Product Details

• Actors: Pat Martino
• Directors: Pat Martino
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alfred Publishing
• DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
• Run Time: 167 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0739044265
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,290 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #33 in Music > Miscellaneous > Instructional > General

Editorial Reviews

Pat Martino is one of the finest jazz guitarists in the world, having played with artists like Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Joe Pesci and many, many more. Watch Pat explain his unique concepts for advanced improvisational techniques, focusing on incorporating simple substitution principles. Prepare to be stunned by this rare opportunity to learn from one of the great masters. This DVD includes note-for-note PDF transcriptions of the companion books as well as dazzling performance footage featuring Pat's quartet.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable for Martino-Metheny fans guitar players, December 21, 2008

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Patricio Leija (Cabo San Lucas, BCS México) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pat Martino- Creative Force (DVD)

I'm amazed nobody has rated this DVD yet, if you has always wondered who to play those fast, explosive lines Martino plays this is for you, based on substitutions for minor mode, he obtains comfortable fingerings and sophisticated sounds, also you can hear a lot of sounds that Metheny uses also.
This DVD stands over other because this guy is an absolute master, and the information is based on real music, he doesn't mess with modes or theory but I wouldn't recommend it you do not have a GOOD technique and some theory knowledge.
Other thing I can say is that I got the feeling that this guy a very honest person who really wants to provided good information, is scary I can't see a drop of ego when he speaks.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time well spent, April 3, 2009

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Fred Hogbristle "BassicJoe" (Maine USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pat Martino- Creative Force (DVD)

You will find a lifetime worth of work on this DVD. Rather than making you discouraged, you should realize that you will have something that will be unveiled little bit by little bit as you learn. I'm not sure I could recommend it to a beginner unless they are extremely patient. You'll need to know some basic chords. For inspiration, pick up Pat's CDs "Live at Yoshi's" and "All Sides Now". The PDFs on the disc are worth the price all by themselves.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to want to play like Pat for this to be valuable., December 8, 2010

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This review is from: Pat Martino- Creative Force (DVD)

I don't play a bit like Pat, and don't intend to, & I suppose this could be a much shorter DVD for those who, like me, who only wanted Pat's insights into organizing the fretboard , rather than the tons of practical examples he includes, but it doesn't matter: There are a couple of tips that are worth the price alone. I wont give it away, but the diminished-parental chord & the extrapolations built on this concept will be useful to any guitarist.