the best way. Using just ears. Keep pushing that man! You rock! Wishing you continued success 🙏
NNNNnnnnoooooooo!!!!!! I loved Pat and the otherworldly, almost supernatural way he came back from that huge stroke. When I first discovered Guitar Player Magazine as a teenager, he was on the cover with a Gibson L-5S. I discovered them together. I'm so sad he had to leave us but I'm also very glad we were lucky enough to have him in our lives a second time.
Incredible. Thank you for this episode. RIP Pat Martino❤️🎸
Rick, I so appreciate the homage you give to legends like Pat Martino when they pass, and especially because you do it irregardless of genre. Please, don't stop doing so!
I recommend two books that are relevant to this story:
"The Brain that Changes Itself", by Norman Doige, and "Musicophilia" by Oliver Sacks, M.D.
Pretty chunky books, but both are absolute treasure troves.
Musicophilia is a great book!
I also recommend ‘this is your brain on music’ by Daniel Levitin
I know that way over a year has past since the legendary Mr Pat Martino has past but I just wanted to say thank you for making this tribute. I watched it at the time and have just watched again. Love to you and this channel.
Emily Remler is one of my all time jazz guitar idols. She had an incredible virtuosity herself. And her swing... just wow.
Love her
Rick, a lovely video. I bought Starbright when it was first released and loved it... listening again today, pure brilliance. RIP Pat
Heard Pat playing Sunny and Impressions when I was 16. I had grown up on a steady diet of shredders up to that point. Needless to say, Pat knocked my socks off.
Pat Martino playing Sunny is one of the best experiences I've ever had. I wish I could forget that first time in order to re-live it again, then I was so young and understood nothing of what he was doing. He was amazing
see my long-winded comment. sunny from the original “Live!”record-not the later live at yoshis-is THE single baddest feat of jazz guitar ever put to record. period.
Outstanding tribute. I'd heard of Martino (and people raving about him) as far back as high school in the late 70's, but have never really listened to him. I definitely will now -- thank you for this.
My cousin actually studied guitar with pat back in the 70s. Now I totally get it !
His guitar books changed my life when I was a teenager. Then I heard him and was so blown away! His story is absolutely incredible! It is so touching to see Emily again! She became a close pen pal friend in the late 80’s. Thank you for making a video on Pat. He was such an inspiration!
Thankyou Rick. The album 'Footprints' was a reissue of the 1972 album 'The Visit' , with the title track written by Pat & Wes Montgomery (much earlier). I heard some of Pat's unreleased 1966 album featuring Tommy Flanagan on piano , one evening in 1986 during a surprise meeting with Pat. It's phenomenally tasteful.
I was fortunate to see him a number of times, which was always an amazing experience, and meet him once. Not only was he a musical genius with the technical mastery to match, but what a genuine & wonderful person. It wrecked me when I found out this last year he was sick. Indeed, RIP Pat.
Martino was an amazing player. My guitar teacher in college put me onto him and I got obsessed. I bought about 7 of his albums all at once and listened to them in chronological order. Desperado was one of my favourites with that great gritty tone. I also adored Live at Yoshi’s, such an amazing rhythm section! It always astonishing me that I rarely heard people rave about him the way they do about some other guitarists. Sometimes people couldn’t get past how staccato his playing was, or the repetition sometimes like he got stuck in a groove, or maybe the sheer virtuosity of his playing just intimidated the hell out of most of us. We might manage some of those lines at quarter the speed or maybe half if we work hard. The fact that he was pulling those things from the air, on the fly, was astonishing to me, along with the uniqueness of his approach and the personality of his lines. His playing was like the opposite of Jim Hall (who I also adored).
Well done Rick for getting this video out so fast! Hopefully you’ve turned a few more people on to Pat Martino.
Rick, your enthusiasm and love of music is contagious. You have a passion for music and it shines through your videos. Just sayin'.
RIP Pat. I haven't heard of him up to now and I admit now, I did not know what I was missing. Awesome willpower, awesome talent and an awesome tribute to him. Keep on doing an excellent work, the world needs more of the likes of you.