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| + artist ........... Pat Martino |
| + album ............ Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) |
| + label ............ Prestige |
| + cat .............. OJCCD-355-2 |
| + year ............. 1989 |
| + genre ............ Jazz |
| + source ........... CDDA |
| + quality .......... VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo |
| + release date ..... 12.01.2004 |
| + size ............. 56,6 MB |
| + link ............. n/a |
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| 01.Baiyina 12:00 |
| 02.Where Love's A Grown-Up God 06:38 |
| 03.Israfel 06:24 |
| 04.Distant Land 13:07 |
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| (t!) total 38:09 min |
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| Adventurous fusions of Indian, psychedelic, rock, funk, and jazz |
| music by one of the great risk-takers of the electric guitar. |
| Baiyina features fluid guitars, exotic Indian percussion and drone |
| instruments, unique time signatures, swirling flute and sax, deep |
| grooving bass, and in-the-pocket drumming, making it one of the |
| most unique acid-drenched albums to come out of the late 60s. As |
| the album's subtitle reads: "A psychedelic excursion through the |
| magical mysteries of the Koran." Indeed, each track takes its |
| inspiration and name from different parts of the Koran. This was a |
| pioneering endeavor in fusion, and as such it is free of the |
| glitzy commercial touches that have rightly given the genre a bad |
| name. Unlike most jazz guitarists, Martino is not a conservative |
| background player or a self-indulgent soloist intent on putting |
| his technical skills on display. A passionate musician of |
| substantial talents, he was often the guitarist of choice for the |
| Young Lions of the avant-garde. On the title track, Martino and |
| company establish a contagious rhythm that is both funky and |
| exotic. True to the dictates of Indian music, the rhythm is held |
| until it captivates the listener in hypnotic bliss, providing the |
| perfect context for Martino to launch into one of his inspired |
| explorations. "Where Love's a Grown-Up God" is built around a |
| spicy groove that was the likely source of inspiration for Curtis |
| Mayfield's "Pusherman" off of the Super Fly soundtrack. " |
| Martino's ideas flow as if divinely inspired during a masterful |
| guitar break in the middle of the tune. This track is absolutely |
| golden. On "Distant Land," Gregory Herbert's sax solo builds with |
| brooding intensity over the unusual time signatures. Bass giant |
| Richard Davis is miraculous, effortlessly inventing Indian-groove |
| music as if it had been in his head for years. Ahead of its time, |
| Baiyina is a complex and cross-cultural excursion into a mystical |
| and funky realm. Perfectly complements a dinner of saffron-spiced |
| soul food. |
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