The self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Bass Player" died on Sept. 21, 1987 at the age of 35.

Inspired by John Coltrane, Brooklyn-born Dave Liebman went on to record or 250 albums as a leader or co-leader and appears on over 500 albums altogether.

The narrative arc of the Pat Martino story is epic and compelling. Read how Bill Milkowski celebrates his guitar genius in this piece commemorating the late guitar hero on what would've been his 81st birthday