| All Sides Now | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Pat Martino |
| Cover: | All Sides Now.jpg |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Recorded: | June 1, 1996 – January 15, 1997 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 51:56 |
| Label: | Blue Note BN 37627 |
| Producer: | Bill Milkowski |
| Chronology: | Pat Martino |
| Prev Title: | Nightwings |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Stone Blue |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
All Sides Now is an album by guitarist Pat Martino which was recorded in 1996–97 and first released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album pairs Martino with notable guitarists from across the musical spectrum.
In his review for AllMusic, which awarded the album 4 stars, Scott Yanow wrote, "Veteran Pat Martino is teamed up with a variety of different fellow guitarists on this interesting if not quite essential release... A decent effort, but not up to Pat Martino's most significant."[2] Glen Astarita from All About Jazz was less forgiving noting, "The Blue Note Records debut by guitarist extraordinaire Pat Martino is spotty at best. It is primarily a series of duets and ensemble settings with a wide array of top notch guitarists spanning different genres... The feeling here is that Mr. Martino had been granted a minimal amount of artistic control from the onset. What we have here is something short of a hack job!"[3] The Los Angeles Times critic, Bill Kohlhaase, rated the album 2½ stars writing, "Guitarist Martino, who was forced to relearn his instrument after suffering a brain aneurysm in 1980, retains a solid identity in these diverse collaborations with seven fellow guitarists... Martino brings a measure of feeling that his partners never seem able to match."[4]
All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated