El Hombre

El Hombre
Studio album by Pat Martino
Released	1967
Recorded	May 1, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:12
Label	Prestige PR 7513
Producer	Cal Lampley
Pat Martino chronology
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El Hombre is the debut album by guitarist Pat Martino recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Guitarist Pat Martino's debut as a leader finds the 22-year-old showing off his roots in soul-jazz organ groups while looking ahead at the same time... Martino primarily plays a straight-ahead set but already displays a fairly distinctive sound".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated

1. "Waltz for Geri" - 6:21
2. "Once I Loved" (Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - 5:42
3. "El Hombre" - 5:57
4. "Cisco" - 4:29
5. "One for Rose" - 4:54
6. "A Blues for Mickey-O" - 8:02
7. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 5:47

Personnel

• Pat Martino - guitar
• Danny Turner - flute
• Trudy Pitts - organ
• Mitch Fine - drums
• Vance Anderson - bongos
• Abdu Johnson - congas

Production

• Cal Lampley - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References