He first made it big in the jazz world with the famous vibraphonist Gary Burton. Throughout the late 70's, 80's, and 90's, Metheny established himself as one of the leading jazz guitar players in the world. Famous for his tasteful midwestern style and tone, he also has an incredible facility with the guitar. His compositions have earned him acclaim in the jazz world as well.
He has played with such greats as: Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Ornette Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Bill Stewart, Brad Mehldau and Jaco Pastorius. Similar artists include Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, and John McLaughlin.
Pat Metheny has won 17 Grammy awards and holds the record for winning Grammys in the most categories.
You will find Pat Metheny also on following artist pages:
Jaco
Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
John Scofield & Pat Metheny
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau
Metheny Mehldau Quartet
Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins
Pat Metheny & Dave Holland & Roy Haynes
Pat Metheny Trio
Anna Maria Jopek & Friends with Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny Unity Group
(incomplete list).
Diskographie:
Pat Metheny discography, sorted by years with last fm links:
01. - 1974 - Ring - Gary Burton
02. - 1974 - Jaco - Jaco Pastorius & Pat Metheny with Paul Bley and Bruce Ditmas
03. - 1975 - Dreams So Real - Gary Burton Quintet
04. - 1976 - Passengers - Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber
05. - 1976 - Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny with Jaco Pastorius and Bob Moses
06. - 1977 - Watercolors - Pat leads. With Lyle Mays, Eberhard Weber and Danny Gottlieb
07. - 1978 - Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group
08. - 1979 - New Chautauqua - Pat Metheny
09. - 1979 - The Search for Solutions -
10. - 1979 - American Garage - Pat Metheny Group
11. - 1980 - Shadows and Light - Joni Mitchell with Metheny, Mays, Pastorius, Brecker & Alias
12. - 1980 - 80/81 - Pat Metheny with Redman, Haden, Brecker, and DeJohnette
13. - 1981 - The Song Is You - Chick Corea with A. Braxton, J. DeJohnette, L. Konitz, M. Vitous
14. - 1981 - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls - Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
15. - 1982 - Offramp - Pat Metheny Group
16. - 1983 - Under Fire - with Jerry Goldsmith
17. - 1983 - Travels - Pat Metheny Group
18. - 1984 - Rejoicing - Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins
19. - 1984 - Fandango - Unreleased soundtrack with Lyle Mays & Naná Vasconcelos
20. - 1984 - First Circle - Pat Metheny Group
21. - 1984 - Works - Pat Metheny
22. - 1985 - Encontros E Despedidas - Milton Nascimento (Pat plays only on "Vidro e Corte")
23. - 1985 - Contemplación - Pedro Aznar's Sondtrack with Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and Dan Gottlieb
24. - 1985 - The Falcon and the Snowman - Soundtrack by Pat Metheny Group
27. - 1986 - Story Of Moses - Bob Moses with Metheny, Okoshi, Strickland, Quintero & Harris
28. - 1986 - Day In - Night Out - Mike Metheny
29. - 1986 - Song X - Ornette Coleman, Metheny, D. Coleman, DeJohnette and Haden
30. - 1987 - Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker with Metheny, Kirkland, Haden and DeJohnette
31. - 1987 - Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group
32. - 1988 - Works II - Pat Metheny
33. - 1989 - Reunion - Gary Burton with Pat Metheny, Will Lee, Peter Erskine and Mitchel Forman
34. - 1989 - Letter from Home - Pat Metheny Group
35. - 1989 - Electric Counterpoint - Steve Reich.
36. - 1990 - Reunion - Gary Burton
37. - 1990 - Parallel Realities - Jack DeJohnette with Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock
38. - 1990 - Tell Me Where You're Going - Silje Nergaard
39. - 1990 - Question and Answer - Pat Metheny & Dave Holland & Roy Haynes
40. - 1992 - Toys - (on "Let Joy And Innocence Prevail")
41. - 1992 - Till We Have Faces - Gary Thomas, Metheny, Murphy, Cox, Howard, Carrington, Moss.
