Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born 12 August 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri USA) is an American jazz guitarist and leader of the Pat Metheny Group.

Side Projects

When working outside of the confines of the PMG, Metheny has shown different sides to his musical personality. Working with established jazz figures such as Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, and Roy Haynes, he has made records that have found favor with jazz critics that were disparaging of the "pastoral" or "light rock" aspects of his work with the PMG. Projects like the collaboration with Derek Bailey or the hard-to-fathom Zero Tolerance for Silence have confounded critics who saw Metheny as following a path of increasing blandness with the PMG.

Related Topics:
Ornette Coleman - Charlie Haden - Dave Holland - Roy Haynes - Derek Bailey

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Solo Recordings

• New Chautauqua (1978)
• Zero Tolerance for Silence (1992)
• Passagio per il Paradiso (soundtrack) (1996)
• One Quiet Night (2003)

Duets

• I Can See Your House From Here with John Scofield (listed here as a duet -- also accompanied by Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart) (1993)
• Beyond the Missouri Sky with Charlie Haden (1996)
• Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1999)
• Song X : Twentieth Anniversary with Ornette Coleman including 6 unreleased recordings from the original sessions (2005)

Trio

• With Jaco Pastorius (b) & Bob Moses (musician) (dr) on Bright Size Life (1975)
• Interview and live performance with Jaco Pastorius (b) & Bob Moses (dr) on Portrait of Jaco, the Early Years (1975)
• With Charlie Haden (b) & Billy Higgins (dr) on Rejoicing (1983)
• With Dave Holland (b) & Roy Haynes (dr) on Question & Answer (1989)
• With Larry Grenadier (b) & Bill Stewart (dr) on Trio 99 > 00 (2000)
• With Larry Grenadier (b) & Bill Stewart (dr) on Trio Live (2000)

Symphonic Projects and Soundtracks

• The Falcon And The Snowman (1985)
• Secret Story (1992)
• Toys (1992)
• A Map of the World (1999)

Collaborations

• 80/81 (1980) with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette
• Song X (1985) with Ornette Coleman
• Electric Counterpoint with Steve Reich
• The Sign of Four (1996) with Derek Bailey, Gregg Bendian and Paul Wertico
• And as a key player on many other projects, repeatedly with Michael Brecker, Jim Hall, Herbie Hancock and Jack DeJohnette.