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Joyous Lake

1977 studio album by Pat Martino

Joyous Lake is an album by guitarist Pat Martino, recorded in 1976 and released on the Warner Bros. label.[1]

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Reception

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The AllMusic site rated the album with 3 stars.[2]

In an article for All About Jazz, Ian Patterson wrote: "The group interplay is tight and the soloing exhilarating, with Martino in exceptional, bebop-inspired form. Yet there is a melodicism within these grooves that seems to foreshadow the Pat Metheny Group... the record has stood the test of time, and for jazz-fusion fans anyway, it ranks as one of Martino's best."[4]

All About Jazz's John Kelman remarked: "for those who enjoy their fusion with a stronger tie to the tradition, even as its grooves and colors are irrefutably electric and in their energy, electrified, Joyous Lake remains an undervalued gem in Martino's discography, and one that absolutely merits rediscovery."[5]

Jim Campilongo, writing for Guitar Player, praised the album's "athletic impassioned playing, almost impossible unison lines, and yes, one could use the F word – fusion – to describe it accurately." He stated that Martino's "artistry is captured in spades on Joyous Lake."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated

  1. "Line Games" - 3:55
  2. "Pyramidal Vision" (Delmar Brown) - 7:42
  3. "Mardi Gras" (Brown) - 8:56
  4. "M'Wandishi" (Kenwood Dennard) - 5:29
  5. "Song Bird" - 7:55
  6. "Joyous Lake" - 7:33

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Pat Martino discography, accessed September 10, 2013
  2. [2]
    Allmusic listing, accessed September 10, 2013
  3. [3]
    Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. [4]
    Patterson, Ian (December 27, 2021). "Pat Martino Top Ten Albums: More Than Meets The Eye". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. [5]
    Kelman, John (January 13, 2015). "Pat Martino: Joyous Lake". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Campilongo, Jim (January 14, 2022). "Here's Why Pat Martino's 'Joyous Lake' Remains an Essential Listen from the Golden Age of Fusion". Guitar Player. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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