Pat Metheny

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Introduction

Pat Metheny is one of the leading voices in the field of contemporary jazz, and had also made a great success in the fusion genre, written music for film scores and collaborated with most of the great jazz musicians of our time. He is regarded as creme a'la creme amongst musicians, and has a distinguished sound and an unique composition style. He has been awarded 17 Grammys in different genres during the years (10 for PMG) , and is still touring between 120-240 day's a year.

Early Career

Pat Metheny (Patrick Bruce Metheny) was born on August 12, 1954, Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.A. (a suburb to Kansas City) He has an elder brother that play's the trumpet, which also Pat did from age 8. He switched to guitar at age 12, and progressed very fast. He states Wes Montgomery as one of his early influences, but horn-players like Ornette Coleman, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker was also a source of inspiration. At the age 15 he was already jamming with the top-notch players in Kansas City. Vibraphone-player Gary Burton saw the potential in the talented teenager, and Pat later joined Gary Burton's band.

After graduating from Lee's Summit High School, Pat moved to Florida in order to attend University of Miami. He studied just one semester before he was offered a position as a teacher, which he also took. He was teaching a short period before he was offered a teaching position at Berkeley College of Music. In Miami he also met Jaco Pastorius, whom he played with and became a close friend to until Jaco's death.

In 1974 he joined Gary Burton's band and stayed with him for three years. He replaced Mike Goodrich in the band, and he is present on the record "Ring". At the same time Pat jammed with Jaco and Gary Burton's drummer Bob Moses, and together with Paul Bley they made Jaco's debut-album just entitled "Jaco". The year after, a new label ECM, offered him to make a solo recording. This led to the milestone "Bright Size Life", which featured Jaco and Bob Moses, that is considered one of the finest jazz albums made in the 70's.

At the same time Pat also met Lyle Mays which he later co-formed Pat Metheny Group with and is his alter-ego in terms of the piano. The next album Pat recorded for ECM (who is best known for their "spacy" recordings) was "Watercolours" with Lyle May's and this album can be seen as the embryo to Pat Metheny Group. On the album Pat play's a lot of acoustic guitar to create an open an interesting sound.

Against the top

The first Pat Metheny Group

In 1978 Pat formed the first version of Pat Metheny Group with Lyle May's, Jaco's bass-protege' Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb. The debut-album just entitled "Pat Metheny Group" marks a beginning of a new style in the fusion genre, and is more "easy-listening" than "Bright Size Life", which is more for jazz connosieurs. The beats are more latin-like and both pop and folk influences can be heard along with a strong melodic approach. The most famous song from this album is probably "Phase Dance", which every jazz/fusion player at that time covered.

The sound of the first version of Pat Metheny Group is marked by Pat's use of two Eventide delay's and reverb to get an open sound as well as Lyle May's use of Oberheim & Prophet 5 synthesizer's in addition to the piano. Later on both of them started to use the Synclavier - a top-notch synthesizer at that time. Pat used it in conjunction with the first Roland guitar synths, which he still uses.

The follow up to the first album was the success "American Garage" from 1980, reaching #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and even attended the Pop charts. The first song from the album "Cross the Heartland" has an almost pop-like atmosphere, which a lot of people seemed to like, not just jazz/fusion-musicians. The band then started to tour all over the world on a very tight schedule for the next couple of years.

Parallell Career's

At the same time Pat was working with his band, he had - unbelievable or not - time to make a solo release in 1979 called "New Chataqua", which featured himself on all guitars and basses with no other musicians involved. He was also making a record with the contemporary jazz group 80/81, as well as some touring the same years. The band incoorperated the late Michael Brecker, Dewey Redman and legend drummer Jack de Johnette. With this album Pat proved to the "core" jazz audience that he had'nt got "commercial", which he sometimes got critics for. He was also participating in Joni Mitchell's band on the highly acclaimed "Shadows and Light" -tour playing music by Charles Mingus. Another duo-cooperation with Lyle Mays apart from Pat Metheny Group resulted in the album "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" from 1981.

Introducing latin music

The band released "Offramp" in 1982 with the introduction of a new line-up, except for Lyle Mays. Steve Rodby was playing the bass and Paul Wertico the drums. Along with the group was also Nana Vasconcelos, who played percussion and sang wordless vocals. The groups sound moved towards latin music which intensified even further when the album "First Circle" from 1984 was released. A double live-album was also released in 1983, containing all Pat's "hits" up til then, and showed Pat using Roland's guitar synth extensively as well as an awesome production.

Hitting Top 40

Pat Metheny/Lyle wrote the music for the movie "the Falcon and the Snowman" in 1985, and his group was playing at the soundtrack. Pat had for a couple of years beeing playing on some soundtracks, and were asked to do the complete soundtrack for this movie, which is a spy story featuring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn. David Bowie performed the lead theme as well as getting credits for co-producing the soundtrack. The lead motif "This is not America", reached #32 at Billboard, and #14 in England. The soundtrack added even more importance to Pat's reputation as composer and presented him to an even larger audience.

Further explorations

Switching record company

In 1986 Pat recorded with his older brother Mike Metheny, a skilled Kansas City based trumpeter, an album (Day in -Night out) that reached #18 in the jazz charts. The same year Pat also got a chance to record with one of his role models Ornette Coleman, which produced the critic's success "Song X", that has been re-released in this century, digitally mastered containing 6 previously unreleased tracks from the session.

Pat took his ideas about latin music even further on the next album "Still Life (Talking)" (1987), introducing percussionist Armando Marçal. Before the record was made, he switched record company after some disputes with Manfred Eicher (founder of the ECM label) about his artistic freedom. Pat signed a new record deal with Geffen Records, that was a part of Warner Records by that time, which Pat also changed to in 1997. (Pat was a cornerstone in ECM's business, saleswise. Ed. note.)

In 1989 came "Letter from Home", which was the last album before Pat took a break from the band lasted almost 4 years in order to work on other projects/collaborations.

Symphonics, duos and noice

In 1992 Pat wrote "Secret Story", a symphic work that incoorperated Pinpeat Orchestra of the Royal Ballet, the London Symphony Orchestra and its conductor Jeremy Lubbock, the Choir of the Cambodian Royal Palace, Lyle Mays. all orchestrations were made by Jeremy Lubbock, and Pat even took the setup on a small tour which produced a live-dvd released in 2001.

With fellow-guitarist John Scofield, he recorded "I can see Your house from there" (1993) as a duo recording accompanied by Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart. The recording spots originals written by both Pat and John Scofield and is regarded as legandary amongst guitar players.

