Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)
Studio album by
Pat Martino
Released1968
RecordedJune 11, 1968
New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:55
LabelPrestige
PR 7589
ProducerDon Schlitten
Pat Martino chronology
East!
(1968)		 Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)
(1968)		 Desperado
(1970)

Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) (subtitled A psychedelic excursion through the magical mysteries of the Koran) is the fourth album by guitarist Pat Martino recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Pat Martino's fourth of five Prestige albums contains plenty of intriguing music... The use of Indian instruments, drones, and unusual time signatures (including 7/4, 9/4, and 10/8) gives the performances the flavor of early fusion, and some of the effects sound a bit dated. However, the results were not overtly commercial, and the leader gets in several noteworthy improvisations".[3]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "A whiff of incense and patchouli oil, but Martino's own playing stays tough."[4]

Shaun Brady, writing for NPR, stated that the album was evidence that Martino was "stretching further into new inspirations," and that it "forged a kind of impassioned transcendentalism, merging his fervent soloing and muscular swing with meditative drones."[5]

In an article for All About Jazz, Ian Patterson wrote: "Martino... navigates the unusual time signatures with attacking lines that owe more to Coltrane and Shankar than Wes Montgomery.... It is... a fascinating insight into Martino's evolution and stands as a unique entry in his discography."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Martino

  1. "Baiyina" – 11:54
  2. "Where Love's a Grown Up God" – 6:35
  3. "Israfel" – 6:18
  4. "Distant Land" – 13:08

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 3, 2013
  2. ↑ Pat Martino discography accessed May 3, 2013
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 3, 2013
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 958. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Brady, Shaun (November 2, 2021). "Jazz guitarist Pat Martino, a virtuoso twice over, dies at 77". NPR. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ Patterson, Ian (December 27, 2021). "Pat Martino Top Ten Albums: More Than Meets The Eye". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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