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Label:
   Mobile Fidelity - http://www.mofi.com/
Serial:
   UDSACD 2018
Title:
   Pat Martino: East!
Description:
   "East!"

Pat Martino
Details:
   1. East  
2. Trick
3. Close Your Eyes
4. Park Avenue Petite
5. Lazy Bird
Genre:
   Jazz
Content:
  
Media:
   Hybrid
Recording type:
  
Recording info:
  
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Reviews: 2
Review by Barb December 16, 2007 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
Performance:  Sonics:
P. Martino g, E. Green p, B. Tucker b, T. Brown b, L. Mcbrowne ds, Prestige 1968.
From the five tracks two are originals. Brown`s title track East is an over twelve minutes lasting somewhat psychedelic improvisational tune, and Martino`s Trick, a blues. Then there are Petkere`s Close Your Eyes, Golson`s Park Avenue Petite and Coltrane`s Lazy Bird.
I did not know Martino but now I love his guitar playing, his clear and warm sound reminds me of Wes Montgomery and he is a great soloist.
He is accompanied by a group of perfect jazz men,(most of them I didn`t know either,) rocking up-tempo or ballading with feeling.
Although MFSL has done the best, by sure, the sound of the 1968 recording is not perfect – not that bad, but not really good. Nevertheless, I like this record very much because of it`s high standard guitar jazz.

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Review by analogue March 3, 2009 (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
Performance:  Sonics:
Very well known elictric guitar jazz album from the mid 60's.

Although the actual studio recording was not perfect enough was done right to make this sacd shine. I believe the piano sounds less dynamic that it could be but the guitar has an air and thickness to it that is almost breathtaking. It's the guitar that sounds real, alive and possessed with a kinetic energy that really comes through in spades. The music is top notch and the playing and interplay between the band members is superb.

The first track gives me chills. The guitar notes seem float in space.

Mobile Fidelity makes another great sacd transfer.

Highly recommended.

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