PAT METHENY GROUP - We Live Here (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The first Pat Metheny Group recording in five years is a bit unusual in two ways. The band uses "contemporary" pop rhythms on many of their selections but in creative ways and without watering down the popular group's musical identity. In addition Metheny for the first time in his recording career sounds a bit like his early influence Wes Montgomery on a few of the songs. With his longtime sidemen (keyboardist Lyle Mays, bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Paul Wertico) all in top form, Metheny successfully reconciles his quartet's sound with that of the pop music world, using modern technology to expand the possibilities of his own unusual vision of creative improvised music. And as a bonus, some of the melodies are catchy. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Here to Stay 7:38
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
2     And Then I Knew 7:52
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
3     The Girls Next Door 5:29
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
4     To the End of the World 12:14
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
5     We Live Here 4:13
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
6     Episode D' Azur 8:45
Lyle Mays
7     Something to Remind You 7:03
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
8     Red Sky 7:35
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
9     Stranger in Town 6:11
Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny
Credits :
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Steve Rodby
Cymbal [Additional Cymbal Rolls] – Dave Samuels
Drum Programming [Additional Drum Programming] – Sammy Merendino
Drums – Paul Wertico
Guitar [Guitars], Guitar Synthesizer [Guitar Synths] – Pat Metheny
Percussion – Luis Conte
Vocals – David Blamires
Vocals, Whistling, Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Mark Ledford