Pat metheny book of angels interview podcast echoes. Orchestra bells, orchestrionic marimba, keyboards, piano, bass, tiples. Pat metheny was born in kansas city on august 12, 1954 into a musical family. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion.
The book of angels, vol 20 brilliant first meeting between the jazz guitarist and the avantgardist by peter quinn wednesday, 08 may 20. John zorns book of angels volume 20 hear pat metheny talk about john zorns book of angels volume 20 on. An interview with pat metheny when did you discover you had a passion for composing music. By the age of 15, he was working regularly with the best jazz musicians in kansas city, receiving valuable onthebandstand experience at an unusually young age. Who would you consider the five most influential composers on your work, especially in your formative years.
The album was released simultaneously on zorns tzadik records and methenys. He taught at both the university of miami and berklee while he was a teenager, and made his recording debut with paul bley and jaco pastorius in 1974. Pat methenys most popular book is pat metheny songbook. Pat metheny guitar, keyboards antonio sanchez drums linda may han oh bass and voice gwilym simcock piano luis conte percussion the hollywood studio symphony conducted by joel mcneely produced by pat metheny coproduced by steve rodby recorded and mixed by pete karam. Pat metheny was born on august 12, 1954 in lees summit, missouri, usa. This surprising crossed paths of zorn and guitarist pat metheny, as one of the performersinterpreters of his book of angels series a subset of zorns ongoing masada saga, is a cause of wonderment of whats it all about, as in both artists long and storied careers there were no prior meeting points.
These compositions offer metheny something that hes seldom been able to take advantage of. John zorn doesnt do interviews, but pat metheny does and we talked to him about this surprisingly beautiful cd. After coming under the sway of the beatles in 1964, he eventually moved over to guitar when he was 12. A 20time grammy award winner, pat metheny has also collaborated with a wide variety of musicians from ornette coleman, jim hall, david bowie, bruce hornsby, and herbie hancock among others. The pat metheny songbook is written in a leadsheetfakebook style similar to the real books that jazz musicians use on gigs. In addition to his own compositions, metheny plays three compositions by coleman, and horace silvers lonely woman not to be. In a recent interview with the bbc, pat spoke of how zorns pieces referred to by zorn. Metheny is from lee falls, missouri his older brother is the trumpeter mike metheny and initially played trumpet. On the performing side, it includes collaborations with the pinpeat orchestra of. This album is the first collaboration between the two artists, considered among their generations most innovative musicians. In 2007, composer, arranger, and performer richard niles wrote and produced a threepart series of indepth interviews for the bbc titled pat metheny bright size life. Book of angels volume 20 is an album by pat metheny performing compositions from john zorns masada book two. Were welcoming an artist of great cultural and personal relevance.
Guitar virtuoso whose accessible, original style and extraordinary sense of technique bridged the gap between jazz and rock. Pat metheny himself has written an essay or album notes of no fewer than 2,020 words to explain how the concept of the album evolved, as it went through a severalstage process of conception, recording. Metheny has three gold albums and 20 grammy awards and is. Includes memorable quote on his opinion of kenny g and his music. On the heels of the excellent orchestrion project, live recordings of his tour for 2010s studio album orchestrion, legendary jazz guitarist and composer pat metheny has gone even weirder with tap. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, metheny switched to guitar at age 12. Best known for bright, accessible modern jazz, pat metheny takes on an experimental composers work with the new tap.
All of the music is composed by metheny shared credit on one track, and it is one of his most ambitious and successful studio ventures, integrating elements of jazz, rock, and world music. Pat metheny has 24 books on goodreads with 163 ratings. Music profile for pat metheny, born 12 august 1954. Pat methenys answer to a polish reporters question about the acceptance of jazz music. Rejoicing is an album by the guitarist pat metheny that was released in 1984 by ecm. There are only two musicians on this album, pat and drummer antonio sanchez, with pat playing all the other instruments even sitar and flugelhorn. This book is comprised of these neverbeforeprinted interviews and discussions with metheny. Hes been called one of the greatest guitarists of our time. Specific rhythms andor instructions are also given as. Nonesuch records and tzadik simultaneously release guitarist pat methenys recording of john zorns tap. From this place nonesuch is a complex, meticulously produced and manylayered album which demands concentrated and repeated listening. Pat metheny decided to record an album of john zorn compositions for this album, his secondmost recent release. Books by pat metheny author of pat metheny songbook. The session was the brainchild of the youngest among them.
It features the guitarist in a trio with charlie haden on bass and billy higgins on drums, both of whom played and recorded with ornette coleman in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The work of an artist who is doing anything but resting on his considerable laurels and accomplishments, tap. Born just a year apart in the 1950s and having both clocked up almost 40 years work in their respective scenes, its surprising that its taken quite so long for fellow trailblazers pat metheny and john zorn to work together. Geffen records ged 24468,geffen records gefd 24468 format. Book of angels volume 20 is an album by guitarist pat metheny performing compositions from john zorns masada book two. Pat metheny interview on the paul leslie hour youtube. They were jetlagged from red eye flights and had a full day of recording ahead of them. Besides his frequent collaborator, drummer antonio sanchez, metheny plays all other. In many ways, my main occupation over all these years, even. In their first joint interview, the guitarist pat metheny and the saxophonist john zorn. Pat metheny, abbagliato dai risultati dei volumi precedenti, chiede a zorn di partecipare al progetto. Secret story is an album by pat metheny released in 1992. Its certainly been worth the wait, as this collection is a real barnburner. Look closer and spot the wild mane of hair, crazy long fingernails and disarmingly warm smile and he looks like an alien beamed to earth.
Since 2005s the way up, the final pat metheny group album, the composer and guitarist has been roaming creatively. The presentation of the songs have the melodies with the chord symbols written above the music staff. The album was released simultaneously on tzadik records and nonesuch records. While hes regularly performed the works of other composers. Recordings include two methenybrad mehldau collaborations. On may 26 in 1980 five jazz musicians convened at talent studio in oslo, norway. Catch pat metheny on the steps of londons exclusive the langham hotel and youd probably guess he was american the flannel shirt, pale jeans and clunky white sneakers being the obvious transatlantic giveaways look closer and spot the wild mane of hair, crazy long fingernails and disarmingly warm smile and he looks like an alien beamed to earth.
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