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

PMG, which was a duo band 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 1981 US tour, which was finally heading into their golden age, this title, which is also a superb high-quality stereo soundboard recording, is now available for the first time! ! The first US tour of the new PMG lineup, the last performance in December of the same year in Salt Lake City, Utah, is now available as a must-have album with a superb high-quality stereo soundboard recording that has been 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”, selected from the 80-show US tour from July to October of the 1982 tour, features the new lineup with the addition of Rodby and Nana. This rare 1981 live performance, which was still in its early stages with this lineup, features a fresh performance that gives a completely different impression from “Travels”, and the set list also includes “Off-Ramp”, “It’s for You”, and “Down Here on the Ground”, which are not included in “Travels”, 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 performances, and above all, the difference in performance is very interesting! As a result, this tour was highly acclaimed, winning the Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Fusion Performance”, and it is a masterpiece performance of PMG at its most energetic, which definitively established their reputation as a live band more than their studio recordings! The two talented young geniuses Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays teamed up, and another genius Steve Rodby joined, and the Pat Metheny Group reigned at the top of the scene for many years. This is the first time that this title has been released! Live at Salt Lake City,UT December 1981 Pat Metheny – Guitars Lyle Mays – Piano, Synthesizers Steve Rodby – Bass Dan Gottlieb – Drums Nana Vasconcelos – Vocal, Percussion 1. As Falls Wichita,So Falls Wichita Falls 2. Offramp 3. It’s for You 4. San Lorenzo 5. All the Things you Are 6. Down Here on the Ground 7. (Cross the) Heartland 8. American Garage