Travels (Pat Metheny Group album)

Travels
Live album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	1983
Recorded	July–November 1982
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	96:26
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny Group chronology
Offramp (1982) Travels (1983) First Circle (1984)
Pat Metheny chronology
Offramp (1982) Travels (1983) Rejoicing (1983)

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

Travels is the Pat Metheny Group's first live album, released in 1983. The album consists of two CDs worth of live material recorded in July, October and November 1982, at Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford and Nacogdoches. Along with Pat Metheny, the album features Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Dan Gottlieb and the influence of "special guest" Nana Vasconcelos is noticeably evident on the group's music. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1983.

Track listing

Side I
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Are You Going With Me?"	Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays	9:19
2.	"The Fields, the Sky"	Metheny	7:46
3.	"Goodbye"	Metheny	8:16

Side II
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Phase Dance"	Metheny, Mays	8:03
2.	"Straight on Red"	Metheny, Mays	7:26
3.	"Farmer's Trust"	Metheny	6:25

Side III
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Extradition"	Metheny	5:45
2.	"Goin' Ahead ~ As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls"	Metheny, Mays	16:22

Side IV
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Travels"	Metheny, Mays	5:03
2.	"Song for Bilbao"	Metheny	8:28
3.	"San Lorenzo"	Metheny, Mays	13:35

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - Acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
• Lyle Mays - Piano, synthesizers, electric organ, autoharp, Synclavier
• Steve Rodby - Acoustic and electric bass, bass synthesizer
• Dan Gottlieb - Drums
• Nana Vasconcelos - Percussion, voice, berimbau

Technical staff

• Randy Ezratty - recording^[3]

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Jazz Albums	3
1983	Pop Albums	62
1983	Top Jazz Albums	8

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1983	Pat Metheny Group	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Travels - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Verna, Paul (9 March 1996). "Effanel Rolls with the times Aboard Monster Truck". Billboard. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 5 May 2016.