He also made a solo-album entitled "Zero Tolerance for Silence" in 1994, which saw Pat playing distorted guitar, overdubbing guitars, playing blues and experimenting with sounds. The record was highly controversial and totally written down by the critics and Pat's fans wanted him to draw the release back, which he refused to.

In these years (without Pat Metheny Group) Pat seemed to focus on finding a new approach as well as playing with other great jazz musicians, a live album was made with Jack De Johnette, Dave Holland, and Herbie Hancock, and a trio album with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes was also released. But obviously his work with London Symphony Orchestra took the most of his time.

PMG finds new directions & playing with the greats

Other influences

In 1995 Pat Metheny Group released the first studio album in 6 years, although a live album with some older studio cuts were released two years earlier. "We Live Here" marks a change in the bands direction, featuring hip-hop influences, free form improvisations and blues theme's. In a commercial context, this approach was not succesful, and the bands forthcoming records "Quartet" (1996), and "Imaginary Day" (1997) also followed this tradition. In 1997 Pat took another break from the band that doesn't re-emerged until 2002.

Exploring contemporary jazz & performing with the greats

Pat was highly active as both a recording musician as well on performing with some of the greatest players around between the years 1995-2000. He continueed the duo tradition with an album with legendary guitarist Jim Hall, as well as a duo release with Charlie Haden.

He participated on albums with Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, and Dave Holland and collaborated with guitarist Bill Frisell on "The Sound of Summer Running" (1998) with bassist Marc Johnson & drummer Joey Baron. He also continueed to teach, which he had been doing on and off since the 70's, making him one of the most appreciated lectures throughout University's of Music throughout the world.

The return of Pat Metheny Group

In 2002 Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays formed a new line-up of Pat Metheny Group that incoorperated several younger musicians, that actually were brought up with their music. Drummer Antonio Sanchez (also in Pat's trio) from Mexico were added, and so was bass virtouso/multi-instrumentalist Richard Bona from Cameroon. (also with Mike Stern, ed. note) Steve Rodby was still along from the old band, and other newcomers on the release was trumpet player Cuong Vu and David Samuels on percussion/Marimba. The music heads back to the sound a little more than on the previous three releases, and have a more "classic" PMG sound, even that the introduction of Cuong Vu's trumpet adds sparkle and light to Pat's music.

Other projects

In 2003 Pat recorded a solo album entitled "One Quiet Night", which like "New Chataquoa" featured just himself playing all guitars & bass. On the release he plays both 12-string and the Baritone guitar. On the album was Norah Jones "Don't Know Why" (Jesse Harris), as well as Ferry cross the Mersey and "My Song" by Keith Jarret. The album won a Grammy in 2004, for Pat's subtile rendering and was critic and public success.

The big change in the bands music came however in 2005, when they released the album "The Way Up". Pat collaborated with minimalistic composer Steve Reich, back in 1987 on the album "Electric Counterpoint". This approach may have inspired Pat and Lyle Mays for the album, that are just one song spanning 63 minutes. Though the music have several "cues" and themes are there plenty of room for improvisation and a lot of counterpoint themes can be found. On the world tour in 2005, PMG got standing ovations on almost every of the 90(!) concerts.

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The trio tradition

Pat had since the release of "Bright Size Life" always performed/recorded with different trio setup's, a band configuration which he seems to like a lot. Since he during the years has done a lot of teaching, the trio format has also been convenient in these situations. In 1983 he recorded "Rejoicing", which included legendary musicians Billy Higgins (drums) and Charlie Haden (double bass). Pat has on almost all trio recording's played a lot of "standards", which have kept him as a favourite player amongst the jazz connossieurs audience.

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Discography

Solo:
New Chautauqua
Zero Tolerance for Silence
One Quiet Night

Duos:
Beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories) | Verve, 1997 (w. Charlie Haden: bass)
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1996)

Trios:
Bright Size Life (1976)
(Jaco Pastorius: bass; Bob Moses: drums)
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981)
(Lyle Mays: keyboards; Nana Vasconcelos: percussion, voice)
Rejoicing (1984)
(Charlie Haden: bass; Billy Higgins: drums)
Question & Answer (1990)
(Dave Holland: bass; Roy Haynes: drums)
Trio 99→00 (2000)
(Larry Grenadier: bass; Bill Stewart: drums)
Trio→Live (2000)
(Larry Grenadier: bass; Bill Stewart: drums)

Quartets:
Jaco Pastorius - Pat Metheny - Bruce Ditmas - Paul Bley (1974)
(Reissued by DIW (Japan) titled “Jaco”)
Watercolours (1977)
(Lyle Mays: piano; Eberhard Weber: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums)
I Can See Your House From Here (1994)
. (John Scofield: guitar; Steve Swallow: bass; Bill Stewart: drums)
Pat Metheny Group: Quartet (1996)
(Lyle Mays: piano, non-tuned spinet piano, celeste, pedal harmonium, autoharps, electric piano, clavinet, Steve Rodby: acoustic bass, piccolo bass; Paul Wertico: drums & percussion.)
The Sign of Four (1997)
(Live recording, Derek Bailey: guitars; Pat Metheny: guitars, Paul Wertico: drums, percussion, Greg Bendian: drums, percussion)

Quintets: 80/81 (1980)
(Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone, Dewey Redman: tenor saxophone; Charlie Haden: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums)
Song X (1986)
(Ornette Coleman: alto saxophone, violin, Charlie Haden: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums, Denardo Coleman: drums, percussion)
Burton - Corea - Metheny - Haynes - Holland: Like Minds (1998)
(Gary Burton: vibes, Pat Metheny: guitar, Chick Corea: piano, Dave Holland: bass, Roy Haynes: drums)

Pat Metheny Group:
Pat Metheny Group | ECM, 1978 Studio recording, Oslo, Norway, January, 1978 Tracks: San Lorenzo; Phase Dance; Jaco; April Wind; April Joy; Lone Jack. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Mark Egan: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums.

American Garage | ECM, 1979 Studio recording, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA, June, 1979 Tracks: (Cross The) Heartland; Airstream; The Search; American Garage; The Epic. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: piano, synthesizer, autoharp, organ; Mark Egan: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums.

Offramp | ECM, 1982 Studio recording, New York, October, 1981 Tracks: Barcarole; Are You Going With Me?; Au Lait; Eighteen; Offramp; James; The Bat. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums; Nana Vasconcelos: percussion, voice, berimbau.

