Undeniable
Jazz
| Jan 2012
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2012-01-15
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
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
Recent airplay
Lean Years
Music Casserole — Jan 15, 2022
Inside Out
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 03, 2016
Lean Years
No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012 — Jan 04, 2013
Midnight Special
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 09, 2012
Inside Out
Rebop — Mar 06, 2012
Lean Years
Rebop — Feb 28, 2012
Charting
2012-01-16 — 2012-03-19
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 11 | 2 |
| Mar 4 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 1 |
| Feb 19 | 2 |
| Feb 12 | 3 |
| Feb 5 | 2 |
| Jan 29 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Lean Years | ||
| 2. | Inside Out | ||
| 3. | Goin' To A Meeting | ||
| 4. | Double Play | ||
| 5. | Midnight Special | ||
| 6. | Round Midnight | ||
| 7. | Side Effect |