Pat Metheny Group - Quartet (rel.1996)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Pat Metheny Group Title Quartet Length 66:08 Discs: 1 Tracks: 15 Format CD Packaging Jewel Case Label Geffen Cat. Number 24978 Style General Jazz Rating

Musicians	Credits
Pat Metheny guitars Lyle Mays piano, synth. Steve Rodby acoustic bass Paul Wertico drums, percussion	Producer Pat Metheny Producer Lyle Mays Producer Steve Rodby Engineer Rob Eaton Mastering Ted Jensen

Track list

01 Introduction 00:57 02 When We Were Free 05:39 03 Montevideo 02:55 04 Take Me There 03:39 05 Seven Days 04:04 06 Oceania 03:47 07 Dismantling Utopia 06:52 08 Double Blind 04:15 09 Second Thought 02:50 10 Mojave 03:37 11 Badland 07:30 12 Glacier 01:25 13 Language Of Time 07:33 14 Sometimes I See 06:01 15 As I Am 05:04

Notes

AMG Review (3): Pat Metheny has had such an unpredictable and diverse recording career that it is somewhat surprising that he has been able to hold on to his great popularity during the past two decades. This set with his "Group," a quartet also featuring keyboardist Lyle Mays, bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Paul Wertico, is generally quite introspective and is a bit unusual. After touring with his band for nearly a year, the guitarist decided not to record the group's current repertoire but to instead have a very spontaneous session. Metheny and Mays quickly wrote a full set of new originals (some of which were so open as to be nearly free improvisations) that emphasized their acoustic instruments and the quieter side of their musical personalities. Although a few of the 15 songs use a light groove, many of the pieces are either slow ballads or fairly peaceful sound explorations. Whether fans of the Pat Metheny Group will enjoy the music is open to question but jazz listeners who like to hear relaxed playing by masterful musicians (and who are patient enough to let the performances develop) will find this to be an interesting if moody release. — Scott Yanow