Travels | ECM, 1983 Live recording, from concerts in Dallas, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Hartford, CT; Sacramento, CA; Nacogdoches, TX. Tracks: Are You Going With Me?; The Fields, The Sky; Goodbye; Phase Dance; Straight On Red; Farmer's Trust; Extradition; Goin' Ahead; Travels; Song for Bilbao; San Lorenzo. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums; Nana Vasconcelos: percussion, voice, berimbau.

First Circle | Geffen, 1984 Studio recording, New York, February 15-19, 1984 Tracks: Forward March; Yolanda, You Learn; The First Circle; If I Could; Tell It All; End Of The Game; Mas Alla; Praise. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars, synclyvier; Lyle Mays: keyboards, trumpet; Steve Rodby: bass, bass drum; Paul Wertico: drums, field drum, cymbal; Pedro Aznar: percussion, voice, guitar, Glockenspiel.

Still Life (talking) | Geffen, 1987 Studio recording, New York March/April, 1987 Tracks: Minuano (Six Eight); So May It Secretly Begin; Last Train Home; (It's Just) Talk; Third Wind; Distance; In Her Distance. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Armando Marçal: percussion, voice; David Blamires: voice; Mark Ledford: voice.

Letter From Home | Geffen, 1990 Studio recording, New York, Spring, 1989 Tracks: Have You Heard; Every Summer Night; Better Days Ahead; Spring Ain't Here; 45/8; 5-5-7; Beat 70; Dream Of The Return; Are We There Yet; Vidala; Slip Away; Letter From Home. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Armando Marçal: percussion, voice; Pedro Aznar: voice, guitar, marimba, vibes, tenor sax, charango, melodica, percussion.

The Road to You | Geffen, 1993 Live recording, Bari, Pescara, Jesi and Naples, Italy and in Marseilles, Paris and Besançon, France Tracks: Have You Heard; The First Circle; The Road to You; Half-Life of Absolution; Last Train Home; Better Days Ahead; Naked Moon; Beat 70; Letter From Home; Third Wind; Solo from “More Travels”. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Armando Marçal: percussion, voice; Pedro Aznar: voice, guitar, marimba, vibes, tenor sax, charango, melodica, percussion.

We Live Here | Geffen, 1995 Studio recording, New York, 1994 Tracks: Here To Stay; And Then I Knew; The Girls Next Door; To The End Of The World; We Live Here; Episode d'Azur; Something To Remind You; Red Sky; Stranger In Town. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar, guitar synth; Lyle Mays: piano, keyboards; Steve Rodby: acoustic & electric basses; Paul Wertico: drums; David Blamires: vocals; Marc Ledford: vocals, trumpet; Luis Conte: percussion.

Quartet | Geffen, 1996 Studio recording, New York, May, 1996 Tracks: Introduction; When We Were Free; Montevideo; Take Me There; Seven Days; Oceania; Dismantling Utopia; Double Blind; Second Thought; Mojave; Badland; Glacier; Language of Time; Sometimes I See; As I Am. Personnel: Pat Metheny: acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string guitar, 42-string pikasso guitar, e-bows and slide, soprano guitars, fretless guitar, guitar synthesizer; Lyle Mays: piano, non-tuned spinet piano, celeste, pedal harmonium, autoharps, electric piano, clavinet; Steve Rodby: acoustic bass, piccolo bass; Paul Wertico: drums & percussion.

Imaginary Day | Warner Bros., 1997 Studio recording, New York, Spring, 1997 Tracks: Imaginary Day; Follow Me; Into the Dream; A Story Within the Story; The Heat of the Day; Across the Sky; The Roots of Coincidence; Too Soon Tomorrow; The Awakening. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Mark Ledford: voice, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet; David Blamires: voice, mellophone, guitars, violin, recorder, trumpet; Mino Cinelu: percussion; David Samuels: percussion; Glen Velez: percussion; Don Alias: percussion.

Imaginary Day Live | Metheny Group Productions, 2001 [DVD] Live recording, Mountain Winery, Saratoga, California, USA, July 21-23, 1998 Tracks: Into the Dream; Follow Me; A Story Within the Story; Imaginary Day; The Heat of the Day; Across the Sky; The Roots of Coincidence; Message to a Friend; September fifteenth; Minuano [Six Eight]. Personnel: Pat Metheny: acoustic, electric & synth guitars; Lyle Mays: acoustic piano, keyboards, guitar; Steve Rodby: acoustic & electric basses; Paul Wertico: drums; Mark Ledford: vocals, trumpet, percussion, guitar; Philip Hamilton: vocals, percussion, guitar; Mino Cinelu: percussion; Jeff Haynes: percussion.

Speaking Of Now | Warner Bros., 2002 Studio recording, NYC Tracks: As It Is; Proof; Another Life; The Gathering Sky; You; On Her Way; A Place In The World; Afternoon; Wherever You Go. Personnel: Pat Metheny: acoustic, electric & synth guitars; Lyle Mays: acoustic piano, keyboards, guitar; Steve Rodby: acoustic bass; Richard Bona: vocals, percussion; Cuong Vu: trumpet, vocals; Antonio Sanchez: drums.

The Way Up | Nonesuch, 2005 Studio recording, New York City, 2003 & 2004 Tracks: Opening; Part One; Part Two; Part Three. Personnel: Pat Metheny: acoustic, electric, synth & slide guitars; Lyle Mays: acoustic piano, keyboards; Steve Rodby: acoustic & electric bass, cello; Cuong Vu: trumpet, vocals; Gregoire Maret, harmonica; Antonio Sanchez: drums; Richard Bona: vocals, percussion, voice; David Samuels, percussion.

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Gary Burton: Ring | ECM, 1974 Studio recording, Ludwigshafen, Germany, July 23 & 24, 1974 Tracks: Mevlevia; Unfinished Sympathy; Tunnel of Love; Intrude; Silent Spring; The Colours of Chloë. Personnel: Gary Burton: vibes; Pat Metheny: guitar; Mick Goodrick: guitar; Eberhard Weber: bass; Steve Swallow: bass; Bob Moses: percussion.

Gary Burton: Dreams So Real | ECM, 1976 Studio recording, Ludwigshafen, Germany, December, 1975 Tracks: Dreams So Real; Ictus / Syndrome / Wrong Key Donkey; Jesus Maria; Vox Humana; Doctor; Intermission Music. Personnel: Gary Burton: vibes; Pat Metheny: guitar; Mick Goodrick: guitar; Steve Swallow: bass; Bob Moses: drums.

