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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0042281062223 Format: Live Label: Ecm Manufacturer: Ecm MPN: 810622 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Ecm Release Date: May 10, 1994 Studio: Ecm Editorial Review: Amazon.com: This two-CD set was recorded live during several 1982 concerts, covering music that grew out of the studio recordings As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls and Offramp. At this stage, the Pat Metheny Group was a quintet with longtime partners Lyle Mays on piano, organ, and synthesizers; Dan Gottlieb on drums; Steve Rodby on bass; and Nana Vasconcelos, contributing a distinctive Brazilian element, on percussion and voice. Touring constantly, the group successfully balanced their increasingly electronic sound and spontaneity with Vasconcelos's rhythmic ingenuity, which clearly acted as stimulus to Metheny's consistently inventive guitar work. It's a fitting commemoration of the tremendous success that the Metheny Group had begun to enjoy, both a travelogue of their concert venues and an in-depth look at their diverse material. --Stuart Broomer Average Rating:
 Rating: - the best documentation of pat's ECM yearsi understand that pat felt frustrated by ECM records method of hastily recording his various albums , however , i think even pat would or will come to concur that manfred often captured pat at his very best in all respects . "rejoicing" , "80/81" , "as fall wichita , so falls wichita falls" , "offramp" , "watercolors" , "the pat metheny group" to name several . this album likewise is an awesome live overview of pat's formative years with ECM . few individuals make an album of this merit and quality ... Read More Rating: - Yes, I am going with you...1978 was a transformational year for me. Having nearly gotten the bad taste of high school out of my mouth, I was, like most teenagers on the verge of adulthood, in search of some deeper meaning and substance in my life. Of course I didn't realize any of that at the time when, on a lazy, summer afternoon, my friend said that he had a new album that he wanted me to listen to. I was a rock fan then and so was he, so I was expecting the usual Zep or Doors when I suddenly heard the opening ... Read More Rating: - The perfect live jazz albumThis is one concert I would have loved to be at!! There are so many AWESOME musical moments on this live album!! Get this one ASAP...no disappointments, if your a Pat Metheny fan here... Rating: - THE PMG recording to haveI was into PMG in the early 80's and bought this masterpiece on cassette the week of its release (it was playing in the store where I purchased it). Pat Metheney is truly one of the giants of jazz - breathing the same rarified air as Ellington, Parker, Miles Davis, etc - and really, one of the few of the post-modern jazz players to have achieved that stature. A characteristic that he shares with the greats is that he never really releases a recording that is not in some way fantastic - though some ... Read More Rating: - Excellent CD's can't live foreverYep, my first copy of this CD that I bought in Japan over 20 years ago finally gave up the ghost. This is one of the best CD's in my collection so I had to buy a fresh new copy to burn onto my iPod. This is one of those "if you were trapped on an island" must have selections. If you're thinking of buying this....stop thinking about it and DO IT, you won't be sorry. |
