Pat Martino

guitar · 1944–2021 · Philadelphia

Born Pat Azzara in Philadelphia, he played professionally from age 15 in New York with organists and other jazz musicians. A brain aneurysm in 1980 cost him his memory and his guitar playing, which he had to relearn from scratch; he died in Philadelphia on November 1, 2021, at age 77.

Styles

• Hard bop
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• Consciousness (1975)
• Impressions (Pat Martino) (1975)
• Along Came Betty (Pat Martino) (1975)
• Both Sides, Now (1975)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Nov 2, 2021: Hommage à Pat Martino - Lorsqu'il se racontait à notre micro en 2004 (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)

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