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Guitarist Pat Metheny's atmospheric, "smooth" (when that word didn't carry ugly connotations) jazz was just about ready to set the world afire when this Pat Metheny Group effort hit the racks. Metheny's was one of the tighter outfits in modern jazz when this eponymous album was released in 1978 on ECM, the label that really mattered for them in the '70s.
The Group's idiosyncratic blending of folk, blues stylings, improv spaciness, and supple rock underpinnings were unlike anything then happening in jazz. The opener, "San Lorenzo," establishes the mood. Ten-plus minutes of shimmering cymbals pierce a veil of stark bass, luminescent synthesizer motifs, and, of course, Metheny's resolutely gorgeous six- and 12-string picking. The music refracts differing hues in a prismatic puzzle. Sparse and beautiful.
Recorded at Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway in January 1978.
Pat Metheny Group: Pat Metheny (6- & 12-string guitars); Lyle Mays (autoharp, piano, synthesizer); Mark Egan (bass); Dan Gottlieb (drums).
Personnel: Pat Metheny (guitar, electric 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar); Lyle Mays (autoharp, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer); Mark Egan (electric bass); Dan Gottlieb (drums, snare drum); Danny Gottlieb (drums).
Pat Metheny - guitar, electric 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar Mark Egan - electric bass Lyle Mays - autoharp, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer Dan Gottlieb - drums, snare drum Danny Gottlieb - drums
Great CD This is Pat M third cd and itīs from 1978 and a milestone in itīs own time.
Almost 30 years later the cd is just as good. High quality guitar jazz all instrumental.I canīt think of anything better if you like Pat M. Submitted by claesrunbalk (Gothenburgh Sweden) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
The Pat Metheny Group this cd is,in my view, one of the most brilliant collection of songs in all of jazz. I feel this is Metheny's most lasting and enjoyable pieces of work. I bought this as a vinyl in 1970's when it came out and was completely blown away by the freshest sounds I had heard in years. It still is... Submitted by a reviewer (santa fe new mexico) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
Jazz Ambrosia! One of my all time favorites recordings regardless of genre. Intensely involving from start to finish. The finest work by pianist Lyle Mays I know of. Submitted by a reviewer (Beavercreek, OH) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
Got it all It wasn't enough that Mr. Metheny comes out with Bright Size Life and Watercolors, painting a picture of guitar-driven Jazz which was unlike just about anything else, and creating a musical interplay with Jaco Pastorius which has barely been matched since, AND establishing a partnership with Lyle Mays which still continues to produce musical velvet - what would you do next? He follows these two albums up with this masterpiece, which I feel hits it's stride on every single tune - not the easiest thing to do considering how varied in style the selections are. But that has always been one of Metheny's strengths for sure.
There are few recorded moments in music I enjoy more than the climax of "Phase Dance" modulating it's way through a series of hypnotically rhythmic progressions, and teasing you by holding back just when you feel the music will explode (or maybe that's just me & my excitement), or the addicting happyfunk guitar riff which kicks off "Jaco." It's just a wonderfully honest and superbly crafted album which sounds inspired - and that really is what all albums should be. Thanks Pat! Submitted by a reviewer (Portland, OR) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Might be the best jazz album ever Thirty years after its release, this still sounds fresh, alive, crisp and will give you chills. These four superb musicians are "in the pocket." Along with Blood, Sweat & Tears second album (God Bless the Child) and George Benson's "Breezin" album, you can't find better music and better drumming. Listen and learn !! Enjoy. Submitted by gaspo218 (Exeter, NH, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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