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ONE WAY Recommends [Issue
#19] Pat Martino By
Jason Sklar
Remember: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery
(CD
Blue Note)
Pat Martino displays
relentless vigor on Remember, his latest recording in homage to Wes Montgomery.
It follows with an effluence of compositional guitar improvisations over some
of Montgomery’s classic tunes, including “Four on Six,” “Groove
Yard,” and “West Coast Blues.” Nearly all the tunes on this album
hail from Montgomery’s Riverside period between 1959 and 1963. The band packs
some punch with Dave Kikoski on piano, John Pattitucci on bass, Scott Allan Robinson
on drums, and Danny Sadownick with supporting percussion. Martino captures the
octave playing eloquence that typifies Montgomery’s style on “Road Song.”
He grooves while articulating phrases on the same note an eighth apart. As Montgomery’s
recordings played such an integral role in Martino’s development, it was
only natural for him to play these underplayed classics to highlight the subtle
genius of Montgomery. He manages to work in his own torrents of notes and repetitive
sequences that are agitatingly satisfying. Martino brings the same energy as on
Live at Yoshi’s, but parts with the heaviness of the organ and live
applause which yields a clean 1960s sound.
