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Pat Martino passes on Nov 1, 2021.

A truly remarkable story. Following 1980 brain surgery that left him with significant memory deficits, Pat re-learned how to play in part by listening to his own recordings.

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Yup, one of the all time greats. I love listening to Pat.
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My first Pat Martino album was First Light, a reissue of Joyous Lake and Starbright. It's a fusion album. I didn't even know he was a bebop player until way later. One of those weird things where sometimes you come into someone from a totally different angle than they're known for.