* PAT METHENY GROUP / THE PMG COMPANION 1976-1980 (3CDR)
NRR-CD21298 (3CDR) *** Original Compilation *** 231 min
Pat Metheny - guitar
Lyle Mays - piano
Mike Richmond - bass (1976)
Mark Egan - bass (1977-1980)
Dan Gottlieb - drums
DISC 1
1. BRIGHT SIZE LIFE Recorded in Boston, MA, September 21, 1976
2. THE WHOPPER Recorded in Boston, MA, September 21, 1976
3. NACADA Recorded in Boston, MA, September 21, 1976
4. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU Recorded in Boston, MA, September 21, 1976
5. UNQUITY ROAD Recorded in Boston, MA, September 21, 1976
6. UNITY VILLAGE unknown location, 1977
7. MISSOURI UNCOMPROMISED Recorded in Montreal, QC, Canada, 1977
8. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Recorded in Montreal, QC, Canada, 1977
9. Unknown Recorded in Portland, ME, August 03, 1977
10. ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET unknown location, 1977
11. Unknown Recorded in Troy, NY, 1977
DISC 2
1. MIDWESTERN NIGHTS DREAM Recorded in Bremen, Germany, March 13, 1978
2. WRONG IS RIGHT Recorded in Bremen, Germany, March 13, 1978
3. Unknown Version 1 Recorded in Bremen, Germany, March 13, 1978
4. Unknown Version 2 unknown location, 1978
5. O GRANDE AMOR unknown location, 1978
6. MEANTIME Recorded in Madison, WI, May 28, 1978
7. Unknown Recorded in Madison, WI, May 28, 1978
8. FOUR ON SIX (Rehearsal) Recorded in Jamaica Plan, MA, November 12, 1978
9. Unknown "CIRCUS MUSIC" Recorded in Philadelphia, PA, June 14, 1979
DISC 3
1. MARS (LATER RETATLED CLOSE TO HOME) Recorded in San Francisco, CA, February 17, 1979
2. THE MAGICIAN'S THEATRE Recorded in Hempstead, NY, November 17, 1979
3. OLD FOLKS Recorded in Hempstead, NY, November 17, 1979
4. AUTUMN LEAVES Recorded in Rome, Italy, June 10, 1980
5. HERMITAGE Recorded in Hamburg, Germany, July 08, 1980
6. SIRABHORN - 7. Solo Guitar Improvisation - 8. THE WINDUP Recorded in Hamburg, Germany, July 08, 1980
9. DOWN HERE ON THE BROUND Recorded in Hamburg, Germany, July 08, 1980
極一部でのみ流通していたコレクターによるコレクターのためのハンドメイド・レーベルの貴重タイトル群を、正式に譲り受けた正規のマスターから再発するネクロマンサー・シリーズ。ロック・ポップスに特化した“ロックド・ルーム”レーベル登場。リイシュー用エンブレム、新装裏ジャケットにてレア・タイトルがお求めやすい価格にて再登場です。
パット・メセニー・グループによる初期ライヴを集めたコンピレーション・アルバムです。ほとんどがサウンドボードを中心とした高音質音源が使われており初心者でも楽しんでいただけます。レアなリハーサルやカヴァー曲もあり、マニアの方にも改めて聴いていただきたいタイトルです。各ディスクギリギリまで詰め込んだ231分の超大作。
