Rick Beato's Interview with Pat Metheny
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Jaco in Europe is a story no one else on earth could tell. . .
We are lucky that Rick is exceedingly well versed in the Metheny oeuvre; he guided the interview as a fan, as a musician, and as a scholar.
dcoscina
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Mays is one of my music heroes, as much as Mahler, Prokofiev, John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. His solo album Lyle Mays will forever be one of the greatest albums I've ever heard.Alerted to this on Reaper Forums and watched with interest ! ..... entire session non-stop.
Never do this !
Many highlights, but mention of Lyle Mays, other past favs was great.
Too bad Anna Maria Jopek not noted .....
THX for posting here !
sostenuto
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Mostly appreciate his journey over time. Extraordinarily demanding of himself and those working with him. Always reaching, moving onward. Sometimes moves out of personal preference zone, but always impressed with his talent and drive.
Ned Bouhalassa
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Loved it, really worth watching!
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Street Dreams has taken up permanent residence in one car's CD player: I frequently listen to "Chorinho" during my morning commute. Not a bad way to start the day.
heisenberg
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Yes it sure was. Sooo many important things were discussed and revealed in the interview. A few random things to mention... his talking about Charlie Haden having access to the Infinite when he played, his experiences with Ornette and Jarrett, reminisciences on the nature of key people in his bands over the years, not just Mays and Rodby but others including Jaco, Redman and Haynes. But what was up with the reference to how "everything changed in the eighties with the way people had to dress". Can anyone explain what was up with that?
If you haven't watched it yet and were a fan of Metheny, it is a must view... the whole thing.
I believe he basically meant the ascendance of Wynton Marsalis, and the "Jazz becomes a museum" idea. Not trying to stir up controversy, just answering the question.
EDIT: that's my interpretation; Pat didn't say that, and I can't be sure it's what he meant. So don't ascribe that to Pat.
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heisenberg
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Joe thanks. That makes complete sense.
Brobdingnagian
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Well said. I thought the exact same thing. This very Beato trifecta made for such stimulating and enjoyable view.
Brobdingnagian
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Agreed, indeed! Such a deep album. Chorinho and also the polytonal stride piano on one of the more arranged tracks featuring the big band, is just sublime.
Brobdingnagian
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At first I thought he was referring to 'smooth jazz,' but then realized it was the neo-bop scene he was referring to, based on subsequent things that were said in that portion of the interview.
