Crazy because I just heard of him last night and it’s like the player and teacher I’ve been needing all these years. I never really listened to jazz until recently . Now I’m obsessed . His spirit musta sent me in the right direction . 💪🧞♂️
There was a period of time where Pat Martino was the best guitarist in the world. I was so lucky to see him and Joey Defrancesco at the Toronto Jazz Fest. RIP to both of them.
I've been away from jazz for a while, just coming back to check out a Pat Martino video; this comment was my notification that Joey Defrancesco passed. What a loss.
I’ve been playing guitar around a decade, mostly rock and blues, recently I’ve delved deeply into the world of jazz and have become hooked on the genius of Coltrane, Joe Pass et all. Pat is my most recent discovery and I can’t believe It has taken this long to dig his style. His melodic ability, willingness to share his knowledge and above all limitless passion for music has inspired me greatly.
He went through a lot and only got better. I am glad that he lived a long life and brought so many good things to music. Even at a very old age, he remained a musician with a fresh outlook and a willingness to move on.
4:20 "This idea continuously came up (some seconds of the most beautiful tonal meandering) ... and the playing of it produced pleasure" That about sums it up :) So glad I decided to look up random jazz guitarists today.
When he first started playing i got so lost in the music, i was confused when it ended so abruptly. It transported me in a matter of seconds. So beautiful. What a legend.
I discovered Pat back in the 70's when I was in high school with Pat Martino Live! Been a huge fan ever since. He's a national treasure. His release The Maker is my favorite especially the track Noshufuru.
This man has been the inspiration for more great players of the past half century than anyone, and he continues to inspire to this day. My best to you, Pat. Keep the light burning.
his Brain surgery was a miracle . i think the surgeons were masters and boost PAT's hippocampe .......because he has a fantastic memory and unbilievable command ! He was born to be a genius and Music took care and loved him !
A few years back when Guitar Player magazine had fine print quotes from great guitarists at the bottom of some pages Pat Martino was quoted as saying "there is a global war going on between mediocrity and dedication" (I think that's a correct quote). I've never forgotten that and consequently I feel like I never practice enough. Now, I'm sure of it!
Truly... and without anchoring his right hand on the guitar. The other amazing thing is how seamlessly he parks that pick between his index and middle fingers for the fingerpicking parts at 19:50
Pat Martino’s “SYMMETRICAL PARENTAL FORMS”: Both the Augmented triad (1-3-#5) and the Diminished 7th chord (1-b3-b5-bb7) are “symmetrical”; the Augmented triad is all major 3rds, and the Diminished 7th chord is all minor 3rds. Each of those “parental forms” are super-easy to find on the guitar, and they can be used to easily generate other chords. - By LOWERING any one note of any Augmented triad, you will create 3 Major triads; by RAISING any one note, you will create 3 minor triads. So that one Augmented triad can be used to find 6 other triads, 3 major triads and their 3 relative minor triads. - Now the Diminished 7th chord… by LOWERING any one note, you will create 4 different Dominant 7th chords, and by RAISING any one note, you will create 4 different Half-Diminished 7th chords. So that one Diminished 7th chord can “parent” 8 other 7th chords. - This is Pat’s “symmetrical parental forms”. Every guitarist should understand this aspect of the guitar that Pat observed and explained to us. May he rest in eternal peace!
Musical consciousness is an interesting thing. What he is saying is that compositional skills are based on improvisational skills which is what the Guitar Ladder System does for players wanting to take a huge leap. I have been a huge fan of pat for a long long time and love learning from him.
Just bought this lesson: based on this video alone, transcriptions are complete, solid and accurate (for those wondering if this section is transcribed)...still wish truefire would develop an iPhone app tho
Ive been playing many years But I stopped trying g to understand what he es doing and just enjoyed his pure playing very early in the video The lesson is getting in the way of a devastating performance
I'm not sure, but I think he's explaining methods you can do even somewhat mechanically, in order to feed or "seed" your creative process with new and different ideas, instead of just sitting and waiting for some mysterious inspiration.
Yes. That's what I got out of it. I remember distinctly a lesson with Pat about 40+ years ago where I showed him a short motif that I'd written down and asked him " What can I do with this?" and he replied, "Well, let's see now" and proceeded for the next 15 minutes to improvise a new composition while I just listened there spellbound.
