Recorded May 1, 1967, this session was Pat Martino's first album as leader. His guitar moves valiantly with all the swagger of a cowboy; smoking guns and flying fingers dot the landscape of his trail.

But as Mr. Martino recorded his first dozen albums, veering from hard bop into soul, blues and Eastern music, he also began experiencing mysterious headaches and seizures. When he suffered a ...

What a journey this hombre has had. The man in question, Italian-American guitarist Pat Martino, as it has been often reported, fought through a series of severe predicaments throughout his career.