Lyle Mays, best known for his long association with Pat Metheny, has died at the age of 66 from causes related to a recurring illness. To commemorate Lyle's great contributions to jazz from the 70s right up to the 21st century, here's a blast of classic PMG. Plus more below from previous posts.
American Garage was the second Pat Metheny Group album, and all of its five tracks (in an economic 35 minutes) were co-writes by Pat and Lyle. The album saw Mays' adoption of the Oberheim synth, and it both builds on the jazz-rock fusion of the PMG debut and also strips it back a bit to a rootsier, rockier sound (hence the 'Garage' concept). From this distance, it's just a great little record stuffed with melody, great playing, and a snapshot of the young group just before they became a huge, Latin-influenced group in the 80s and beyond. Thanks for all the great music, Lyle.
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Previously posted at SGTG featuring Lyle:
Watercolors
Shadows & Light
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Offramp
First Circle
The Way Up
Great album. The beginning of the title track always makes me wincingly laugh though, intended joke or not. Stick to the jazz, boys. A "garage band", you are not
ReplyDeleteYes very sad to hear about this. Saw Lyle with PMG at the Usher Hall circa 1987 - played like a wizard but always looked like he was sucking a soor ploom. I'd heard he gave up music for the last 20 years and sold insurance - urban myth? His first, self titled, solo album is an absolute gem.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the myth was partly correct - https://www.jazziz.com/lyle-mays/
DeleteAprenda a como ganhar dinheiro com o seu blog de downloads: https://youtu.be/9LItLt3zLDk
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