Pat Metheny Group | ||||
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Released | March 1978[1] | |||
Recorded | January 1978 | |||
Studio | Talent, Oslo, Norway | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 41:28 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 1114 ST | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pat Metheny Group is the debut album by the Pat Metheny Group, recorded in January 1978 and released on ECM March that same year. The quartet features rhythm section Lyle Mays, Mark Egan, and Danny Gottlieb.
Background
Composition and style
Many elements that became defining traits of the band's overall sound were in place on this album, namely Metheny's incorporation of several different guitars and Mays's fusion of electronic and acoustic keyboards to create a fuller, more harmonically sophisticated foundation for the melodies and solos.[7] This is notably evidenced on "Phase Dance" where Metheny introduces the main melody on an acoustic guitar and then switches to an electric to play one of the improvisational solos, with Mays providing the foundation on keyboards before playing the other solo.[8] "Phase Dance" quickly became a signature song for the Group, most often played in concert as an introductory piece.[9] "Jaco" is a tribute to the bass player Jaco Pastorius.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny, except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "San Lorenzo" |
| 10:14 |
2. | "Phase Dance" |
| 8:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jaco" | 5:34 | |
2. | "Aprilwind" | 2:09 | |
3. | "April Joy" | 8:14 | |
4. | "Lone Jack" |
| 6:41 |
Personnel
Pat Metheny Group
- Pat Metheny – 6-and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars
- Lyle Mays – piano, Oberheim synthesizer, autoharp
- Mark Egan – bass
- Danny Gottlieb – drums
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 5 |
1978 | Billboard Pop Albums | 123 |
References
- ↑ "Pat Metheny Group". ECM.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ Tipp, Jayson (1 February 1997). "Pat Metheny Group: Pat Metheny Group". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 993. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Cooke, Mervyn (2017). Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975–1984. Oxford University Press. p. 97.
- ↑ Cooke, Mervyn (2017). Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975–1984. Oxford University Press. pp. 106–108.
- ↑ Cooke, Mervyn (2017). Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975–1984. Oxford University Press. p. 106.
- ↑ Cooke, Mervyn (2017). Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975–1984. Oxford University Press. p. 112.