Pat Metheny Group - The Way Up album flac

Pat Metheny Group is the first album by the Pat Metheny Group, released in 1978.

The Way Up is the Pat Metheny Group's debut offering for Nonesuch Records. Comprised of a single, sprawling, 68-minute composition by Metheny and Lyle Mays - divided into four sections on CD - it is an unprecedented new direction for the band. The lineup is the same as on Speak of Now from 2003 - Metheny and Mays on keyboards, bassist Steve Rodby, drummer Antonio Sanchéz, and trumpeter/vocalist Cuong Vu. New to the roster is Swiss/American harmonicat Gregoire Maret. While the sound here is instantly recognizable as PMG, it is dazzling and labyrinthine in shape, sound, and texture.

The Pat Metheny Group is an American jazz fusion group founded in 1977 in Missouri. The core members of the group are guitarist, composer and bandleader Pat Metheny; and keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays, who was in the group at its inception. Other long-standing members include bassist and producer Steve Rodby, who joined in 1981, and Antonio Sanchez, who has been the group's drummer since 2002.

The Way Up by Pat Metheny/Pat Metheny Group. PAT METHENY GROUP The way up 4-track PR0M0 CD Maxi-single Card sleeve. THE WAY UP may be the greatest masterpiece of prog ever written and performed by a prominent jazz musician and his band. In fact, it is precisely because of the unmistakable symphonic prog flavour of this album that Metheny was criticised in the authoritative PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ RECORDINGS.

But whereas previous Metheny Group records have been a collection of discrete compositions that still manage to tell a complete story, The Way Up goes a step further, being a single 68-minute composition that is as compelling to listen to as it is complex and challenging to assess. What makes The Way Up so remarkable is its sense of drama, and a keen visual sense that makes the entire piece, divided into four tracks for the purpose of navigation only, truly feel like a single composition rather than a series of interconnected segments.

Pat Metheny is one of the most original and distinctive guitarists of modern times. Together with long time collaborator and keyboards player Lyle Mays he founded the Pat Metheny Group in 1978. Instantly successful, they have established themselves at the forefront of jazz-rock fusion with a succession of best selling albums and sell out world tours. Filmed in late 2005, features the full concert version of his most recent album "The Way Up", which earned Pat Metheny Group their 10th Grammy Award® and Metheny personally his 17th.

This album has an average beat per minute of 124 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 124/124 BPM). Tracklist The Way Up. 1. The Way Up: Opening & Part One. 31'44. 124 BPM. 2. The Way Up: Part Two. 20'29. 3. The Way Up: Part Three. Recent albums by Pat Metheny Group. Essential Collection: Last Train Home.