Pat's on fine form, Dave Holland rock solid and nimble, and the legend that is Roy Haynes.... just.... wow. Sometimes I feel like this album should've been credited to Haynes first followed by the others, he's just so on point with every single beat and trademark cymbal/hi-hat flourish. So well recorded, too - if a lover of jazz drumming was ever to tap me for a recommendation, they'd be pointed straight in the direction of this album.
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Pat Metheny at SGTG:
Watercolors
New Chautauqua
American Garage
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Offramp
First Circle
Song X
The Way Up
and featuring Pat:
Dreams So Real
Shadows And Light
The Sound Of Summer Running
Another home-run from SGTG, Mr Burns. This record has been on my mind, on and off, for months now. I bought the cassette when first released, as a teenager. Remember struggling to enjoy...the majority of it, having hoped for another "Still Life (Talking)" or whatever. Now, in middle-age I can't get enough of Haynes and Holland's inexorable swing, or PM's own cascading melodies. Chapeau to them for the music, and to you for the sharing. Seen this btw? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSdcgb_aJ5Y
ReplyDeleteThanks! That's one hell of a performance there. Haynes is as badass as I'd expected, but Holland's absolutely ferocious when he gets his solo. Pat like greased lightning too. Oh for a DVD of the whole show...
DeleteExcellent choice. Ever since I bought this on cassette when it first came out, this has been one of my favorite jazz albums. In fact I often think about compiling a list of Top 10 jazz albums that people wouldn't normally think to put on a Top 10 list, and this is definitely on that list.
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