Mar 11 jazz bridge real book concert with pat martino and. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, introductory text, guitar notation legend and accompaniment cd. Besides being an amazing player, pat martino is an amazing thinker. Pats video the nature of guitar is available through true fire. This means that the real book doesnt take into account articulation, dynamics, or lyrical content of a tune.
The official series is now expanded to 71 titles, including ebook editions for tablets, coordinating audio backing tracks, vocal editions with lyrics, other musical styles, and more. It gives very good insight into the guitar style of pat martino as well as his unconventional but logical approach to the guitar. Pat martino has been also referred to as a man who had to struggle to survive because of his health problem that threatened his outstanding career. Its an amazing concept and well worth adding to your improvising repertoire. Pat martino born august 25, 1944 is an american jazz guitarist and composer. The real pat playing in the left channel and the imposter pat playing in the. For example, your many years of playing while you had the avm undiagnosed, may have meant that the other. Pat calls these automatic chords because they retain their chord shapes and do not change as they move up and down the.
Exit muse mrmcd 5075, also issued along with consciousness and live on impressions 2 cds bmg 74321 610802 1. Hope this year brings you a lot of happiness and good health. The new real book, egalement en trois volumes, publie chez sher music, et est plus lisible. It contains stuff to which i want to refer and to which i refer my students. Pat martino born pat azzara on august 25, 1944 is an italianamerican jazz guitarist and composer within the post bop, soul jazz, mainstream jazz and hard bop idioms. M a s t e r c l a s s s a c r e d g e o m e t r y simplifying the fretboard with pat martino by jude gold guitar player magazine april, 2004 if thereo s one common misconception people have about geniuses, ito s the notion that. Azzara has not worked since november 2018 due to severe health issues and his ability to keep financially afloat has been greatly impacted by his current disabilities. He began playing professionally at the age of 15 after moving to new york city. Guitarist pat martino s debut as a leader finds the 22yearold showing off his roots in souljazz organ groups while looking ahead at the same time. This is an excellent book for guitarists who would like to see a different approach to improvising over chord changes. What pat martino has done, is a short cut, without compromising quality.
With this bookcd pack, you can learn the trademark riffs, solos and compositions of this remarkable modern jazz guitar virtuoso. As part of the jazz bridge philadelphia real book concert series, pat martino talks about the concept of the real book. In 1980, with his career flourishing, martino suffered a nearfatal aneurysm, the result of an arterial entanglement in his brain that had caused him. I couldnt believe how much of his left temporal lobe had been removed, he said. Aug 12, 2017 as part of the jazz bridge philadelphia real book concert series, pat martino talks about the concept of the real book.
Hal leonard pat martino guitar anthology guitar recorded version series softcover performed by pat martino this collection of 16 songs from worldrenowned jazz guitarist pat martino features specially selected highlights from his career, transcribed notefornote in standard notation and tab. Jazz bridge real book concert on saturday, march 11, 2016 at the caplan center for the arts at terra hall, the unparalleled guitarist pat martino and his trio will headline an. Pat martino philadelphia, pa is an acclaimed guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose staggering artistic output since the mid1960s for the prestige, muse, warner bros. It shows you the notes and chords, but it doesnt tell you how to play a tune, in other words, the way a tune should be expressed. Sideman millenium edition solo transcriptions by dr. Mar 14, 2019 thats a paraphrased quote from pat martino. I also have steve khans book of pat martino early years transcriptions, you can probably learn a lot from that as well. Shop for the reh pat martino linear expressions for guitar book and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Jazz bridge real book concert on saturday, march 11, 2016 at the caplan center for the arts at terra hall, the unparalleled guitarist pat martino and his trio will headline an evening.
Immediately instilling confident in the the fresh jazz player, and build a methodology, a system, for a long life growing with jazz improvisation. A stepbystep breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques of a modern jazz legend by wolf marshall, pat martino isbn 9780634030512 9780634030512. Love this book because it is completely different to every other music book i have ever seen. He lived for a period with les paul and began playing at jazz clubs such as smalls paradise. As part of the jazz bridge philadelphia real book concert series, pat martino. Pat martinos amazing jazz comeback jazz musician pat martino lost almost all memory of his family and his career after suffering a brain aneurysm. Pat martino alone together sheet music notes and chords arranged for guitar tab. He has decades of experience and has developed his own mathematical concept of the guitar and music theory. Sunny, a song written by bobby hebb in 1963, is one of the most performed and recorded pop songs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from pat martino at the discogs marketplace.
