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Patrick Bruce Metheny (/ m ə ˈ θ iː n i / mə-THEE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. [1]He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects.
Pat Metheny – electric 6- and 12-string guitars, acoustic guitar, 15-string harp guitar, electric bass; Charts. Year Chart Position 1979 Billboard Jazz Albums 3
The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977 by guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, along with his core collaborating member, keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays. Other long-standing members included bassist and producer Steve Rodby from 1981 to 2010, and drummer Paul Wertico from 1983 to 2001, after which Antonio Sanchez ...
One Quiet Night is a solo acoustic guitar album by Pat Metheny that won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2004. [5] He recorded the album at his home studio on a baritone guitar built for him by Linda Manzer. In the liner notes, Metheny called One Quiet Night a homemade album that was recorded with one guitar, one microphone, and ...
Offramp is the first studio album on which Metheny used a guitar synthesizer—the Roland GR-300—which would become one of his signature instruments. [2]Offramp is also the first Pat Metheny Group album to include vocals, which became a fundamental component of the band's sound.
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is an album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and jazz pianist Lyle Mays recorded in September 1980 and released on ECM April the following year. The trio features percussionist Naná Vasconcelos .
Much of the music is comprised of unclassifiable, folkish melodies filled with lyrical guitar solos. Frisell is quite restrained throughout (adding a country feel to many of the songs) and Metheny is less distinctive than usual, alternating between his electric and acoustic guitars, as well as his 42-string Pikasso guitar. The quartet performs ...
Song X is a collaborative studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman. It is a free jazz record that was produced in a three-day recording session in 1985. [ 1 ]