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Phenomenal and inspiring

Dean Monti | 08/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'd been aware of Pat Martino for the last few decades, and appreciated his work, but didn't own any of his CDs. This year I bought the latest, Live at Yoshi's, and was so blown away that it prompted me to go back and check out more of this amazing guitar player's work. The strongest performances I've found thus far, after the concert at Yoshi's are contained in this set, reissues of Interchange and Nightwings. It seems as though Pat takes it up a notch when he's playing with adept, high-spirted sidemen. The back up players on these CDs (particularly the pianist, who is on both CDs)are just the match to light Martino up. My favorite cut, Recollections, appears on Live at Yoshi's and the Interchange CD. In the late 1980s Martino had surgery for brain aneurisms which (temporarily) stripped him of his guitar playing abilities. These recordings, made in the mid 1990s after his recovery, are the strongest case that can be made for the powers of rehabilitation. He's better than ever."

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED/NIGHT WINGS

Walter Lesus | SANDWICH, IL. | 12/06/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"DISC 2 (NIGHTWINGS) IS FANSTASTIC. GUITAR WORK IS FLAWLESS. IF YOU CAN IGNORE THE GUITAR WORK, CHECK OUT THE PIANIST. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE TERRIFIC TOGETHER."

Two of Martino's best in a double set

Walter Lesus | 08/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Both these CD's from jazz guitarist Pat Martino were originally issued separately with the titles "Nightwings" and "Interchange" and were recorded within two months of each other in 1994, so they are a good example of this period in Pat's ever evolving development. I have been an avid admirer of Martino's guitar playing and his writing since the mid seventies when I first heard him live.He is such a brilliant guitarist that it almost betrays his talents as a composer which I feel he deserves equal praise for. I have pretty much all of his available recordings both as a leader and a sideman and can say that in my opinion these two CD's represent possibly his best work to date. Both albums feature the brilliant pianist from Colorado, Jim Ridl who is still playing with Martino today. The "Interchange" recording reunites Martino with his old drummer Sherman Ferguson, and it is a treat to hear them getting together again on this CD.There are many other recordings of Pat that are also well worthwhile checking out but these along with his CD "The Maker" are my personal favorites."