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In First Circle, the Pat Metheny Group settled into a lineup that lasted for quite a while -- with Metheny, keyboardist Lyle Mays, bassist Steve Rodby, and new drummer Paul Wertico forming the core quartet. The ever-restless Metheny also mixes up the music, not quite leaving the Brazilian glide behind but coming up with some fascinating permutations always affixed with his personal stamp. "Forward March," the album opener, is a bizarre parody full of detuned instruments and half-cocked trumpet from Mays; one wonders if this was directed at a few silly skirmishes of the day (Grenada? the Falklands?). "The First Circle" has Brazilian elements, but now in the service of a grander architectural context, while nothing could be simpler and yet more sophisticated than the delicate ballad "If I Could." "End of the Game" might be the best track on the record, equipped with a beautiful pop-flavored set of tunes and harmonies, with a rock beat fused to the floating ambience of South America as personified by the new Argentine percussionist/vocalist Pedro Aznar. "Praise," the closer, is an out-and-out rock tune, an affirmative flip side of "Forward March" and the last of a series of delightful surprises. ~ Richard S. Ginell
Live Recording
Recorded at the Power Station, New York, New York in February 1984.
Composers: Lyle Mays; Pat Metheny.
Lyricist: Pedro Aznar.
Personnel: Pat Metheny (guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, sitar, electric sitar, synthesizer, guitar synthesizer, Synclavier); Pedro Aznar (vocals, whistling, guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, nylon-string guitar, glockenspiel, percussion, bells); Lyle Mays (trumpet, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer, Synclavier, bells); Steve Rodby (electric bass, bass guitar, bass drum); Paul Wertico (drums, snare drum, cymbals).
Recording information: Power Station Studios, New York, NY (02/15/1984-02/19/1984); Power Station, New York, NY (02/15/1984-02/19/1984).
Photographers: Juan Castagnola; William Clift; Paul Natkin.
Personnel: Pat Metheny (sitar, synthesizers, guitar); Pedro Aznar (vocals, glockenspiel, guitar); Lyle Mays (trumpet, piano, synthesizers, bells); Steve Rodby (bass); Paul Wertico (drums).
First Circle Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Pop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar | | Label | ECM | | Orig Year | 1984 | | All Time Sales Rank | 21755  | | CD Universe Part number | 1178917 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 14, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Vance Anderson; David Oakes; Niki Gatos; Jerry Radas; Pat Metheny; Tom Sheehan | | Engineer | Jan Erik Kongshaug | | Recording Time | 49 minutes |
Pat Metheny First Circle Songs | 1. | Forward March | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Yolanda, You Learn | $0.99 | |
| 3. | First Circle, The | $0.99 | |
| 4. | If I Could | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Tell It All | $0.99 | |
| 6. | End of the Game | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Mas Alla (Beyond) - (Portuguese) | |
| 8. | Praise | $0.99 | |
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