Consciousness

by Pat Martino

Consciousness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1975
  • Label: Muse
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:15
  • Community rating: 4.14/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Guitarist Pat Martino explores incredibly fluid, rapid-fire improvisations on 'Consciousness', blurring the lines between intense post-bop logic and meditative jazz fusion. His unparalleled technical precision is highlighted across both driving ensemble pieces and complex unaccompanied solos, securing the album's reputation as a guitar jazz essential.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion

Tracklist

  1. Impressions (4:33)
  2. Consciousness (11:48)
  3. Passata On Guitar (2:48)
  4. Along Came Betty (5:22)
  5. Willow (6:09)
  6. On The Stairs (5:29)
  7. Both Sides Now (2:06)

Credits

  • Pat Martino - primary artist, guitar, written-by
  • Tyrone Brown - bass
  • Sherman Ferguson - drums, percussion
  • Eddie Green - electric piano, percussion
  • Dave Crawford - lacquer cut by
  • John Coltrane - written-by
  • Don DePaolis - written-by
  • Eric Kloss - written-by

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