Pat Metheny had debuted at ECM as a member of Gary Burton’s band on the album Ring in 1974, but Bright Size Life, his first studio recording as a leader, was the album that decisively put him on the map as a bright new force, with something fresh to say in the context of contemporary jazz. Recorded in Ludwigsburg in December 1975, and produced by Manfred Eicher, the album featured Metheny’s regular touring band of the day, with Bob Moses on drums and the virtuosic but then largely unknown Jaco Pastorius on bass guitar.
“I could happily play all the music from Bright Size Life right now,” said Pat Metheny in an interview for the Library of Congress in 2021. “It still seems viable; the arguments there still seem valid and worth thinking about…. My sense at the time was that I wanted to make a record that might be the only record I would ever make. I hoped to make a statement on things that were important to me in terms of melody, harmony, trio playing, and even kind of life in general.”
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Pat Metheny debutó en ECM como miembro de la banda de Gary Burton en el álbum Ring, en 1974, pero Bright Size Life, su primera grabación de estudio como líder, fue el álbum que lo catapultó definitivamente al estrellato como una nueva y brillante fuerza, con algo nuevo que decir en el contexto del jazz contemporáneo. Grabado en Ludwigsburg en diciembre de 1975 y producido por Manfred Eicher, el álbum contó con la banda habitual de Metheny en aquella época, con Bob Moses a la batería y el virtuoso, pero entonces prácticamente desconocido, Jaco Pastorius al bajo.
«Podría tocar felizmente toda la música de Bright Size Life ahora mismo», dijo Pat Metheny en una entrevista para la Biblioteca del Congreso en 2021. «Sigue pareciéndome viable; los argumentos que contiene siguen pareciéndome válidos y dignos de reflexión... En aquel momento, mi intención era grabar un disco que pudiera ser el único que hiciera en mi vida. Quería expresar lo que era importante para mí en términos de melodía, armonía, interpretación en trío e incluso, en cierto modo, la vida en general».
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Tracks:
1 - Bright Size Life - 4:43
2 - Sirabhorn - 5:25
3 - Unity Village - 3:38
4 - Missouri Uncompromised - 4:13
5 - Midwestern Nights Dream - 5:58
6 - Unquity Road - 3:33
7 - Omaha Celebration - 4:16
8 - Round Trip / Broadway Blues - 4:58
Credits:
Bass – Jaco Pastorius
Composed By – Ornette Coleman (tracks: 8), Pat Metheny (tracks: 1 to 7)
Drums – Bob Moses
Engineer – Martin Wieland
Guitar [6-String Guitar], Twelve-String Guitar [Electric 12-String Guitar] – Pat Metheny
Layout – Dieter Bonhorst
Liner Notes [English] – Gary Burton
Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Rainer Kiedrowski
Producer [Produced By] – Manfred Eicher
Recorded December 1975
at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Label: ECM Records – ECM 1073, ECM Records – 827 133-2
Country: Germany
Released:
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/4759098-Pat-Metheny-Bright-Size-Life
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