Pat Metheny Group
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Pat Metheny Group – Question & Answer
Biography
(1977 – present)
Core members of the group are guitarist and leader Pat Metheny, keyboard player and pianist Lyle Mays, and bassist Steve Rodby, who joined in 1980. The group has had many additional personnel come and go over the years. Drummer Paul Wertico was a long lasting member of the group, whose tenure lasted from 1983 until 2001. The current members are Pat Metheny (guitars), Lyle Mays (piano and keyboards), Steve Rodby (double bass, electric bass), Antonio Sanchez (drums), Cuong Vu (trumpet), Grégoire Maret (harmonica, percussion, vocals) and Nando Lauria (guitar, percussion, vocals).
Founder Pat Metheny came onto the jazz fusion scene in the mid-1970s with a pair of solo albums; the latter of these, 1977’s Watercolors, featured keyboard player Lyle Mays. Metheny’s follow-up album formalized this arrangement, featuring several songs co-written with Mays; the album was released as the self-titled Pat Metheny Group on the ECM record label. The second group album, American Garage (1980), was a breakout hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and crossing over onto the pop charts as well, largely on the strength of the up-tempo opening track “(Cross the) Heartland” which would become a signature tune for the group.
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Letter From Home
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Secret Story
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Speaking Of Now
9,681 listeners19 tracks
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We Live Here
22,828 listeners9 tracks
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Bentwick09
Anna Maria Jopek's version of "Are You Going With Me" is a must hear [2] .... ;)
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lukasz_pulawski
Anna Maria Jopek's version of "Are You Going With Me" is a must hear
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electrolutz
Maybe the best version of "Are You Going With Me", North Sea Jazz Festival 2003 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avwXET5ippQ
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Iemoned
amazing!
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pitrafilla
y entonces lo supe.....:)
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Jingo9000
Please come again to Mexico, Metheny!
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vittie
We need a new album! Even if The Way Up still very... fresh. I'm alwas re-discovering it.
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Jagga_Nova
Fantastic!
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jneto_dr
Sorry for spamming, but Sixun also it's an excellent fusion band. Their music are so unique. Please check them out. Sorry my english....
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Jamesismynamo
Apparently liking Pat Metheny is a n00b thing to do. I however, know little of the subject and only have one of his albums
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landerfm
I STILL VOTE FOR PAT AS THE BEST JAZZ PLAYER AROUND, INTELLIGENT MUSIC WITH A TOUCH OF GREATNESS
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doctorjmo
love!!
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jump29
best fusion artist!
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knezova
see ya in croatia =)
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Amidlo
The Road to You album is one of their most magic and beautiful stuff! pure musical poetry! i recommend this deeply to all of you, check it out!
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EvilAishling
I bought Letter From Home in a thrift store eons ago, having no idea what I was getting. I'm blessed with buying alums on whim and them being wonderful. This was yet another wonderful find!
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ugoferx
the best in the story of music
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donato_roque
I prefer their brazillian flavored tracks. Great Band. The innovation is unequaled.
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Mutanteakordeon
Only i can say.....THE BEST
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dardar227
A living legend and the reigning King of Jazz. I can't say anymore that hasn't already been said about the genius and talent of Pat Metheny and his greater than great players. I've seen them live and all were so nice, especially Pat, Lyle and Steve who went out of their way to sign my autograph. These guys live and breath their music and appreciate their fans as we do them.
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