The music of 20 time grammy winning guitarist pat metheny. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. With lyle mays, steve rodby, antonio sanchez, cuong vu. From the opening sounds of traffic in manhattan to the ascending coda, the pat metheny groups the way up is a penetrating 68minute statement about the search for meaning pat metheny has been a clear voice in jazz since the release of his classic treatise, bright size life, produced when he was 22 years old. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion.
If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i obviously dont. Live at montreal jazz festival canada, july 10, 2005. Its hard to imagine a better home for the way up, the unclassifiable opus that is the 14th release by the pat metheny group. When the cd version of the way up came out, i found it immensely intriguing and awarded it five stars but one thing kept bugging me. The album consists of one 68 minutelong piece, split into four tracks solely for cd navigation. Classified by albums from pat metheny and the pat metheny group by year. An interview with pat metheny when did you discover you had a passion for composing music. Since first hearing the way up, ive been amazed by this brief solo by lyle mays on part 3 at 332, specifically the very intriguing. Depending on the shipping method you choose, delivery time usually ranges from 2 to 7 days for domestic orders, and 3 to 4 weeks for international orders. Pat metheny is launching a new playing environment called sideeye for this upcoming season, featuring james francies piano keyboards and marcus gilmore on drums. Pat receives honorary doctorate from university of missouri.
Heres the transcription of the interview pat gave to tomajazz. Metheny has likened the creation of the way up to making a film, and in some respects, the album feels like a vividly rendered journey, its. The way up, an album by pat metheny group on spotify. The way up is the pat metheny groups debut offering for nonesuch records. The album was released simultaneously on tzadik records and nonesuch records.
Who would you consider the five most influential composers on your work, especially in your formative years. In many ways, my main occupation over all these years, even before being a guitar player has been that of bandleader. I have transcribed pat methenys and lyle mays tune au lait from the groups offramp recording. Bass, drums, guitar sheet music book by pat metheny. The real pat metheny book download ebook pdf, epub. The spoken word of a young man in love with his life, it promised of yet.
Interview mit dem amerikanischen gitarristen pat metheny. Do you have any questions or requests about pat methenys music repertoire, pat metheny in general, or just a comment about this page. Comprised of a single, sprawling, 68minute composition by metheny and lyle mays divided into four sections on cd it is an unprecedented new direction for the band. The album consists of one 68minutelong piece, split into four tracks solely for cd navigation. Pat metheny group the way up live eagle eye media 2006 one of most exciting aspects of live performance is the opportunity to see how a group translates. As a 30 year fan of pat methenys music, i was pleasantly surprised by this recording. In our catalog, you can find pat metheny sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other.
The final steppingstone on the way to the way up was imaginary day 1997, where metheny looked at another form of minimalism in balinese gamelan music on the title track and into the dream, observing, imaginary day was a record where we really wanted to have the record come together almost as a kind of trip, sort of thing, and it. It is a special documentation of the pat metheny group featuring pat metheny, lyle mays, steve rodby, antonio sanchez, cuong vu, gregoire. Im grunde dreht sich bei the way up alles um antonio sanchez. Book of angels volume 20 is an album by guitarist pat metheny performing compositions from john zorns masada book two. These videos of pat metheny warming up offer an invaluable look into the mind of a master as he prepares himself to improvise. Pat metheny group the way up forgotten jazz classics. In fact, it is precisely because of the unmistakable symphonic prog flavour of this album that metheny was criticised in the. He has grown to be one of the most recognized sounds in jazz. This page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. The piece is not included in the pm songbook since pat felt that lyles contribution to the composition was more significant than his.
The way up represents, in the words of guitarist pat metheny himself, our most ambitious undertaking ever as a groupa single, brilliant 68minute piece composed by metheny and his collaborator of 28 years, lyle mays. The way up is an album by pat metheny group, released in 2005. He is the brother of jazz flugelhornist mike metheny. This is the last pat metheny album to feature longtime collaborator lyle mays background. In this clinic for a group in italy, youll notice metheny cycling through various chords, intervals, and tempos as he relaxes his mind and locks in his fingers. All orders are shipped via us first class, us priority mail, or fedex 2day. Arturo mora had the chance to talk to pat metheny while the guitarrist was in nice france. Pat metheny tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including james, a map of the world, bright size life, letter from home, dont know why. Metheny and mays play it with the pat metheny group hereinafter pmg, a band that originated in e c c and has consisted of different members, with metheny and mays at the helm of the group. Shop and buy pat metheny group the way up sheet music. This is the complete score for the fourpart composition from this new release by. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Shee sheet music pat metheny lyle mays the way up openingt. Pat metheny s band mates rise to the occasion at strathmore. Pdf beyond the missouri sky pat metheny in acustico. On december university officials awarded an honorary degree to pat, a missouri native. The lineup is the same as on speak of now from 2003 metheny and mays on keyboards, bassist steve rodby, drummer antonio. The way up is the grammy award winning thirteenth album by the pat metheny group, released in 2005. How steve reichs music has influenced pat methenys and lyle. Click download file button or copy pat metheny pdf url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar. If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading. Instantly successful, they have established themselves at the forefront of jazzrock fusion with a succession of best selling albums and sell out world tours. Pat methenys band mates rise to the occasion at strathmore. The way up pat metheny, pat metheny group allmusic. Metheny has three gold albums and 20 grammy awards and is the only person to win grammys in 10 categories. It won the grammy award for best contemporary jazz album in 2006.
He is the leader of the pat metheny group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. See new and popular pat metheny songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. It is a special documentation of the pat metheny group featuring pat metheny, lyle mays, steve rodby, antonio sanchez. Transcription for solo piano of the way up part 2 by pat metheny and lyle mays. Pat metheny group delivers an innovative piece of music with their improvisation and dynamic capabilities. Though zorn and metheny are of similar age and both came to prominence in the late 1970s and have long admired each others music, tap is the first. Please subscribe to my youtube channel and feel free to connect with me via instagram, twitter, or facebook to keep up to date with new lessons, concerts, and releases. Click download or read online button to get the real pat metheny book book now. Pat metheny sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. How to download pat metheny pdf files to my device.
One of the greatest guitarists jazz has ever given pat metheny. Listen free to pat metheny group the way up opening, part one and more. The way up is a sixtyeight minute jazz composition for sextet, which was written in \ \ a by jazz guitarist pat metheny and jazz pianist lyle mays. The album is a showcase for the bands ability in solo improvisation and dynamics. Thus, metheny now sits under the same roof as kindred spirits and erstwhile collaborators bill frisell and steve reich, but also wilco and emmylou harris, to name just a few. Thats why i wrote the way up was perfect music to go jogging with. This is definately a jazz masterpiece on this side of the millenium. Please, post your thoughts in the field below, our community members and supervisors will be happy to get back to you right away. Here we are, in an era of big corporations making the world safe for consumerism, jerry springer. This film was shot during the asian leg of the 2004 tour in seoul, korea. The way up may be the greatest masterpiece of prog ever written and performed by a prominent jazz musician and his band. Ever since first hearing the contributions he made to gary burtons music back in the 70s, metheny has always strived to be innovative and original.