80/81

80/81
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	1980
Recorded	26–29 May 1980
Genre	Jazz, Folk jazz
Length	80:25
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology
American Garage (1980) 80/81 (1980) As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

80/81 is a double album by jazz artists Pat Metheny, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker, and Jack DeJohnette, which was released in 1980.

Metheny toured in the U.S. in fall 1980 with a band including Redman, Haden and Paul Motian. In the summer of 1981, he toured Europe with the full 80/81 lineup.

Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny except where noted.

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two Folk Songs: 1st"	13:17
2.	"Two Folk Songs: 2nd" (Charlie Haden)	7:31

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"80/81"	7:28
2.	"The Bat"	5:58
3.	"Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman)	7:05

Side III
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Open" (Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman, Haden, Michael Brecker, Final Theme by Metheny)	14:25
2.	"Pretty Scattered"	6:56

Side IV
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Every Day (I Thank You)"	13:16
2.	"Goin' Ahead"	3:56

Single CD edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two Folk Songs: One / Two"	20:52
2.	"Every Day (I Thank You)"	13:21
3.	"Goin' Ahead"	3:51
4.	"80/81"	7:34
5.	"The Bat"	6:05
6.	"Turnaround"	7:04

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - acoustic and electric guitars
• Charlie Haden - acoustic bass
• Jack DeJohnette - drums
• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone (on tracks II-1,2, III-1,2)
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (on tracks I-1,2, II-2, III-1,2, IV-1)

References

1. Ginell, Richard S.. Pat Metheny: 80/81 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.