Producer Notes: Pat Martino - "Creative Force"

I had known Pat since the early eighties when we both taught at GIT. Pat had an office next to mine and remember listening through the wall to him practice, when students weren’t around. It was amazing. I’d long been a fan of Pat, especially his single-line improvising, but never realized what a tremendous solo/chord melody player he was. When Pat agreed to fly to Seattle for the video shoot, we asked him to include a few solo pieces along with his soloing techniques. Pat responded with several of his classic arrangements in “Creative Force”.
At first, many of Pat’s concepts seem unusual and difficult to understand for many students. But once you get to know Pat, as you quickly will in this video, and learn his musical vocabulary, the ideas will make the utmost sense. Pat’s “convert to minor” concept is one of the most important tools jazz musicians use.
“Creative Force” and Pat’s second video series, “Quantum Guitar” are amongst my highest recommended video for serious players.
- Don Mock 3/01