Starbright is an album by guitarist Pat Martino which was recorded in 1976 and first released on the Warner Bros. label.[1]

Starbright
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJuly 1976
Media Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelWarner Bros.
BS 2921
ProducerEd Freeman
Pat Martino chronology
Consciousness
(1975)
Starbright
(1976)
We'll Be Together Again
(1976)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

The AllMusic site rated the album with 3 stars.[2] Thom Jurek called it "a startling yet warm and, in retrospect, wonderful recording of originals and covers."[4]

Writing for All About Jazz, Douglas Payne commented: "As always, Martino remains an engaging technical dazzler - as opposed to all those forgotten 70s guitar heroes who thought speed and sound meant good playing. Martino even experiments with guitar synthesizers and other effects... But the strength of the guitarist's melodic personality, particularly during signature solos, is never in question."[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated

  1. "Starbright" - 3:38
  2. "Eyes" (Joseph d'Onofrio) - 2:36
  3. "Law" - 3:35
  4. "Fall" (Wayne Shorter) - 2:04
  5. "Deeda" - 3:43
  6. "Starbright Epilogue" - 0:31
  7. "Masquerada" - 2:53
  8. "Nefertiti" (Shorter) - 2:51
  9. "Blue Macaw" - 3:03
  10. "City Lights" (Gil Goldstein) - 0:55
  11. "Prelude" - 6:30
  12. "Epilogue" - 1:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Pat Martino discography, accessed September 10, 2013
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed September 10, 2013
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Pat Martino: Starbright/Joyous Lake". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Payne, Douglas (February 1, 1999). "Pat Martino: First Light". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 3, 2022.