Gary Burton: Passengers | ECM, 1977 Studio recording, Oslo, Norway, November, 1976 Tracks: Sea Journey; Nacada; The Whopper; B & G; Yellow Fields; Claude and Betty. Personnel: Gary Burton: vibes; Pat Metheny: guitar; Eberhard Weber: bass; Steve Swallow: bass guitar; Dan Gottlieb: drums.

Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light | Asylum, 1980 Live recording, Santa Barbara County Bowl, September 1979 Tracks: Introduction; In France They Kiss On Main Street; Edith And The Kingpin; Coyote; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines; Amelia; Pat's Solo; Hejira; Dreamland; Band Intro; Furry Sings The Blues; Why Do Fools Fall In Love; Shadows and Light; God Must Be A Boogie Man; Woodstock. Personnel: Joni Mitchell: voice, guitar; Pat Metheny: guitar; Jaco Pastorius: bass; Lyle Mays: piano; Michael Brecker: saxophone; Don Alias: drums; The Persuasions: vocals.

Ross-Levine Band: That Summer Something | Headfirst, 1981 Studio recording, Coral Gables, Florida, USA Pat Metheny on track #1 only Track #1: That Summer Something. Personnel: Billy Ross: tenor, soprano saxophones, flute, alto flute; Mike Levine; Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, synthesizers; Peter Harris: electric and acoustic guitars; Jeff Carswell: electric bass; Steve Rucker: drums; Cookie Lopez: conga drums, percussion; Pat Metheny: guitar; Bud Burge: fluegelhorn.

Célia Vaz: Mutação | Phillips Série Azul, 1981 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #6 only Track #6: Mutação Personnel: Célia Vaz: voice; Pat Metheny: guitar; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Toninho Horta: Toninho Horta | World Pacific, 1981 Studio recording Pat Metheny on tracks #5 & 10 only Track #05: Prato Feito (Today's Special) Track #10: Mandel, O Audaz (Manuel The Brave) Personnel: Toninho Horta: guitar, voice; Pat Metheny: guitar; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Pedro Aznar: Contemplación | Tabriz Music, 1984 Studio recording Pat Metheny on tracks #3, 4 & 5 only Track #3: Verano en Nueva Inglaterra (Summer in New England) Track #4: Para Acunar a Leila: Lullaby for Leila Track #5: 23 Personnel: Pedro Aznar: voice, bass, guitars, piano, OB-Xa synthesizer, pan pipes, bottles, guitar synthesizer, DMX drum machine, drums, bombo legüero; Pat Metheny: guitar; Lyle Mays: piano; Dan Gottlieb: drums; Pomo: cymbals.

Bob Moses: The Story of Moses | Gramavision, 1986 Studio recording, Carlisle, Massachusetts, USA, 1986 Pat Metheny on tracks #1 & 15 only Track #01: Overture Go Down Moses Track #15: Song of Moses Personnel: Tiger Okoshi: trumpet, fluegelhorn; Stan Strickland: tenor and soprano saxophones, wood flute, voice; Leo Quintero: guitar; Jerome Harris: bass and voice; Rahboat Ntumba Moses: drums, talking drum, repinique cuica, Yamaha DX7, piano, kalimba, Kurzwell 250, Guitar linn drum; Pat Metheny: acoustic guitar, guitar synthesizer; Bob Moses: drums; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Mike Metheny: Day In - Night Out | MCA Impulse!, 1986 Studio recording Tracks: Like the Ocean; Day In - Night Out; Vanity; Segment; Saudade; Olvidar; Lakeview Ballad; Epilogue. Personnel: Mike Metheny: trumpet, flugelhorn, EVI; Pat Metheny: guitar; Dick Odgren: keyboards; Rufus Reid: bass; Tommy Ruskin: drums; Mitch Coodley: guitar; John Lockwood: bass; Bob Tamagni: drums. Notes: Mitch Coodley, John Lockwood and Bob Tamagni on track #1 only

Michael Brecker: Michael Brecker | MCA/Impulse!, 1987 Studio recording, New York Tracks: Sea Glass; Syzygy; Choices; Nothing Personal; The Cost of Living; Original Rays; My One and Only Love. Personnel: Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone; Pat Metheny: guitar; Kenny Kirkland: piano; Charlie Haden: bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.

Ricardo Silveira: Long Distance | Polygram, 1988 Studio recording, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pat Metheny on track #8 only Track #8: Terra Azul Personnel: Ze Nogueira: soprano saxophone; Ricardo Silveira: guitars; Pat Metheny: rhythm guitar; Luis Avellar: keyboards; Nico Assumpção: bass; Carlos Bala: drums; Armando Marçal: percussion; Leila Pinheiro: lead vocal; Zé Renato: background voice; Claudio Nucci: background voice; Mauricio Maestro: background voice.

Toninho Horta: Moonstone | Verve Forecast, 1989 Studio recording, NYC, between April and June, 1989 Pat Metheny on track #4 only Track #4: Moonstone Personnel: Toninho Horta: guitar, voice; Pat Metheny: guitar; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Toninho Horta: Moonstone | Verve Forecast, 1989 Studio recording, NYC, between April and June, 1989 Pat Metheny on track #4 only Track #4: Moonstone Personnel: Toninho Horta: guitar, voice; Pat Metheny: guitar; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Túlio Mourão: Teia De Renda | Visom, 1989 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #4 only Track #4: Depois da Paixão Personnel: Nivaldo Ornelas: saxophone; Túlio Mourão: guitars; Pat Metheny: guitar; João Batista: bass; Robertinho Silva: drums.

Leila Pinheiro: Olho Nu | Philips, 1989 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #2 only Track #2: O Fundo Personnel: Leila Pinheiro: piano, vocal, ganzá; Pat Metheny: guitar; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Akiko Yano: Welcome Back | Midi, 1989 Studio recording, November, 1988 - February, 1989 Pat Metheny on tracks #1, 6 & 9 only Track #1: It's For You Track #6: How Beautiful Track #9: Watching You Personnel: Akiko Yano: voice, keyboards; Kaede Akiyama: clarinet; Pat Metheny: guitar; Charlie Haden: bass; Peter Erskine: percussion, drums.

Jack DeJohnette: Parallel Realities | MCA, 1990 Studio recording, W. Hurley, NY Tracks: Jack In; Exotic Isles; Dancing; Nine Over Reggae; John McKee; Indigo Dreamscapes; Parallel Realities. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Herbie Hancock: keyboards; Dave Holland: bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.

Silje Nergaard: Tell Me Where You're Going | EMI/Lifetime, 1990 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #11 only Track #11: Tell Me Where You're Going Personnel: Silje Nergaard: voice, electric piano; Pat Metheny: electric & acoustic guitars; Nils E. Vinjor: electric & acoustic guitars; Knut Reiersrud: electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin, high strung guitar, harmonica; Reidar Skar: piano, synthesizers; Audun Erlien: bass; Neal Wilkinson: drums; Armando Marçal: percussion.

Gary Burton: Reunion | MCA, 1990 Studio recording, W. Hurley, NY Tracks: Autumn; Reunion; Origin; Will You Say You Will; House On The Hill; Panama; Chairs and Children; Wasn't Always Easy; The Chief; Tiempos Felices; Quick & Running. Personnel: Gary Burton: vibes, marimba; Pat Metheny: guitar; Mitchel Forman: keyboards; Will Lee: bass; Peter Erskine: drums.

Milton Nascimento: Encontros e Despedidas | Polydor, 1991 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #11 only Track #11: Vidro e Corte (Glass and Cut) Personnel: Milton Nascimento: vocals, violin; Pat Metheny: guitar; Wagner Tiso: keyboards; Nico Assumpção: bass; Robertinho Silva: drums; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Akiko Yano: Love Life | Midi, 1991 Studio recording Pat Metheny on tracks #10-12 only Track #10: Iiko Iiko (Good Girl) Track #11: Ai Wa Takusan (Lots of Love) Track #12: Love Life Personnel: Akiko Yano: synthesizer, piano, arranger, keyboards, vocals; Pat Metheny: synthesizer, guitar, guitar synth; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Gary Thomas: Till We Have Faces | Polydor, 1992 Studio recording, New York, May 8-14, 1992 Tracks: Angel Eyes; The Best Thing for You; Lush Life; Bye Bye Baby; Lament; Peace; It's You or No One; You Don't Know What Love Is. Personnel: Gary Thomas: tenor and soprano saxophones; Pat Metheny: guitars; Tim Murphy: keyboards; Anthony Cox: bass; Ed Howard: bass; Terri Lyne Carrington: drums; Steve Moss: percussion.

Bruce Hornsby: Harbor Lights | RCA, 1993 Studio recording, 1993 Pat Metheny on tracks #1, 2, 4 & 8 only Track #1: Harbor Lights Track #2: Talk of the Town Track #4: China Doll Track #8: The Tide Will Rise Personnel: Bruce Hornsby: piano, accordion, vocals, organ; Pat Metheny: guitar; others: miscellaneous instruments.

Paul Wertico: The Yin and the Yout | Intuition, 1993 Studio recording, NYC Tracks: Peruvian Folk Song; Don't Look Back; Long Chart; Dance of the Hunters; From Here to There; Days Like These; Element 103; Max Factor; Triune; Cowboys & Africans. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar; Brian Keane: guitar; Victor Bailey: bass; Richie Beirach: piano; Dave Holland: acoustic bass; David Mann: alto & soprano saxophones; Bob Mintzer: recorder, tenor saxophone; Michael Bearden: keyboards; Mino Cinelu: conga; Howard Levy: jew's-harp, pennywhistle; Dave Liebman: soprano saxophone; Paul Wertico: percussion, arranger, cymbals, drums, programming, electric drums, drum programming, mixing, concept.

Joshua Redman: Wish | Warner Bros., 1993 Studio/Live recording, tracks #1-8, studio, NYC; tracks #9 & 10, Village Vanguard, New York Tracks: Turnaround; Soul Dance; Make Sure You're Sure; The Deserving Many; We Had A Sister; Moose The Mooche; Tears In Heaven; Whittlin'; Wish; Blues For Pat. Personnel: Joshua Redman: saxophone; Pat Metheny: guitar; Charlie Haden: bass; Billy Higgins: drums.

Trilok Gurtu: Crazy Saints | CMP, 1994 Studio recording, Germany, May/June, 1993 Pat Metheny on tracks #1 & 6 only Track #1: Manini Track #6: Crazy Saints Personnel: Trilok Gurtu: drums, tabla, voice, dol, kanjira, percussion; Daniel Goyone: piano, keyboards; Shobha Gurtu: voice; Pat Metheny: guitar; Joe Zawinal: keyboards, piano; Louis Sclavis: bass clarinet, clarinet, soprano saxophone; Ernst Reijseger: cello; Marc Bertaux: bass.

Milton Nascimento: Angelus | Warner Brothers, 1994 Studio recording Pat Metheny on tracks #12-14 only Track #12: Vera Cruz Track #13: Novena Track #14: Amor Amigo Personnel: Milton Nascimento; Pat Metheny; Herbie Hancock; Ron Carter; Jack DeJohnette; Robertinho Silva.

Roy Haynes: Te Vou! | Dreyfus, 1994 Studio recording Tracks: Like This; John McKee; James; If I Could; Blues M45; Trinkle Twinkle; Trigonometry; Good For The Soul. Personnel: Donald Harrison: alto saxophone; Pat Metheny: guitar; David Kikoski: piano; Christian McBride: bass; Roy Haynes: drums.

Bruce Hornsby: Hot House | RCA, 1995 Studio recording, New York 1994 Pat Metheny on tracks #2-4, 7 & 8 only Tracks: Spider Fingers; White Wheeled Limousine; Walk in the Sun; The Changes; The Tango King; Big Rumble; Country Doctor; The Longest Night; Hot House Ball; Swing Street; Cruise Control. Personnel: Bruce Hornsby: piano, accordion, vocals; Pat Metheny: guitar; Béla Fleck: banjo; Jimmy Haslip: bass; John Molo: drums; JT Thomas: organ; Debbie Henry: voice; John D'earth: trumpet; Bobby Read: alto & tenor saxophones.

Abbey Lincoln: A Turtle's Dream | Verve, 1995 Home recording Pat Metheny on tracks #1, 5, 6 & 11 only Tracks: Throw It Away; A Turtle's Dream; Down Here Below; Nature Boy; Avec Le Temps; Should've Been; My Love Is You; Storywise; Hey, Lordy Mama; Not To Worry; Being Me. Personnel: Abbey Lincoln: vocals; Pat Metheny; guitar; Charlie Haden: bass; Victor Lewis: drums; Christian McBride: bass; Michael Bowie: bass; Lucky Peterson: guitar; Kenny Barron: piano; Roy Hargrove: trumpet; Julien Lourau: tenor saxphone; Rodney Kendrick: piano.

Kenny Garrett: Pursuance - The Music of John Coltrane | Warner Brothers, 1996 Studio recording, New York Tracks: Countdown; Equinox; Liberia; Dear Lord; Lonnie's Lament; After The Rain; Like Sonny; Pursuance; Alabama; Giant Steps; Latifa. Personnel: Kenny Garrett: alto sax; Pat Metheny: guitar; Rodney Whitaker: bass; Brian Blade: drums.

Michael Brecker: Tales From The Hudson | MCA/Impulse!, 1996 Studio recording, New York Tracks: Slings and Arrows; Midnight Voyage; Song for Bilbao; Beau Rivage; African Skies; Introduction to Naked Soul; Naked Soul; Willie T.; Cabin Fever. Personnel: Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone; Pat Metheny: guitar; Jack DeJohnette: drums; Dave Holland: bass; Joey Calderazzo: piano; McCoy Tyner: piano; Don Alias: percussion.

Tony Williams: Wilderness | Ark 21, 1996 Studio recording, Los Angeles, December 6-12, 1995 Tracks: Wilderness Rising; China Town; Infant Wilderness; Harlem Mist '55; China Road; The Night You Were Born; Wilderness Voyager; Machu Picchu; China Moon; Wilderness Island; Sea of Wilderness; Gambia; Wilderness. Personnel: Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone; Pat Metheny: guitar; Herbie Hancock: piano; Stanley Clarke: bass; Tony Williams: drums.

Akiko Yano: Oui Oui | Sony/Epic, 1997 Studio recording Pat Metheny on tracks #7 & 8 only Tracks: Kyoto; Jin Jin; The Stew; Snow; Happiness; Oui Oui; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Brooklyn Bridge; All The Bones Are White. Personnel: Akiko Yano: piano, voice; Pat Metheny: guitar, guitar synthesizer; Steve Ferrone: drums; Will Lee: bass; Jeff Bova: synthesizer, synth programming; Mino Cinelu: drums, percussion and keyboards; Anthony Jackson: bass; Noriyuki Makihara: keyboards, backing vocals; Hirokazu Ogura: guitar; Takahiro Iida: synthesizer, synth programming; Cliff Almond: drums; Kasim Sulton: backing voice; Eric Troyer: backing voice; Rory Dadd: backing voice; Hugh McCracken: guitar solo, blues harp.

Jim Hall: By Arrangement | Telarc, 1998 Studio recording, NYC Pat Metheny on track #1 only Track #1: Django Personnel: Jim Hall: guitar; Pat Metheny: guitar; various: strings.

Marc Johnson: The Sound of Summer Running | Verve, 1998 Studio recording, New York, 1996 Tracks: Faith in You; Ghost Town; Summer Running; With My Boots On; Union Pacific; Porch Swing; Dingy Dong Day; The Adventures of Max and Ben; In a Quiet Place; For a Thousand Years. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar; Bill Frisell: guitar; Marc Johnson: bass; Joey Baron: drums.

David Liebman: The Elements: Water - Giver of Life | Arkadia, 1998 Studio recording, Saylorsburg PA, January 2-5, 1997 Tracks: Water; White Caps; Heaven's Gift; Bass Interlude; Reflecting Pool; Storm Surge; Guitar Interlude; The Baptismal Font; Ebb and Flow; Water Theme (Reprise). Personnel: David Liebman: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, wood flute; Pat Metheny: guitars; Cecil McBee: bass; Billy Hart: drums.

Mark Ledford: Miles 2 Go | Verve, 1998 Studio recording, NYC Pat Metheny on track #6 only Track #6: Summertime Personnel: Mark Ledford: vocals, miscellaneous instruments; Pat Metheny: guitars.

Philip Bailey: Dreams | Heads Up, 1999 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #9 only Track #9: Something to Remind You Personnel: Philip Bailey: vocals; Pat Metheny: guitar; Morris Pleasure: keyboards & programming; Doug Barnett: acoustic bass; Mark Ivester: drums; Valene Davis: background vocals.

Cassandra Wilson: Traveling Miles | Blue Note, 1999 Studio recording, NYC, December, 1997 & Bearsville, NY, May & September 1998 Pat Metheny on track #10 only Tracks: Run The VooDoo Down; Traveling Miles; Right Here, Right Now; Time After Time; When The Sun Goes Down; Seven Steps; Someday My Prince Will Come; Never Broken (ESP); Resurrection Blues (Tutu); Sky And Sea (Blue In Green); Piper; VooDoo Reprise. Personnel: Cassandra Wilson: vocals, acoustic guitar; Angelique Kidjo: vocals; Olu Dara: cornet; Steve Coleman: alto saxophone; Pat Metheny: classical guitar; Marvin Sewell: classical & electric guitars; Doug Wamble: acoustic guitar; Kevin Breit: mandolin, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, greek bazouki, e-bow, mandocello, resophonic guitars; Vincent Henry: harmonica; Regina Carter, violin; Stefon Harris: vibraphone; Cecilia Smith: marimba; Eric Lewis: piano; Lonnie Plaxico: acoustic bass; Dave Holland: acoustic bass; Mino Cinelu: percussion; Jeffrey Haynes: percussion; Perry Wilson: drums; Marcus Baylor: drums, percussion.

Kenny Garrett: Simply Said | Warner Brothers, 1999 Studio recording, New York Pat Metheny on tracks #7 & 11 only Tracks: G.T.D.S.; Charlie Brown Goes to South Africa; Delta Bali Blues; Conversation with Hutcherson; Words Can't Express; Back Where You Started; Sounds Like Winter; Can I Just Hold Your Hand?; Organized Colors; 3rd Quadrant; Simply Said. Personnel: Kenny Garrett: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, sopranino; Shedrick Mitchell: piano, organ; Nat Reeves: acoustic bass; Chris Daddy Dave: drums; Pat Metheny: electric & acoustic guitars; Marcus Miller: electric bass; Bashiri Johnson: percussion; Jeff 'Tain' Watts: drums; Bashiri Johnson: percussion.

Michael Brecker: Time is of the Essence | MCA/Impulse!, 1999 Studio recording, New York Tracks: Arc of the Pendulum; Sound Off; Half Past Late; Timeline; The Morning of This Night; Renaissance Man (for Eddie Harris); Dr. Slate; As I Am; Outrance. Personnel: Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone; Pat Metheny: guitar; Larry Goldings: organ; Elvin Jones: drums; Jeff 'Tain' Watts: drums; Bill Stewart: drums.

