Jazz Articles about Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek: Upojenie

by John Kelman
November 3, 2008

A cult favorite amongst Pat Metheny fans, Upojenie--originally released by “Anna Maria Jopek & Friends with Pat Metheny" in the singer's native country of Poland by Warner Music in 2002--has been long overdue for greater international availability. The Nonesuch edition hasn't been remastered (it doesn't need it), but will still be of interest to Metheny fans for the inclusion of three bonus tracks (one studio, two live) that flesh it out to nearly 75 minutes. In contrast ...

Pat Metheny w/ Dave Holland and Roy Haynes: Question and Answer

by Chris May
November 3, 2008

Question and Answer is the second in a glittering, altogether too infrequent series of albums guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded in acoustic trio settings, usually on the hoof and with little post-production, which act as a counterweight to his more elaborate work with larger line-ups. Recorded in 1989 and originally released on Geffen, it's been immaculately remastered for this Nonesuch reissue.

The first of Metheny's trio albums was Rejoicing (ECM, 1983), with bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy ...

Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek: Upojenie

by Chris May
November 2, 2008

An oddity this one, even within the variegated discography of Pat Metheny. It features the guitarist alongside Polish singer Anna Maria Jopek and a group of mostly Polish musicians, recorded in Warsaw during 2002. Half the set features lyricised and re-titled versions of Metheny compositions, sung in Polish; the other half are originals composed in the main by Jopek and her husband, Marcin Kydrynski, plus a couple of traditional Polish tunes. Originally released in Poland, where it has sold upwards ...

Pat Metheny w/ Dave Holland & Roy Haynes: Question and Answer

by John Kelman
November 2, 2008

As Nonesuch's remaster/reissue program of guitarist Pat Metheny's Geffen-era discography draws to a close, one of the best discs from that period, Question and Answer, finally sounds the way it should, revealing itself to be deserving of even greater accolades than it received when first released in 1990. Better known for his flagship Pat Metheny Group, it's on his occasional trio dates that Metheny really stretches out--focusing less on production, composition, and arrangement, and more on just playing. ...

Pat Metheny: Tokyo Day Trip

by John Kelman
May 28, 2008

Subtitled Live EP, Tokyo Day Trip is a specially priced gift for those who've missed the opportunity to see guitarist Pat Metheny and his trio of the past couple years, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez. At half the length of what a CD can hold, it's 41 minutes of pure gold from the best trio of Metheny's career. The spark that is by no means absent from the trio's studio recording, Day Trip (Nonesuch, 2008), is simply that ...

Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day Live

by John Kelman
May 9, 2008

Eagle Eye Media 2001 (reissued 2008) Some artists are revolutionary, others are evolutionary. Some manage to be both, and guitarist Pat Metheny is one of a small group of artists who, always moving forward, occasionally make more striking stylistic leaps. With a string of consistently strong albums that began with Pat Metheny Group (ECM, 1978), Metheny's flagship group has evolved, sometimes in baby steps, other times in larger increments, culminating with the groove-happy We Live Here ...

Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day Live

by Doug Collette
April 15, 2008

Pat Metheny Group Imaginary Day: Live Eagle Eye Media 2008

A composite of three nights of performances from 1998, Imaginary Day Live reaffirms the ambition and skill of Pat Metheny, his long-time collaborator Lyle Mays and the varied talents of the Group of the time (including the cinematic skill of bassist Steve Rodby).

As with the similarly conceived and executed DVD of The Way Up, the technical expertise of the ...