Pat Metheny Group Lyle Mays Pat Metheny Lyle Mays/NY,USA 1981 & more

For Japanese fans, the first solo tour of Japan as the Pat Metheny Group is memorable. From the 1981 US tour with the popular early PMG lineup, which added bassist Steve Rodby and percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, this super hot album is the first to be released, coupling two officially recorded, high quality performances! Well, PMG held concerts every day throughout the year, and listening to the two performances on this album, it is no exaggeration to say that most of the foundation of PMG was completed at this time. From the 1981 US tour, the first half, the performance at Nazareth College Art Center in Rochester on June 26, 1981, and the second half, the performance at Moore Theater in Seattle on November 9, 1981, are coupled on a high quality stereo sound board that has been carefully mastered by the label’s own original master. The daily live performances have gained a reputation and the audience is increasing day by day, and in the two performances that can be heard in this work, PMG naturally develops a passionate and hot staging in response to the great response of the enthusiastic audience, centering on Metheny’s creative play making full use of Gibson semi-acoustic, Ibanez 12-string guitar, Guild acoustic guitar, Roland guitar synth, and computer instrument Synclavier, etc., and each member, including Nana, who is specially featured, and Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, and Dan Gottlieb, who are the core of the PMG sound, also play their best, and you will be overwhelmed by the passionate performance. In addition, the band ensemble, which has been cultivated by the daily live performances, is exquisite, and the performance is perfect like a studio recording, making it a wonderful performance that is full of listening satisfaction! This tour was highly acclaimed, winning a Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Fusion Performance,” and solidifying PMG’s reputation as a live band even more than their studio recordings. These two must-have performances from the peak of their power! The Pat Metheny Group, which reigned at the top of the scene for many years with the collaboration of two exceptionally talented geniuses, young Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, and the addition of another genius, Steve Rodby, are now available for the first time! These two performances, directly recorded in high quality, are from the early days of the Pat Metheny Group, when they were at their most powerful.