Pat Martino - First Light (1976)

01.Line Games
02.Pyramidal Vision
03.Mardi Gras
04.M'Wandishi
05.Song Bird
06.Joyous Lake
07.Starbright
08.Eyes
09.Law
10.Fall
11.Deeda
12.Starbright Epilogue
13.Masquerada
14.Nefertiti
15.Blue Macaw
16.City Lights
17.Prelude
18.Epilogue.


First Light continues a long line of excellent releases by the 32 Jazz label and Pat Martino. While neither Joyous Lake or Starbright merit the designation of "classic," the combination of both recordings on one budget-priced CD make two-fer an essential fusion recording. [First Light was reissued by Savoy Jazz in 2003.]~ Robert Taylor

Live Recording
Recorded at Criteria, Miami, Florida & Media Sound Studios, New York, New York in 1976.

2 LPs on 1 CD:JOYOUS LAKE (1977) and STARBRIGHT (1976).

Personnel includes:
Pat Martino (synthesizer, guitar)
Delmar Brown (keyboards, synthesizer)
Warren Bernhardt, Michael Mainieri (synthesizer)
Mark Leonard, Will Lee (bass)
Kenwood Dennard (drums, percussion)
Michael Carvin (drums)
Alyrio Lima Cova (percussion).