Pat Metheny
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the work of American guitarist Pat Metheny.
A fusion super-star, guitarist Pat Metheny has won huge audiences with a style that blends pulsating rhythm, gorgeous colours and sweeping melodies. Combining the energy of rock with a virtuoso jazz technique, he’s produced a string of hits adored by both fans and fellow musicians. Geoffrey Smith selects highlights from an epic career.
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Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius & Bob Moses
Bright Size Life
- Pat Metheny Selected Recordings.
- ECM.
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Patrick Metheny
New Chautauqua
- Pat Metheny Selected Recordings.
- ECM.
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Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Dan Gottlieb, Naná Vasconcelos & Steve Rodby
Are You Going With Me?
- Pat Metheny Selected Recordings.
- ECM.
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Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
Trigonometry
- Song X: 20th Anniversary.
- Nonesuch.
- 12.
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Pat Metheny
Have You Heard
- LETTER FROM HOME.
- GEFFEN.
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Pat Metheny, Dave Holland & Roy Haynes
H&H
- Question And Answer.
- Geffen.
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Patrick Metheny & Charlie Haden
Our Spanish Love Song
- Beyond the Missouri Sky.
- Polydor/Polygram.
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Pat Metheny, Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez
Day Trip
- Day Trip.
- Nonesuch.
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Pat Metheny
TITLE BRIGHT SIZE LIFE
Artists: Pat Metheny
Composers: Pat Metheny
Album Title: Pat Metheny – Selected Recordings
Label: ECM Records – :rarum IX
Performers: Pat Metheny (Electric Guitar); Jaco Pastorius (bass); Bob Moses (drums)
TITLE NEW CHAUTAUQUA
Artists: Pat Metheny
Composers: Pat Metheny
Album Title: Pat Metheny – Selected Recordings
Label: ECM Records – :rarum IX
Performers: Pat Metheny (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass)
TITLE ARE YOU GOING WITH ME?
Artists: Pat Metheny Group
Composers: Pat Metheny / Lyle Mays
Album Title: Pat Metheny – Selected Recordings
Label: ECM Records – :rarum IX
Performers: Pat Metheny (guitar synthesizer); Lyle Mays (synthesizers/synclavier); Steve Rodby (bass); Dan Gottlieb (drums); Nana Vasconcelos (voice/percussion)
TITLE TRIGONOMETRY
Artists: Pat Metheny / Ornette Coleman
Composers: Pat Metheny / Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Song X: Twentieth Anniversary
Label: Nonesuch – 79918-2
Performers: Pat Metheny (guitar); Ornette Coleman (alto sax); Charlie Haden (bass); Jack DeJohnette and Denardo Coleman (drums)
TITLE HAVE YOU HEARD
Artists: Pat Metheny
Composers: Pat Metheny
Album Title: Letter From Home
Label: Geffen GED24245
Performers: Pat Metheny (various guitars); Lyle Mays (keyboards); Steve Rodby (bass); Paul Wertico (drums); Pedro Aznar (voice and percussion); Armando Marcal (percussion)
TITLE H&H
Artists: Pat Metheny / Dave Holland / Roy Haynes
Composers: Pat Metheny
Album Title: Question And Answer
Label: Geffen GED24293
Performers: Pat Metheny (guitar); Dave Holland (bass); Roy Haynes (drums)
TITLE OUR SPANISH LOVE SONG
Artists: Pat Metheny / Charlie Haden
Composers: Charlie Haden
Album Title: Beyond The Missouri Sky
Label: Verve 5371302
Performers: Pat Metheny (guitar); Charlie Haden (bass)
TITLE DAY TRIP
Artists: Pat Metheny / Christian McBride / Antonio Sanchez
Composers: Pat Metheny
Album Title: Day Trip
Label: Nonesuch 7559-79956-1
Performers: Pat Metheny (guitar); Christian McBride (bass); Antonio Sanchez (drums)
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- Sun 5 May 2019 00:00BBC Radio 3
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