Pat Metheny Trio - Day Trip
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Artist: Pat Metheny TrioEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-01-29
Music Label: Nonesuch
Product features:
- METHENY PAT DAY TRIP
- Son Of Thirteen
- At Last You're Here
- Let's Move
- Snova
- Calvin's Keys
- Is This America?
- When We Were Free
- Dreaming Trees
- The Red One
- Day Trip
Free Music Notes for Day Trip
Free Music Review: Simply outstanding
Hit: 5 Stars
What hits you square between the eyes on this disc is the warmth of Pat's guitar tone, his amazing telepathy & synergy with the rhythm section &, finally Sanchez' utter "completeness" as a percussionist (sorry, but this guy ain't just a "drummer", he's the complete rhythm colourist). As for the tunes themselves, they are generally down-tempo (which makes the many intra-tune mood & rhythm changes even MORE glorious) & although not instantly "memorable" I can almost guarantee most will seep into your psyche after a few listens. A brief track by track overview:-
Son of Thirteen: a decent opener, albeit without a memorable "hook" & perhaps a little too much of Pat's trademark "runs" before he virtually stops on a dime to comp behind a shimmering Sanchez "solo" which is well worth the wait & definitely "steals" the tune!
At last you're here: Excellent piece worthy of repeated listens; Pat shows off a number of tricks in the jazz guitarist's armoury here (including a fantastic progression from single notes to chords which gave me goosebumps on the first listen!) plus a stunning solo from McBride with Sanchez again brilliant.
Let's move: as the title implies, probably the most "straight-ahead" tune & perhaps my least favourite for that; rhythmically & technically excellent solo from McBride.
Snova: an underlying bossa nova beat (as the title suggests) & if you close your eyes you can almost imagine the warmth of Pat's guitar tone carrying you with him across the dance floor before the bassman tries to cut in! Incredibly evocative & romantic.
Calvin's Keys: great groove, reminiscent of early swing bands at first but then, by turns, funky, light-hearted & playful. I reckon they must have had great fun with this tune on tour. Listen to Sanchez' subtle & almost ever-constant rhythm changes underneath. Easily one of my favourites here.
Is this America? (katrina 2005): Stunning & heart-rendering acoustic piece with a gorgeous bowed bass solo by McBride. Totally compelling listening & even though I'm not even American, still brings a tear to my eye after several listens. (Enough said).
When we were free: I'm a harsh critic of artists re-interpreting their own material on studio discs; this is undoubtedly a great tune (& I must say seems to flow-on quite naturally from "katrina") but the original (on PMG's "Quartet") was perfectly fine & although this version is thoroughly enjoyable, I don't think it fully justifies the exclusion of a "new" piece (although Sanchez does his very best to try & sway my opinion towards the end!)
Dreaming Trees: only problem with this acoustic track is that whereas "Is this America?" is 10 out of 10, this is only 9.5!. Another great solo from McBride.
The Red One: Same opening comment as for "When we were free" except here I guess Pat's doing all the guitar work himself without Sco beside him. The middle section here is significantly altered from the original (quite a reggae feel actually) & this, plus the fact that it adds a nice contrast to the other material on this disc I makes it worthy of inclusion (just!).
Day Trip: fine but kind of sterile (dare I say "formulaic") when compared to what's gone before.
In conlusion, despite my nit-picking on individual tunes here is a master at the top of his form, accompanied by a simply outstanding rhythm section (with apologies to Bill S & Larry G). Quite possibly this is the best guitar trio disc ever, not to be missed & easily 5 stars!!
Day Trip Poster
Amazon.comOur job is to be deeply in the moment, says Pat Metheny. Day Trip, the first release from Metheny's current trio lineup, featuring bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez, vividly depicts the group at one particularly inspired moment. As Metheny explains, We did it the old-school way. We'd been touring for about four or five years at different times and then went in and recorded, rather than making a record and touring behind it. We worked like gangbusters and finished in a day, so the title Day Trip fit. Besides, this is kind of a trip band; they take you on a journey. The Day Trip sessions were recorded at Manhattan?s Right Track studio in late October 2005 and sequenced into a ten-song set earlier this year. The album is being released in conjunction with a national tour the trio will embark upon in February 2008. Metheny already reconvened the group this fall for an enthusiastically received series of small market dates at colleges and theatres; the trio ended its preliminary run with four concerts in South Africa. Reviews from the daily U.S. press along the way have been a compendium of superlatives. The Buffalo News declared, Metheny is sharing his musical soul with the two finest musicians of their generation. The Times Union of Albany concurred: Christian McBride on stand-up bass and drummer Antonio Sanchez wove their way into Metheny?s music... and played with a telepathic virtuosity. And the Louisville Courier Journal summed up the nightly reaction to the trio?s sets: It was a collaborative tour de force that earned a standing ovation. Christian is an amazing musician and Antonio is the drummer of this generation, says Metheny. 35 year-old bassist McBride had played alongside Roy Hargrove, Freddie Hubbard and others, before stepping up to lead his own group; 36 year-old drummer Sanchez is a member of The Pat Metheny Group. On Day Trip, Metheny offers plenty of excitement in his solos and the trio cranks up the funk on "The Red One", (a version of which was previously released on Metheny?s collaboration with John Scofield "I Can See Your House From Here"). However they generally eschew flash for a more easy-going groove; McBride calls it a softer, more traditional sound. Perhaps most eloquent among these tracks is the elegiac, folk-like melody of "Is This America?" (Katrina 2005). 2007 was an exceptional year for Metheny.
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