Martino, Pat Quartet / Undeniable
Album: Undeniable   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Martino, Pat Quartet   Added:Jan 2012
Label:Highnote  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-01-16 Pull Date: 2012-03-19 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 11 Mar 4 Feb 26 Feb 19 Feb 12 Feb 5 Jan 29 Jan 22
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 15, 2022: Music Casserole
Lean Years
4. Mar 09, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Midnight Special
2. Nov 03, 2016: No Cover, No Minimum
Inside Out
5. Mar 06, 2012: Rebop
Inside Out
3. Jan 04, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012
Lean Years
6. Feb 28, 2012: Rebop
Lean Years

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-01-15
PAT MARTINO QUARTET: Undeniable
HighNote, 2011

SOUL-JAZZ/BOP – Hot live date for guitar legend Martino, leading a sharp quartet with the always-bluesy Tony Monaco on Hammond B3 organ, straight-bop saxophonist Eric Alexander and fiery drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts. The mix is slightly muddy around the organ, but the music is great: all four guys bring their A-game. Fat and greasy. Play it!

Try any track! Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6

1. 7:38 – quick, snappy groove: guitar mixes it up, sax gets hot, organ rolls
2. 8:32 – relaxed bluesy crawl: long guitar lines, sax spins, too-cool organ
3. 10:00 – blues walk: organ digs in, guitar works a riff, sax calmly tears it up
4. 8:04 – chilly marching groove: nice sax/guitar interplay & awesome solos!
5. 8:45 – laid-back blues standard: organ stomps all over it, guitar digs in
6. 7:52 – standard ballad, quiet & smoky: pretty much all guitar, just perfect
7. 8:11 – easy swing: sax stretches, but guitar wraps it up very neatly

[ Fo ] - January 2012

Track Listing
1. Lean Years   5. Midnight Special
2. Inside Out   6. Round Midnight
3. Goin' To A Meeting   7. Side Effect
4. Double Play   .