42. - 1992 - Secret Story - Pat Metheny Group
43. - 1993 - Wish - Joshua Redman album with Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins
44. - 1993 - Yin and the Yout - Paul Wertico Pat plays guitar on "Don't Look Back" only
45. - 1993 - Parallel Realities live... - Mellon Jazz Festival 1990, DeJohnette, Metheny, Hancock & Holland
46. - 1993 - The Road to You - Pat Metheny Group
47. - 1994 - Noa - Achinoam Nini
48. - 1994 - I Can See Your House from Here - John Scofield & Pat Metheny
49. - 1994 - Zero Tolerance for Silence - Pat Metheny
50. - 1995 - We Live Here - Pat Metheny Group
51. - 1996 - Pursuance - Kenny Garrett album with Brian Blade, and Rodney Whitaker
52. - 1996 - Passaggio per il paradiso - Soundtrack by Pat Metheny
53. - 1996 - The Sign of 4 - with Derek Bailey, Gregg Bendian, and Paul Wertico
54. - 1996 - Passaggio per il paradiso - Pat Metheny
55. - 1996 - Quartet - Pat Metheny Group
56. - 1997 - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) - Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
57. - 1997 - Imaginary Day - Pat Metheny Group
58. - 1998 - Like Minds - Gary Burton with Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, & Dave Holland
59. - 1998 - The Sound of Summer Running - Marc Johnson with Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, & Joey Baron
60. - 1998 - Dreams - Philip Bailey
61. - 1998 - Babe: Pig in the City - with E.G. Daily (on "A Heart That's True")
62. - 1999 - Traveling Miles - Cassandra Wilson
63. - 1999 - The Elements: Water - Dave Liebman with Pat Metheny, Billy Hart, and Cecil McBee
64. - 1999 - Simply Said - Kenny Garrett. Pat plays on "Sounds Like Winter" & "Simply Said".
65. - 1999 - Time Is of the Essence - Michael Brecker. Pat plays guitar and wrote "Timeline" & "As I Am".
66. - 1999 - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny - Jim Hall
67. - 1999 - A Map of the World - Pat Metheny
68. - 2000 - Trio -> Live - Pat Metheny Trio with Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart & Larry Grenadier
69. - 2000 - Trio 99 -> 00 - Pat Metheny Trio with Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart and Larry Grenadier
70. - 2001 - Nocturne - Charlie Haden. Pat plays on "Noche de Ronda (Night of Wandering)".
71. - 2001 - Reverence - Richard Bona. Pat plays on track number 6.
72. - 2001 - The Move To The Groove Session (feat. Jimmy Heath) - Pat Metheny & The Heath Brothers
73. - 2002 - Upojenie - Anna Maria Jopek
74. - 2002 - Speaking of Now -
75. - 2003 - Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978 Disc 1 - Interview and live
75. - 2003 - Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978 Disc 2 - with J. Pastorius & B. Moses
76. - 2003 - One Quiet Night - Pat Metheny
77. - 2004 - Rarum IX / Selected Recordings -
78. - 2005 - Sueña La Alhambra - Enrique Morente album, renowned Spanish flamenco singer.
