History Pat Metheny Group

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. Metheny's musical contexts separate into many branches: the Pat Metheny Group plus various collaborations, duets, solo works, and other side projects.

He first made it big in the jazz world with the famous vibraphonist Gary Burton. Throughout the late 70's, 80's, and 90's, Metheny established himself as one of the leading jazz guitar players in the world. Famous for his tasteful midwestern style and tone, he also has an incredible facility with the guitar. His compositions have earned him acclaim in the jazz world as well.

He has played with such greats as: Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Ornette Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Bill Stewart, Brad Mehldau and Jaco Pastorius. Similar artists include Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, and John McLaughlin.

Pat Metheny has won 17 Grammy awards and holds the record for winning Grammys in the most categories.

You will find Pat Metheny on this artist sites:

Jaco

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny Group

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

John Scofield & Pat Metheny

Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny

Jim Hall & Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman

Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau

Metheny Mehldau Quartet

Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins

Pat Metheny & Dave Holland & Roy Haynes

Pat Metheny Trio

Anna Maria Jopek & Friends with Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny Unity Group

Incomplete list.

Diskographie:

The totally Pat Metheny discography, sorted by years with last fm links:

01. - 1974 - Ring - Gary Burton

02. - 1974 - Jaco - Jaco Pastorius & Pat Metheny with Paul Bley and Bruce Ditmas

03. - 1975 - Dreams So Real - Gary Burton Quintet

04. - 1976 - Passengers - Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber

05. - 1976 - Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny with Jaco Pastorius and Bob Moses

06. - 1977 - Watercolors - Pat leads. With Lyle Mays, Eberhard Weber and Danny Gottlieb

07. - 1978 - Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group

08. - 1979 - New Chautauqua - Pat Metheny

09. - 1979 - The Search for Solutions -

10. - 1979 - American Garage - Pat Metheny Group

11. - 1980 - Shadows and Light - Joni Mitchell with Metheny, Mays, Pastorius, Brecker & Alias

12. - 1980 - 80/81 - Pat Metheny with Redman, Haden, Brecker, and DeJohnette

13. - 1981 - The Song Is You - Chick Corea with A. Braxton, J. DeJohnette, L. Konitz, M. Vitous

14. - 1981 - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls - Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

15. - 1982 - Offramp - Pat Metheny Group

16. - 1983 - Under Fire - with Jerry Goldsmith

17. - 1983 - Travels - Pat Metheny Group

18. - 1984 - Rejoicing - Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins

19. - 1984 - Fandango - Unreleased soundtrack with Lyle Mays & Naná Vasconcelos

20. - 1984 - First Circle - Pat Metheny Group

21. - 1984 - Works - Pat Metheny

22. - 1985 - Encontros E Despedidas - Milton Nascimento (Pat plays only on "Vidro e Corte")

23. - 1985 - Contemplación - Pedro Aznar's Sondtrack with Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and Dan Gottlieb

24. - 1985 - The Falcon and the Snowman - Soundtrack by Pat Metheny Group

27. - 1986 - Story Of Moses - Bob Moses with Metheny, Okoshi, Strickland, Quintero & Harris

28. - 1986 - Day In - Night Out - Mike Metheny

29. - 1986 - Song X - Ornette Coleman, Metheny, D. Coleman, DeJohnette and Haden

30. - 1987 - Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker with Metheny, Kirkland, Haden and DeJohnette

31. - 1987 - Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group

32. - 1988 - Works II - Pat Metheny

33. - 1989 - Reunion - Gary Burton with Pat Metheny, Will Lee, Peter Erskine and Mitchel Forman

34. - 1989 - Letter from Home - Pat Metheny Group

35. - 1989 - Electric Counterpoint - Steve Reich.

36. - 1990 - Reunion - Gary Burton

37. - 1990 - Parallel Realities - Jack DeJohnette with Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock

38. - 1990 - Tell Me Where You're Going - Silje Nergaard

39. - 1990 - Question and Answer - Pat Metheny & Dave Holland & Roy Haynes

40. - 1992 - Toys - (on "Let Joy And Innocence Prevail")

41. - 1992 - Till We Have Faces - Gary Thomas, Metheny, Murphy, Cox, Howard, Carrington, Moss.

