Joyous Lake

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

Joyous Lake
Studio album by Pat Martino
Released	1977
Recorded	September 1976 Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, Florida
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:30
Label	Warner Bros. BS 2977
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
Pat Martino chronology
Starbright (1976) Joyous Lake (1977) The Return (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The Allmusic site rated the album with 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Martino except as indicated

1. "Line Games" - 3:55
2. "Pyramidal Vision" (Delmar Brown) - 7:42
3. "Mardi Gras" (Brown) - 8:56
4. "M'Wandishi" (Kenwood Dennard) - 5:29
5. "Song Bird" - 7:55
6. "Joyous Lake" - 7:33

Personnel

• Pat Martino - guitar, EML 101 synthesizer, percussion
• Delmar Brown - electric piano, Oberheim polyphonic, EML 500
• Mark Leonard - electric bass
• Kenwood Dennard - drums, percussion

References

1. Pat Martino discography, accessed September 10, 2013
2. Allmusic listing, accessed September 10, 2013
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.