79. - 2005 - Song X: Twentieth Anniversary - Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman incl. 6 unrel. records
80. - 2005 - The Way Up - Pat Metheny Group
81. - 2006 - Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau
82. - 2007 - Pilgrimage - Michael Brecker with Metheny, Mehldau, Hancock, Patitucci, and DeJohnette
83. - 2007 - Metheny Mehldau Quartet - Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard
84. - 2008 - Day Trip - with Antonio Sanchez & Christian McBride
85. - 2008 - Tokyo Day Trip - with Antonio Sanchez & Christian McBride (live)
86. - 2009 - Quartet Live! - ECM
87. - 2009 - Mourning Becomes Electra - New Group Theater off-Broadway production
88. - 2010 - Orchestrion - Pat Metheny
89. - 2011 - What's It All About - UK chart peak: #164[1]
90. - 2012 - Unity Band - Pat Metheny with Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez
91. - 2012 - The Orchestrion Project - Pat Metheny
92. - 2013 - La noche más larga - Concha Buika
93. - 2013 - Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels | Vol. 20 - with Antonio Sánchez - composed by John Zorn
94. - 2014 - Kin (<-->) - Pat Metheny Unity Group
Cathedral in a Suitcase
Pat Metheny Lyrics
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Lyle Mays - Piano
Gil Goldstein - Piano, Accordion
Steve Rodby - Acoustic & Electric Bass
Charlie Haden - Acoustic Bass
Will Lee - Electric Bass
Paul Wertico - Drums
Sammy Merendino - Drums
Nana Vasconcelos - Percussion, Vocals
Armando Marcal - Percussion
Danny Gottlieb - Cymbals
Mark Ledford - Vocals
Pinpeat Orchestra - Vocals
Akiko Yano - Vocals (on "As a Flower Blossom")
Andrew Findon - Flute
Ryan Kisor - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Mike Metheny - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Michael Mossman - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Tom "Bones" Malone - Trombone
David Taylor - Bass Trombone
Dave Bargeron - Trombone, Tuba
John Clark - French Horn
Toots Thielemans - Harmonica
Anthony Jackson - Guitar
Skaila Kanga - Harp
London Orchestra conducted by Jeremy Lubbock
Arrangements by Mike Townend
Strings Arrangements by Jeremy Lubbock
Recorded Fall-Winter 1992 at Power Station, NYC
Associate Producer: Steven Cantor
Recorded by Rob Eaton & Dan Gellert
Assistant Engineers: Dan Gellert & Todd Whitelock
Mixed by Rob Eaton
Assisted by Dan Gellert & David Oakes
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
The Longest Summer is a musical piece that narrates an experience of a long summer that is life-changing. The upbeat and playful melody creates a vibrant and adventurous mood that complements the song's storyline. The lyrics symbolize the journey of discovering oneself and developing a unique identity. The lyrics' dominant theme revolves around self-discovery, represented by the singer's story in the song. The experience of the endless summer helps the singer find a way of continuing with his/her life journey, which represents the unending hope to move on in life.
The song begins with a significant guilt-ridden boy who wanders around aimlessly until he experiences a transformative summer. The summer's endless journey puts him in different places and exposes him to diverse cultural experiences. He then finds himself while reflecting on memories of the summer. The singer realizes that his experience transformed him, and he resolves to pursue a life that matches his newfound purpose. The Longest Summer is an embodiment of what every individual experience when faced with a situation in life that requires discovery and self-examination.
Line by Line Meaning
The longest summer now is gone
The never-ending summer had to end, and time does not stop for anything.
Nothing ever goes wrong
Striking a contrast to the first line, the singer is acknowledging that things do not always go according to plan.
You could be safe in knowing
It is comforting to have a sense of security or control over one's circumstances.
The weakest link is strong
Even the weakest aspect of something can be strong enough to hold it together.
All the flowers still in bloom
Nature continues to thrive and grow, regardless of the passing seasons or changing circumstances.
It won't be long until the colours fade to grey
Inevitably, all things come to an end, and the vibrancy of life will be replaced by the bleakness of death.
What was new is now the same
The passage of time can lead to a sense of sameness, and things that once seemed fresh can seem old and tired.
We have seen it all before
Experience can bring a sense of foreknowledge, and nothing surprises us anymore.
All that glitters is not gold
Things that seem superficially appealing may not be as valuable as they appear.
And all that shines gets old
Even the most dazzling and beautiful things eventually lose their shine and become unremarkable.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Taking risks is necessary to achieve success.
But nothing ever stays the same
As previously mentioned, everything is in a constant state of flux and change, and we must adapt to survive.
The course of things will always change
Again, the only constant is change, and it is essential to remain flexible and open-minded to cope with life's ups and downs.
Life is full of strange surprises
We never truly know what to expect from life, and unexpected events can happen at any time.
Love is just one of its many guises
Love comes in many forms and can manifest itself in unexpected ways.
Sometimes it's hard to recognize
Love and other emotions can be difficult to identify or understand at times.
But love is always truly there
Despite its complexities, love is always present and can have a powerful impact on our lives.
Love is always truly there
The repetition of this line reinforces its importance and serves as a reminder that love is an essential part of the human experience.
Contributed by Eva C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.