All Sides Now | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | June 1, 1996 – January 15, 1997 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 51:56 | |||
Label |
Blue Note BN 37627 | |||
Producer | Bill Milkowski | |||
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All Sides Now is an album by guitarist Pat Martino which was recorded in 1996–97 and first released on the Blue Note label. [1] The album pairs Martino with notable guitarists from across the musical spectrum.
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In his review for AllMusic, which awarded the album 4 stars, Scott Yanow wrote, "Veteran Pat Martino is teamed up with a variety of different fellow guitarists on this interesting if not quite essential release... A decent effort, but not up to Pat Martino's most significant." [2] Glen Astarita from All About Jazz was less forgiving noting, "The Blue Note Records debut by guitarist extraordinaire Pat Martino is spotty at best. It is primarily a series of duets and ensemble settings with a wide array of top notch guitarists spanning different genres... The feeling here is that Mr. Martino had been granted a minimal amount of artistic control from the onset. What we have here is something short of a hack job!" [5] The Los Angeles Times critic, Bill Kohlhaase, rated the album 2½ stars writing, "Guitarist Martino, who was forced to relearn his instrument after suffering a brain aneurysm in 1980, retains a solid identity in these diverse collaborations with seven fellow guitarists... Martino brings a measure of feeling that his partners never seem able to match." [3]
All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated