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Pat Metheny
One of the most original guitarists from the '80s onward
(he is instantly recognizable), Pat Metheny is a chance-taking
player who has gained great popularity but also taken some
wild left turns. His records with the Pat Metheny Group
are difficult to describe (folk-jazz? mood music?) but managed
to be both accessible and original, stretching the boundaries
of jazz and making Metheny famous enough so he could perform
whatever type of music he wants without losing his audience.
Metheny (whose older brother is the trumpeter Mike Metheny)
started on guitar when he was 13. He developed quickly,
taught at both the University of Miami and Berklee while
he was a teenager, and made his recording debut with Paul
Bley and Jaco Pastorius in 1974. He spent an important period
(1974-1977) with Gary Burton's group; met keyboardist Lyle
Mays; and in 1978 formed his group, which originally featured
Mays, bassist Mark Egan, and drummer Dan Gottlieb. Within
a short period he was ECM's top artist and one of the most
popular of all jazzmen, selling out stadiums. Metheny mostly
avoided playing predictable music and his freelance projects
were always quite interesting. His 1980 album 80/81 featured
Dewey Redman and Mike Brecker in a post-bop quintet; he
teamed up with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins on a trio
date in 1983; and two years later recorded the very outside
Song X with Ornette Coleman. Among Metheny's other projects
away from the group were a sideman recording with Sonny
Rollins; a 1990 tour with Herbie Hancock in a quartet; a
trio album with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes; and a collaboration
(and tour) with Joshua Redman. Although his Zero Tolerance
for Silence in 1994 was largely a waste (40 minutes of feedback),
Pat Metheny retained his popularity and remained a consistently
creative performer. He has recorded as a leader for ECM
(starting in 1975) and Geffen.
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The
Way Up
- in the words of guitarist Pat Metheny himself, "our
most ambitious undertaking ever as a group"-a single,
brilliant 68-minute piece composed by Metheny and his collaborator
of 28 years, Lyle Mays. Metheny has likened the creation of
The Way Up to making a film, and in some respects, the album
feels like a vividly rendered journey. Order
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One
Quiet Night
On the heels of his 15th Grammy Pat Metheny, the most honored
jazz guitarist in history, offers one of the most adventurous
albums of his career. One Quiet Night is simply Metheny and
a solo baritone guitar. Completely acoustic, no overdubs,
using a rediscovered low Nashville tuning and recorded in
his home studio. Slipcase. Warner Brothers. 2003. Order
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