Pat metheny april joy, james, missouri uncompromised, river quay. This book will be a valuable addition to any music library. Guitarist pat martinos debut as a leader finds the 22yearold showing off his roots in souljazz organ groups while looking ahead at the same time. Considered a guitar protege in his early days, he has kept up to it till today by embracing in his music innovation, progression and a distinct technique. As far as i know it has not appeared in any book since then and was simply handed out to students. Kennedy, but also to bobby hebbs brother, who was killed during a mugging on the same day kennedy was murdered november 22, 1963. As cowriter bill milkowski suggests in his introduction to here and now.
Hal leonard pat martino guitar anthology guitar recorded. This collection of 16 songs from worldrenowned jazz guitarist pat martino features specially selected highlights from his career, transcribed notefornote in standard notation and tab. Cool jazz pat martino footprints 1975, vinyl discogs. Pats approach was just what i needed to break down a few walls. Internationally beloved jazz guitarist pat martino patrick c. In this book he explains his concept of converting everything to a minor sound and playing it over the changes. I got a lot out of the first chorus of just friends in that one.
Here and now the autobiography of pat martino by pat martino. Martino had brain surgery in 1980 to remove a tangle of malformed veins and arteries. Pat martino born august 25, 1944 is a jazz guitarist and composer. Nov 16, 2016 as part of the jazz bridge philadelphia real book concert series, pat martino talks about improvisation and healing. Since the 1970s, musicians the world over have trusted these volumes to get them through the gig. Joined by organist trudy pitts, flutist danny turner, drummer mitch fine, and both abdu johnson and vance anderson on percussion, martino primarily plays a straightahead set five of his originals, just friends, and once i loved, but. Reh pat martino linear expressions for guitar book guitar center. Heres some info taken from the wolf marshall pat martino signature licks book. Steve includes some useful analysis of pats devices at the front of the book, with references to examples in the solos. By age 18, martino moved to harlem, where he quickly earned a reputation as a hardbopping sixstringer with formidable chops through a series of apprenticeships with the likes of honking tenor saxophonist willis gaitor tail jackson and hammond b3 organ. The jazz bridge project is a nonprofit organization established by a group of caring philadelphia jazz musicians and fans dedicated to assisting professional. Barking munchkin pat martino and other guitar solo transcriptions bass transcriptons.
A bit sparse on commentary and very informationally dense as many of these reh books tend to be, but still filled with some real insights to martino s approach to the instrument. Pat martino is one of the worlds most influential jazz guitarist of today. Struck down at the peak of his popularity in 1980 by a lifethreatening brain aneurysm, he has made a remarkable recovery and in recent years has. On, sponsored content refers to articles, videos, or audio recordings that are produced or curated by an advertiser but that premier guitar is happy to share alongside our own editorial content due to the sponsored contents educational, musical, or entertainment value. Pat martino live report at cotton club in tokyo,japan that i wrote was placed in. Pat martino sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Minor chords minor 7 dorian from the 5th degree dorian from the root dorian from the 4th degree minor maj7 arpeggio from the 5th degree blues scale from the root.
I got to know pat martino s longtime manager, producer joe donofrio while working on the cover story we did on pat back in august. Pats new true fire video the nature of guitar is now available. Audio snippets jazz in america real book listening guide. As part of the jazz bridge philadelphia real book concert series, pat martino talks about improvisation and healing. With this book, guitarists can explore the lyrical, melodic style and rapidfire lines that have made martino famous, and play the exact melodies and solos. In a letter to jgts bob bakert, pat martino s longtime manager and friend joe donofrio provides an update on pat. Pat martino 12 chromatic forms for guitar these are 12 forms for a chromatic scale with octave displacements as taught by pat martino when he was at git in the 70s. Pat has went through a variety of guitars over the years. Pat calls these automatic chords because they retain their chord shapes and do not change as they move up and down the neck augmented chords are also automatic. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Pat martino is clearly one of the most important figures in jazz guitar, influencing scores of musicians and players.
He later moved into a suite in the president hotel on. Discover book depositorys huge selection of pat martino books online. I from eric alexander the real thing 2015 high note hcd 7278 1. F ive years ago, when neurosurgeon marcelo galarza saw images from jazz guitarist pat martinos cerebral mri, he was astonished. Pat martino 12 chromatic forms for guitar dan adler.