Release Date: 06 December 2010
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 602527278902
Genres: Jazz
Release Date: 31 December 2008
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 042284316927
Genres: Jazz
Description
180g audiophile vinyl reissue of the Pat Metheny's '80/81'.
Metheny's strongest improvisational recording brought him into the orbit of some heavy players. On this double album, the 26-year-old guitarist could engage with the saxophones of Dewey Redman and Michael Brecker, and ride the surging pulsations supplied by a first-ever rhythm section teaming of Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette.
"What results is an always fascinating, often provocative performance from all involved. Mike Brecker's marvelous swooping and soaring improvisation of 'First Folk Song' is one of his finest recorded moments" - High Fidelity
Personnel: Pat Metheny (guitar), Dewey Redman, Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone), Charlie Haden (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Description
One of Pat Metheny’s most inspired recording sessions, and today considered a classic album in instrumental and improvised music, 80/81" introduced a whole new side to the then only 26-year old guitarist’s world of sound and saw him connect with revered players from several generations in Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Michael Brecker and Jack DeJohnette. Guided by both the free spirit of Ornette Coleman and Metheny and Haden’s shared Mid-Western roots in American folk (they grew up in Missouri and Iowa), the record presents a unique brew of fluid interplay and exploration. In 1980 The Observer wrote: “Pat Metheny has brought his creativity to an unexpected high. "80/81" is a new direction. On the album Metheny has recorded his most sophisticated and improvisational music to date. To accomplish this he has assembled a group of highly skilled and experienced musicians. These musicians, led by Metheny on acoustic and electric guitars, run a gamut of musical styles including folk, straight-ahead post be-bop jazz, and some remarkable unstructured music. The uniting force behind this multitude of styles is a strong sense of freedom and individuality�."
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Various artists
Yuval Cohen Quartet
Thomas Stronen; Craig Taborn; Chris Potter; Sinikka Langeland; Jorge Rossy
Stephan Micus
Rainer Bruninghaus
Paul Bley
Mathias Eick; Kristjan Randalu; Ole Morten Vagan; Hans Hulbaekmo
Julia Hulsmann Quartet
Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes & Dave Holland
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton & SWR Big Band
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
