Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)

| Recorded | Jun 11, 1968 |
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| Label | Real Gone Music |
| Catalog | PR 7589 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 350664 |
The record
A 1968 detour into raga-tinged modal jazz, with dual guitars and Richard Davis's bass anchoring long, hypnotic vamps under Martino's spidery lines. Miles from his hard-bop dates, it's the sound of a young virtuoso stretching toward the East just as fusion's horizons opened up.
Session personnel
- Gregory Herbert — alto saxophone, flute
- Richard Davis — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Pat Martino — guitar
- Bobby Rose — guitar [second guitar]
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1968 | Prestige · PR 7589 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1968 | Prestige · PR 7589 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Prestige · SMJ-7520 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7589 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-355-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-355 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | Real Gone Music — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2022 | Real Gone Music · RGM-1434 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Orange Vinyl |
| 2022 | Real Gone Music · RGM-1434 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Pink With Red Marble |
| 2022 | Real Gone Music · RGM-1434 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo |
| — | Prestige · PR 7589 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-355-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-355-2 — CD, Album |
Follow the players
Gregory Herbert also plays on
Richard Davis also plays on
Charlie Persip also plays on