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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
Recorded at the Power Station, New York, New York in February 1984.
Pat Metheny Group: Pat Metheny (guitar, guitars, guitar synthesizer); Pedro Aznar (vocals, guitar, percussion); Lyle Mays (trumpet, piano, organ, synthesizer, bells); Steve Rodby (acoustic bass, bass guitar, drum); Paul Wertico (drums, percussion).
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 | List Price | $10.97 (You save $1.68) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz Instrument CDs, Guitar, Jazz | | Label | ECM | | Orig Year | 1984 | | All Time Sales Rank |  76015  | | CD Universe Part number | 7727459 | | Catalog number | 001187302 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 28, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Jan Erik Kongshaug; Rob Eaton | | Recording Time | 49 minutes | | Personnel | Pat Metheny - sitar, synthesizers, guitar
Steve Rodby - bass
Lyle Mays - trumpet, piano, synthesizers, bells
Paul Wertico - drums
Pedro Aznar - vocals, glockenspiel, guitar
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