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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0075597993332 Format: EP, Live Label: Nonesuch Manufacturer: Nonesuch MPN: 467580 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Nonesuch Release Date: May 20, 2008 Studio: Nonesuch Editorial Review: Product Description: Tokyo Day Trip: Live EP is a collection of 5 tracks recorded live in Tokyo with Metheny s trio, featuring bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez. The tracks were recorded at the end of 2004, before the trio went into the studio to record the recently released and highly praised Day Trip. The tracks were produced, mixed and mastered by Metheny and long time collaborator Steve Rodby. Several tracks were previously available as digital - only downloads; this will be the first time all 5 are available together on CD. The tunes range from intense and animated ( Traveling Fast ), to acoustic ballads ( The Night Becomes You ) to electric fusion ( Back Arm and Blackcharge ). More than just an extension of the studio record, this EP represents the trio at the height of their mastery, live and in the moment. The artwork for the EP, a re-creation of the original Day Trip street scene but a view of Tokyo instead of New York was created by painter Josh George, who hails from Metheny's hometown, Lee s Summit, Missouri. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Higher highs than the studio CD, though inconsistantPat Metheny's Day Trip CD with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez came out earlier this year, and it was very good. The Tokyo Day Trip CD is a follow-up with the same musicians, and it's also very good, but its strengths are different. The CD opens with the Eastern-sounding "Tromso". After this quiet piece, Pat plays an excellent uptempo song "Travelling Fast". Metheny's good qualities are on full display, as he plays fast melodic guitar. "Inori" and "The Night Becomes You" are good acoustic ... Read More Rating:  - Compact-Sized Day Trip.Fresh on the heels of his excellent full-length trio album "Day Trip" from earlier this year, Pat Metheny releases a live EP entitled "Tokyo Day Trip". While this is being seen as a companion piece to the full-length disc, "Tokyo Day Trip" definitely can stand on its own as a separate album. Also, while this is being called an EP, it clocks in at nearly 41-minutes total so this is essentially an LP-length CD. Like "Day Trip", its "Tokyo" counterpart consists of all Metheny originals. The opening ... Read More Rating: - super, except for the rock fusion pieceThe rock fusion piece just doesn't belong with the rest of the album, which is straight ahead cool, eminently solid Metheny jazz.. Otherwise, 5 stars to the guys. Rating: - Metheny goes TokyoIf you already know the Studio recording "Day Trip" it is still worthwhile listening to the life performance. Highly recommendable for everyone who likes jazz phrases, variations and interpretations. Personally I use the CD a lot in the car on long distance travels. It is really calming me down and cheering me up. JR Rating: - Companion piece?This five-set EP is presumably released as a companion piece to the trio's Day Trip album released earlier this year. Nonesuch could've easily released both sets at the same time, perhaps as a double album or something, but I guess the more money that can be made out of us punters, the better for business. Not that I'm complaining. Recorded in front of a live audience in Tokyo the trio - Pat Metheny, Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez - are at their most formidable here with Metheny on guitar, ... Read More |