Charlie Haden: Nocturne | Verve, 2001 Studio recording Pat Metheny on track #2 only Tracks: En la Orilla del Mundo (At the Edge of the World); Noche de Ronda (Night of Wandering); Nocturnal; Moonlight (Claro de Luna); Yo Sin Ti (Me Without You); No Te Empeñes (Don't Try Anymore); Transparence; El Ciego (The Blind); Nightfall; Tres Palabras (Three Words); Contigo en la Distancia (With You in the Distance) / En Nosostros (In Us). Personnel: Charlie Haden: bass; Gonzalo Rubalcaba: piano, orchestration; Ignacio Berroa: percussion, drums; Pat Metheny: acoustic guitar; Joe Lovano: tenor saxophone; Federico Britos Ruiz: violin; David Sanchez: tenor saxophone.

Soundtracks → Index

Under Fire | Warner Brothers, 1983 Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith, Orchestration by Arthur Morton

The Falcon and the Snowman | EMI, 1985 Soundtrack by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays Tracks: Psalm 121 / Flight of the Falcon; Daulton Lee; Chris; “The Falcon”; This Is Not America; Extent of the Lie; The Level of Deception; Capture; Epilogue (Psalm 121). Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitars; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Pedro Aznar: percussion, voice; David Bowie: vocals; National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Steve Rodby.

Toys | UNI/Geffen, 1992 Produced by Pat Metheny, Trevor Horn, Nicky Ryan and Hans Zimmer Pat Metheny (guitar) on track #7 only Track #7: Let Joy And Innocence Prevail (Instrumental)

Passagio Per il Paradiso | Geffen, 1996 Soundtrack by Pat Metheny Tracks: Theme from “Passagio Per Il Paradiso”; Marta's Theme; The Roads of Marche; Marta's House Story; Wolf Story; Marta's Stag Story; Learning On the Road; Private; Marta On the Bus, Marta In the Fields; Remembering Home, Meeting the Kids; Renato's Theme; Finale (It's Always Worth The Trouble); Don't Forget - (Renato's Theme). Personnel: Pat Metheny: all instruments.

A Map of the World | Warner Brothers, 1999 Soundtrack by Pat Metheny Tracks: A Map of the World; Family; North; Home; Sisters; Childhood; Fall From Grace; Memory; Gone; Flight; Alone; Outcasts; Sunday; Discovery; Acceptance; Realization; Soliloquy; Night; Sunrise; Resolution; Pictures; Patience; Transition; Reunion; Renewal; Homecoming; Forgiveness; Holding Us. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar, piano, keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; David Samuels: percussion; orchestra; orchestrated by Gil Goldstein.

Bootlegs → Index

Pat Metheny Group: A New Phase Of The Guitar | Shout To The Top Records, 2000 Recorded in NYC, July 17, 1977 Tracks: Phase Dance; Air Stream; April Joy; Unquity Road; The Epic; James; Old Folks; Jaco; The Magicians's Theater; San Lorenzo; Cross The Heartland. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Mark Egan: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums.

Pat Metheny Group: Blue Asphalt / Blue Light Released 1991 by Jazz Door titled Blue Asphalt & Blue Light Released 1992 by Multi Coloured Music titled Blue Light Recorded at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, August 31, 1977 Tracks: Phase Dancer; Watercolors; San Lorenzo; Wrong Is Right. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitars, 12 string guitar; Lyle Mays: piano, organ, keyboards; Mark Egan: acoustic and electric basses; Dan Gottlieb: drums.

Pat Metheny Group: Clouds | Paradise Records, 1991 Recorded at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, August 31, 1977 Tracks: Phase Dance; Missouri Uncompromised; Unity Village / Guitar Solo; The Epic; Jaco; American Garage. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitars; Lyle Mays: organ, piano, autoharp, electric piano; Mark Egan: fretless electric bass guitar; Dan Gottlieb: drums, percussion.

Pat Metheny Group: Unity Village | Jazz Door, 1979 Recorded June, 1979 Tracks: Phase Dance; Missouri; Unity Village; Guitar Solo; The Epic; Jaco; American Garage. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar; Lyle Mays: piano, keyboards; Mark Egan: bass; Danny Gottlieb: drums, percussion.

Pat Metheny Group: Salt Lake | Paradise Records, 1982 Recorded in Italy, December, 1981 Tracks: As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls; Offramp; It's for You; San Lorenzo; Here's That Rainy Day; Down Here on the Ground; (Cross the) Heartland; American Garage. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitar, synclavier guitar; Lyle Mays: organ, piano, autoharp, electric piano; Steve Rodby: electric bass guitar; Dan Gottlieb: drums, percussion; Nana Vasconcelos: vocals, percussion.

Pat Metheny Group: Jaco | Jazz Master, 1982 Recorded at Moor Theater Seattle, Washington, November 19, 1981 Tracks: Phase Dance; Guitar Solo - The Windup; James; Offramp; It's For You; The Bat (Part II); Percussion - Piano Solo; Turnaround; Jaco. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitar; Lyle Mays: keyboards; Steve Rodby: bass; Danny Gottlieb: drums; Nana Vasconcelos: percussion.

Pat Metheny Group: The Windup | Paradise Records, 1984 Recorded in Ferrara, Italy, March 3, 1983 Tracks: Are You Going With Me?; The Fields, The Sky; The Song with No Name; As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls; Jaco; Phase Dance; Travels; The Windup; James; Extradition; Offramp; Farmer's Trust; Goodbye; Straight On Red; Turnaround; San Lorenzo; Introducing the Band; Song for Bilbao; (Cross the) Heartland. Personnel: Pat Metheny: Roland GR 300 guitar synthesizer, Gibson ES 175 electric guitar, Ovation classic guitar, IBANEZ Artist 12 string electric guitar; Lyle Mays: piano, Oberheim, synclavier, Prophet 5, Yamaha YC-20 electric organ; Steve Rodby: acoustic bass, electric bass, synthesizer bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Pedro Aznar: percussion, acoustic guitar, voice.

Jack DeJohnette's Parallel Realities: Flower Hour | Beech Marten / Jazz Door, 1990 Recorded at Mellon Jazz, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA, June 23, 1990 Tracks: Shadow Dance; Indigo Dreamscapes; 9 Over Reggae; Solar; Silver Hoolow; The Good Life; Blue; Eye Of The Hurricane; The Bat; Cantaloupe Island. Personnel: Pat Metheny: acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, orchestration; Herbie Hancock: piano, keyboards; Dave Holland: electric and acoustic basses; Jack DeJohnette: cymbals, drums, keyboards, keyboard, bass.

