Pat Metheny Group (album)

Pat Metheny Group
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	1978
Recorded	January 1978
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	41:28
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny Group chronology
Pat Metheny Group (1978) American Garage (1980)
Pat Metheny chronology
Watercolors (1977) Pat Metheny Group (1978) New Chautauqua (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(positive)[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Pat Metheny Group is the first album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1978. It features Pat Metheny on guitars, Lyle Mays on piano and synthesizer, Mark Egan on electric bass, and Dan Gottlieb on drums.

Track listing

Side I
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"San Lorenzo"	Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays	10:14
2.	"Phase Dance"	Metheny, Mays	8:18

Side II
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Jaco"	Metheny	5:34
2.	"Aprilwind"	Metheny	2:09
3.	"April Joy"	Metheny	8:14
4.	"Lone Jack"	Metheny, Mays	6:41

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - 6 and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars
• Lyle Mays - piano, Oberheim synthesizer, autoharp
• Mark Egan - fretless electric bass
• Danny Gottlieb - drums

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Jazz Albums	5
1978	Pop Albums	123

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. Tipp, Jayson (1 February 1997). "Pat Metheny Group: Pat Metheny Group". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.