Quartet (Pat Metheny album)
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Quartet (1996) is an album by Pat Metheny Group.
The album features Pat Metheny on guitar, bassist Steve Rodby, drummer Paul Wertico, Lyle Mays on keyboards. Most of the tracks were loosely written or improvised. The Pat Metheny Group never played these songs live, though Metheny played "When We Were Free" with his trio and recorded a live version on Daytrip. "As I Am" was played during trio concerts with Michael Brecker.
Track listing
- "Introduction" (Pat Metheny) – 0:57
- "When We Were Free" (Pat Metheny) – 5:39
- "Montevideo" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Paul Wertico) – 2:55
- "Take Me There" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) – 3:39
- "Seven Days" (Pat Metheny) – 4:05
- "Oceania" (Lyle Mays) – 3:47
- "Dismantling Utopia" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Paul Wertico) – 6:53
- "Double Blind" (Lyle Mays) – 4:15
- "Second Thought" (Pat Metheny) – 2:51
- "Mojave" (Pat Metheny) – 3:38
- "Badland" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Paul Wertico) – 7:31
- "Glacier" (Lyle Mays) – 1:26
- "Language of Time" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) – 7:33
- "Sometimes I See" (Pat Metheny; includes a :45 hidden track) – 6:01
- "As I Am" (Pat Metheny) – 5:05
Personnel
- Musicians:
- Lyle Mays – Autoharp, Celeste, Clavinet, Harmonium, Piano, Electric Piano
- Pat Metheny – Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer Guitar, Slide Guitar
- Steve Rodby – Acoustic Bass, Piccolo Bass
- Paul Wertico – Drums, Percussion
- Production:
- Latifah Azhar – Photography
- David Cantor – Photography
- Carolyn Chrzan – Guitar Technician
- Rob Eaton – Engineer, Mixing
- Greenberg Kingsley – Art Direction, Design
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Joe Lizzi – Assistant Engineer
- David Oakes – Associate Producer, Technical Coordinator
- Tom Sheehan – Piano Technician, Piano Tuner
- David Sholemson – Project Coordinator
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