Pat Metheny Group Lyle Mays Pat Metheny Lyle Mays/FL,USA 1981

PMG, which was a duo of Pat and Lyle Mays, was joined by Steve Rodby to form a trio, and Nana also joined, and from the very beginning of their golden age in 1981, a superb high-quality stereo soundboard recording from their US tour has been released for the first time! ! A must-have album with a superb high-quality stereo soundboard recording of a 2-disc performance recorded in Tampa, Florida on March 23, 1981, at the beginning of the new PMG lineup’s first US tour, carefully mastered by the label! ! In 1981, the daily live shows were well-received and the audience grew day by day, and PMG naturally put on a passionate performance to meet the enthusiastic audience. Metheny’s creative playing made full use of his Gibson semi-acoustic guitar, Ibanez 12-string guitar, Guild acoustic guitar, Roland guitar synth, and computer instrument Synclavier, and each member of the specially featured Nana and the core of the PMG sound, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Dan Gottlieb, and others, also played their best, and the performance was overwhelming. Furthermore, the band ensemble, which was cultivated through daily live shows, was exquisite, and the performance was perfect, like a studio recording, making it a wonderful performance that is worth listening to! In addition, the live album “Travels”, which was selected from the 80-show US tour from July to October of the 1982 tour, features the new lineup with Rodby and Nana. This rare 1981 live performance, which was still in its early stages with this lineup, gives a completely different impression from “Travels”, with a fresh performance and a set list that includes songs that were not included in “Travels”, such as “James”, “The Wind Up”, “Off Ramp”, “It’s for You”, “The Bad”, “Ozark”, “Turnaround”, and “Jaco”, and is also noteworthy for its completely different appearance! Furthermore, there is a nine-month gap between the Tampa performance in March and the Salt Lake City performance in December, and the set lists are quite different between the two shows, and above all, the differences in the performances are very interesting! As a result, this tour was highly acclaimed, winning a Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Fusion Performance,” and becoming a masterpiece performance that solidified PMG’s reputation as a live band even more than their studio recordings! ! The Pat Metheny Group, which reigned at the top of the scene for many years, was a group of two exceptionally talented geniuses, young Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, who teamed up tightly, and another genius, Steve Rodby, joined the group. This is the first time that a title has been released that directly records in high quality the precious live performances of the Pat Metheny Group, which was at its most energetic in its early days! ! Live at Tampa Theatre,Tampa,FL March.23.1981 Soundboard EX 89 min Disc 1 1. Phase Dance 2. Better Days Ahead 3. The Windup 4. James 5. Offramp 6. It’s for You Disc 2 1. The Bat Part ? 2. Ozark 3. Turnaround 4. As Falls Wichita,So Falls Wichta Falls 5. Jaco – fade out Pat Metheny – Guitars Lyle May s – Piano,Synthesizers Steve Rodby – Bass Dan Gottlieb – Drums Nana Vasconcelos – Vocal,Percussion