Pat Metheny Group: Ice Dreams | Baby Capone, 1993 Recorded 1991 Tracks: Have You Heard; Every Summer Night; Better Days Ahead; Last Train Home; If I Could; Spring Ain't Here; Straight on Red; Minuano (Six eight); Third Wind; The Bat. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitars, 12 string guitar, synclavier guitar; Lyle Mays: piano, organ, keyboards, accordion, trumpet, synclavier; Steve Rodby: electric and acoustic basses; Armando Marcal: percussion; Pedro Aznar: voice, acoustic guitar, percussion; Paul Wertico: drums, caja, percussion.

Pat Metheny Group: In Concert | Jazz Door, 1993 Recorded 1992/1993 Tracks: Have You Heard; Every Summer Night; Better Days Ahead; Last Train Home; If I Could; Spring Ain't Here; Straight on Red; Minuano (Six eight); Third Wind. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitars, 12 string guitar, synclavier guitar; Lyle Mays: piano, organ, keyboards, accordion, trumpet, synclavier; Steve Rodby: electric and acoustic basses; Armando Marcal: percussion; Pedro Aznar: voice, acoustic guitar, percussion; Paul Wertico: drums, caja, percussion.

Pat Metheny: This World | Octopus Records, 1994 Recorded at the State Theatre, New Bunnswich, New Jersey, USA, November 24, 1993 Tracks: Above The Treetops; Facing West; Rain River; How Insensitive; Finding and Believing; See The World; Antonia; The Truth Will Always Be; Tell Her You Saw Me. Personnel: Pat Metheny: synthesizer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, piano, electric bass, keyboards, electric piano, synthesizer guitar, electric sitar guitar, keyboard, electric percussion; Lyle Mays: piano; Steve Rodby: acoustic bass, electric bass; Paul Wertico: drums; Armando Marcal: percussion; Torsten De Winkel: vocals; Gil Goldstein: piano, accordion, conductor; David Blamires: vocals; Mark Ledford: vocals; Jim Beard, keyboards.

John Scofield & Pat Metheny: You Speak My Language Recorded in Monza, Italy, 1994 Tracks: You Speak My Language; The Red One; No Matter What; No Way Jose; Message To My Friend; Say The Brother's Name; Summertime; Everybody's Party; Chasin' The Rain. Personnel: John Scofield: guitar; Pat Metheny: guitar; Steve Swallow: bass; Bill Stewart: drums.

Pat Metheny: Autumn Leaves | Oxygen, 1995 Recorded at Gotanda Hall, Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 1995 Tracks: Have You Heard; And Then I Knew; Here To Stay; First Circle; Scrap Metal; Farmer's Trust; Episode d'Azur; Third Wind; This Is Not America; Minuano (Six-Eight); Stranger In Town. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer; Lyle Mays: piano, keyboards; Eberhard Weber: bass; Dan Gottlieb: drums.

Pat Metheny Trio: Umbria Jazz Festival Recorded at the Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy, July 17, 1999 Tracks: Turnaround; James; The Good Life; Unity Village; Jam; Into The Dream; So It May Secretly Begin; Question and Answer; Free Form Music; The Moon is a Harsh Mistress; Waltz for Ruth; Lone Jack. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar; Larry Grenadier: bass; Bill Stewart: drums.

Misellaneous → Index

Steve Reich: Different Trains | Electric Counterpoint | Elektra/Nonesuch, 1989 Studio recording, NYC, September/October, 1987 Different Trains (tracks #1-3) performed by the Kronos Quartet Electric Counterpoint (tracks #4-6) performed by Pat Metheny Tracks: America - Before The War; Europe - During The War; After The War; I: Fast; II: Slow; III: Fast. Personnel: David Harrington: violin; John Sherba: violin; Hank Dutt: viola; Joan Jeanrenaud: cello; Pat Metheny: guitar, electric bass.

Pat Metheny: Works | ECM, 1991 Compilation Tracks: Sueño con México; (Cross the) Heartland; Travels; James; “It's for You”; Every Day (I Thank You); Goin' Ahead. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar.

Pat Metheny: Works II | ECM, 1991 Compilation Tracks: Unquity Road; Unity Village; Open; Story from a Stranger; Oasis; Sirabhorn; Farmer's Trust. Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar.

A Special Conversation with Pat Metheny | Geffen, 1992 hosted by Roy Firestone Tracks: The need to make the album; Soundtrack of a life; Global musical colors; Music, travel and inspiration; Writing for yourself; Art - To disturb or to define?; About “Above The Treetops”; About “Facing West”; Collaboration & Jeremy Lubbock; Perfection; It's getting longer and longer; Composing on piano; Pat and the piano; “Sunlight” and Burt Bacharach; The state of pop music; “Always and Forever” and Tony Bennett; Working with Toots; As good as I can do; Acoustic vs. machine; It just matters how you're playing; Tell us about Nana Vasconcelos; Charlie Haden; ...James Taylor “Great musician...on the instrument”; Aaron Copland; Cinematic; They might be surprised; Romance and Secret Story; The musical answer; Have you hit it yet?; Closing. Personnel: Pat Metheny: voice.

Pat Metheny: Secret Story | Geffen, 1993 Studio recording, fall-winter 1991-1992 Tracks: Above The Treetops; Facing West; Cathedral In A Suitcase; Finding and Believing; The Longest Summer; Sunlight; Rain River; Always and Forever; See The World; As A Flower Blossoms (I Am Running To You); Antonia; The Truth Will Always Be; Tell Her You Saw Me; Not To Be Forgotten (Our Final Hour). Personnel: Pat Metheny: guitar, piano, keyboards, electric bass, etc.; Lyle Mays; Charlie Haden; Nana Vasconcelos; Armando Marçal; Steve Ferrone; Will Lee; Mark Ledford; Steve Rodby; Paul Wertico; Gil Goldstein; Danny Gottlieb; Toots Thielmans; Andy Findon; Michael Mossman; Mike Metheny; Ryan Kisor; Tom Malone; Dave Taylor; Dave Bargeron; John Clark; Anthony Jackson; Akiko Yano; Skaila Kanga; members of the Pinpeat Orchestra of the Royal Ballet and the Choir of the Cambodian Royal Palace and members of the London Orchestra conducted by Jeremy Lubbock.

Various Artists: Kool Jazz at Midem | Digimode, 1994 Live recording, Palais de Congres, Cannes, France, January 28, 1983 Pat Metheny on track #1 only Track #1: Introduction/Move To The Groove. Personnel: Pat Metheny: electric guitar; Jimmy Heath: reeds; Percy Heath: bass; Albert Heath: drums.

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