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Gary Burton (vibraphone), with Jan Garbarek, Ralph Towner, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, Eberhard Weber & Chick Corea
Works [ ECM / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] Original recording released in 1984 |
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Pat Metheny Group
New Chautauqua [ ECM Records / CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] Recorded August 1978. Metheny alone and, mostly, acoustic, playing folk-flavoured compositions. Pat viewed this as "an autobiographical album. It's got a lot to do with the American Midwest. It's very open and spacious." |
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Pat Metheny Unity Group
Kin (←→) [ Nonesuch / CD - released 3/Feb/2014 ] As he nears 60, Pat Metheny seems ever-hungrier to pack even more musical ideas and technical innovations into each crowded project - interrupted only by last year's inspired and affectingly direct interpretations of John Zorn's Songbooks. |
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STEVE REICH
Reich: Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 14/Sep/1990 ] Since its inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has emerged as a leading voice for new work. Combining a unique musical vision with a fearless dedication to experimentation, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope. |
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Pat Metheny, with Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez & Ben Williams
Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions [ Nonesuch / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] "Once you've heard Pat Metheny you will always recognise him, no matter what company he's in or what instrument he's playing, be it a simple acoustic guitar or some unlikely invention of his own. Beneath it all there's a frank, open-hearted... |
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STEVE REICH
Phases - A Nonesuch Retrospective Steve Reich and Musicians / Kronos Quartet / Theatre of Voices / Pat Metheny [ Nonesuch / 5 CD Box Set - released 31/Oct/2006 ] Pioneer of US minimalism Steve Reich is 70 this year and to celebrate Nonesuch has released a bargain-priced 5 CD set of his greatest works including definitive recordings of "Music for 18 Musicians", "Different Trains" and "Drumming". |
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Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
Beyond the Missouri Sky [ Emarcy / CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] "Haden dubbed this music 'contemporary impressionistic Americana,' which I think describes it very nicely. While it's not a jazz album at all, in the traditional sense, there is nice improvisation and interplay throughout. There's sort of a simple... |
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Jim Hall & Pat Metheny
S/T [ CD ] Highlights include a heartland reading of "Summertime," a stunning version of Metheny's "Into The Dream," and a lovely turn on Hall's "Waiting To Dance." |
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John Scofield & Pat Metheny
I Can See Your House From Here [ Blue Note / CD - released 28/Mar/1994 ] |
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John Scofield & Pat Metheny
I Can See Your House From Here (Double Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note Tone Poet Series / 2 LP - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Scofield and Metheny. What more needs to be said? A masterpiece meeting of musical minds, these two guitar virtuosos entered the studio in December 1993 with Steve Swallow on bass guitar and Bill Stewart on drums to create one of the greatest jazz... |