There are a mere handful of guitarists that have changed the way we think about the guitar over
the past five or six decades. Pat Martino is perhaps one of the greatest and best-known of
those icons. The term genius is overused today but Pat Martino was definitely one. His life
story was the very definition of the word. Before Martinos passing in November 2021 the
Alternative Guitar Summit honored him and his enormous contribution to jazz in this set of
studio recordings by 14 jazz guitarists playing selections from his imaginative and varied
catalog of compositions. Producer Joel Harrison is thrilled to have brought together this crew
of great musicians to show their love for him while HighNote Records is proud to present this
first volume of their recordings.
