Travels (Pat Metheny Group album)
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| Live album by Pat Metheny Group | |||||
| Released | 1983 | ||||
| Recorded | July–November 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | ||||
| Length | 96:26 | ||||
| Label | ECM | ||||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher & Pat Metheny | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Travels is the Pat Metheny Group's first live album, released in 1983. The album consists of two CDs worth of live material recorded in July, October and November 1982, at Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford and Nacogdoches. Along with Pat Metheny, the album features Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Dan Gottlieb and special guest Nana Vasconcelos. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1983.
Track listing
| Side I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Are You Going With Me?" | Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays | 9:19 |
| 2. | "The Fields, the Sky" | Metheny | 7:46 |
| 3. | "Goodbye" | Metheny | 8:16 |
| Side II | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Phase Dance" | Metheny, Mays | 8:03 |
| 2. | "Straight on Red" | Metheny, Mays | 7:26 |
| 3. | "Farmer's Trust" | Metheny | 6:25 |
| Side III | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Extradition" | Metheny | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Goin' Ahead ~ As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" | Metheny, Mays | 16:22 |
| Side IV | |||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Travels" | Metheny, Mays | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Song for Bilbao" | Metheny | 8:28 |
| 3. | "San Lorenzo" | Metheny, Mays | 13:35 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny - Acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
- Lyle Mays - Piano, synthesizers, electric organ, autoharp, Synclavier
- Steve Rodby - Acoustic and electric bass, bass synthesizer
- Dan Gottlieb - Drums
- Nana Vasconcelos - Percussion, voice, berimbau
Technical staff
- Randy Ezratty - recording[3]
Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jazz Albums | 3 |
| 1983 | Pop Albums | 62 |
| 1983 | Top Jazz Albums | 8 |
Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pat Metheny Group | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance |
References
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Travels - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Verna, Paul (9 March 1996). "Effanel Rolls with the times Aboard Monster Truck". Billboard. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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