From its inaugural moments, the group’s self-titled debut overflows with radiance. There’s no mistaking a Pat Metheny album, and along with running mates Lyle Mays, Mark Egan, and Dan Gottlieb, the experience is unforgettable. This is certainly one of the most important contemporary jazz albums ever released.” This album solidified Metheny’s place as a gifted composer with an outstanding mastery of his guitar-craft. The group really brought new life into the genre. There is not a drab track on this album, and Metheny is joined by an entirely new lineup of musicians: Lyle May, Mark Egan, and Dan Gottlieb. His previous trio album for ECM in 1976, featuring Jaco Pastoris (bass) and Bob Moses (drums), had forced the world of traditional jazz to take notice of this contemporary sound. When the Pat Metheny Group released this debut album on ECM in 1978, the musicianship of Pat was already beginning to turn some heads.
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