Nightwings (Pat Martino album)

Nightwings is an album by the guitarist Pat Martino, recorded in 1994 and released on the Muse label in 1996.[1][2]

Nightwings
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedMay 27, 1994
GenreJazz
Length56:31
LabelMuse
MR 5552
ProducerPaul Bagin
Pat Martino chronology
The Maker
(1995)
Nightwings
(1996)
All Sides Now
(1997)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Martino favors a more-is-more approach here, a welcome change for fans of his earlier recordings. His chops are on full display".[3]

Writing for All About Jazz, Douglas Payne called Nightwings "Martino's least convincing album ever," and commented: "Even the guitarist feels lazy and apathetic as he scales some of the most mundane changes he's ever charted. Certainly this disc has its share of admirers. I'm not convinced; mostly because Martino does little here that's persuasive... listen to Nightwings simply to hear how a master sounds on an off day."[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Pat Martino

  1. "Draw Me Down" - 11:54
  2. "Portrait" - 8:04
  3. "Villa Hermosa" - 15:59
  4. "I Sing the Blues Every Night" - 7:32
  5. "A Love Within" - 6:28
  6. "Nightwings" - 6:34

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Muse Records discography accessed September 12, 2013
  2. ^ Pat Martino discography, accessed September 12, 2013
  3. ^ a b Taylor, R. AllMusic listing accessed September 12, 2013
  4. ^ Payne, Douglas (October 1, 1999). "Pat Martino: Mission Accomplished". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 3, 2022.