42. - 1992 - Secret Story - Pat Metheny Group

43. - 1993 - Wish - Joshua Redman album with Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins

44. - 1993 - Yin and the Yout - Paul Wertico Pat plays guitar on "Don't Look Back" only

45. - 1993 - Parallel Realities live... - Mellon Jazz Festival 1990, DeJohnette, Metheny, Hancock & Holland

46. - 1993 - The Road to You - Pat Metheny Group

47. - 1994 - Noa - Achinoam Nini

48. - 1994 - I Can See Your House from Here - John Scofield & Pat Metheny

49. - 1994 - Zero Tolerance for Silence - Pat Metheny

50. - 1995 - We Live Here - Pat Metheny Group

51. - 1996 - Pursuance - Kenny Garrett album with Brian Blade, and Rodney Whitaker

52. - 1996 - Passaggio per il paradiso - Soundtrack by Pat Metheny

53. - 1996 - The Sign of 4 - with Derek Bailey, Gregg Bendian, and Paul Wertico

54. - 1996 - Passaggio per il paradiso - Pat Metheny

55. - 1996 - Quartet - Pat Metheny Group

56. - 1997 - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) - Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny

57. - 1997 - Imaginary Day - Pat Metheny Group

58. - 1998 - Like Minds - Gary Burton with Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, & Dave Holland

59. - 1998 - The Sound of Summer Running - Marc Johnson with Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, & Joey Baron

60. - 1998 - Dreams - Philip Bailey

61. - 1998 - Babe: Pig in the City - with E.G. Daily (on "A Heart That's True")

62. - 1999 - Traveling Miles - Cassandra Wilson

63. - 1999 - The Elements: Water - Dave Liebman with Pat Metheny, Billy Hart, and Cecil McBee

64. - 1999 - Simply Said - Kenny Garrett. Pat plays on "Sounds Like Winter" & "Simply Said".

65. - 1999 - Time Is of the Essence - Michael Brecker. Pat plays guitar and wrote "Timeline" & "As I Am".

66. - 1999 - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny - Jim Hall

67. - 1999 - A Map of the World - Pat Metheny

68. - 2000 - Trio -> Live - Pat Metheny Trio with Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart & Larry Grenadier

69. - 2000 - Trio 99 -> 00 - Pat Metheny Trio with Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart and Larry Grenadier

70. - 2001 - Nocturne - Charlie Haden. Pat plays on "Noche de Ronda (Night of Wandering)".

71. - 2001 - Reverence - Richard Bona. Pat plays on track number 6.

72. - 2001 - The Move To The Groove Session (feat. Jimmy Heath) - Pat Metheny & The Heath Brothers

73. - 2002 - Upojenie - Anna Maria Jopek

74. - 2002 - Speaking of Now -

75. - 2003 - Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978 Disc 1 - Interview and live

75. - 2003 - Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978 Disc 2 - with J. Pastorius & B. Moses

76. - 2003 - One Quiet Night - Pat Metheny

77. - 2004 - Rarum IX / Selected Recordings -

78. - 2005 - Sueña La Alhambra - Enrique Morente album, renowned Spanish flamenco singer.

79. - 2005 - Song X: Twentieth Anniversary - Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman incl. 6 unrel. records

80. - 2005 - The Way Up - Pat Metheny Group

81. - 2006 - Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau

82. - 2007 - Pilgrimage - Michael Brecker with Metheny, Mehldau, Hancock, Patitucci, and DeJohnette

83. - 2007 - Metheny Mehldau Quartet - Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard

84. - 2008 - Day Trip - with Antonio Sanchez & Christian McBride

85. - 2008 - Tokyo Day Trip - with Antonio Sanchez & Christian McBride (live)

86. - 2009 - Quartet Live! - ECM

87. - 2009 - Mourning Becomes Electra - New Group Theater off-Broadway production

88. - 2010 - Orchestrion - Pat Metheny

89. - 2011 - What's It All About - UK chart peak: #164[1]

90. - 2012 - Unity Band - Pat Metheny with Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez

91. - 2012 - The Orchestrion Project - Pat Metheny

92. - 2013 - La noche más larga - Concha Buika

93. - 2013 - Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels | Vol. 20 - with Antonio Sánchez - composed by John Zorn

94. - 2014 - Kin () - Pat Metheny Unity Group

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