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Lonely Woman | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 6:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Tears Inside | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 3:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Humpty Dumpty | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 5:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Blues for Pat | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 6:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rejoicing | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 3:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Story from a Stranger | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 5:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Calling | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 9:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Waiting for an Answer | Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | 2:16 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Songs |
Album Review
Pat Metheny takes a vacation from his Group and performs advanced material with bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins. In addition to Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman," Haden's "Blues for Pat," and three Ornette Coleman tunes, the guitarist plays three of his originals here, including "The Calling," a lengthy exploration of sounds with his guitar synthesizer. Throughout this excellent set, Metheny and his sidemen engage in close communication and create memorable and unpredictable music.
Customer Reviews
Metheny
I was surprised to find that this recording has not received many reviews, so, being the Pat Metheny fan that I am, wanted to do my part in emphasizing the significance of this amazing recording to both Pat Metheny fans, as well as to jazz fans in general.
This album was made in 1983, at the time when CD's were just coming on the market, which happened to also be the same time that Pat Metheny's star was in a meteoric rise. This record was a significant departure from Pat's musical path at that time, which was rooted in the more electric/fusion direction of his group recordings, which had hooked me: the first group (white cover) album, then "Watercolors," then "OffRamp," then the amazing live "Travels," to this day one of my favorite records of any genre. So then he releases this record, and I remember at the time actually (shameful to say now) being somewhat disappointed after I first heard it. But, I was younger then, and more naive. Now I know better.
Pat made this record with two veteran jazz musicians, Billy Higgins on drums, and Charlie Haden on bass, in fine acoustic form on this record. (Signficantly, this rhythm section was known for their work with Ornette Coleman, a true pioneer in free form jazz, and a strong Metheny influence.) Now, Pat is PARTLY acoustic here, but also brings out his distinctive (really trademark) synclavier guitar sound that he had been using on the forementioned recordings, as well as the clean, warm tone from his hollow body Gibson. So, there is incredible variety on this record in terms of Pat's guitar work.
There are several Metheny compositions on the record, but roughly half of the tunes are Metheny's interpretations of his influences. The lead tune, "Lonely Woman," is a Horace Silver original, written at the inception of the bebop movement in jazz, mid-1950's. Pianist Silver is considered one of the founders of the bebop movement, so leading off with this tune is clearly a tribute. Pat's interpretation of this is somber in comparison to the original, and in its slow tempo, quite simply beautiful. The next several tunes, including "Tears Inside," "Humpty Dumpty," and "Rejoicing," are all Coleman originals but with fresh and in my opinion, more accessible, interpretations from Metheny. "Blues For Pat" is a catchy blues-inflected number with nice individual statements from the rhythm section. But, the piece-de-resistance on the record is "Story From A Stranger," a Metheny original which is as mesmerizing and stunning on the 47th listen as it is on the first. The record wraps with the Coleman-influenced "The Calling," in which the synclavier sound is in mostly free form mode, and for me, is the weak spot on an otherwise stellar record.
So, 27 years later, I now have an almost profound appreciation and admiration for what Pat Metheny did as a burgeoning 29 year-old jazz maestro. True genius. Treat yourself to this one.
Essential
I have this on vinyl and now I can have one Pats' best on I-Tunes. Pat's acoustic works are very underrated. This recoring proves it. Billy Higgins!
Biography
Born: October 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Billy Higgins
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Sidewinder | Tribute to Lee Morgan | 4:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lonely Woman | Rejoicing | 6:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Story from a Stranger | Rejoicing | 5:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Humpty Dumpty | Rejoicing | 5:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Blues for Pat | Rejoicing | 6:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Tears Inside | Rejoicing | 3:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Lonely Woman | Rarum IX - Selected Recordings | 6:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rejoicing | Rejoicing | 3:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Calling | Rejoicing | 9:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Waiting for an Answer | Rejoicing | 2:16 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Contemporary Jazz, Music, Jazz
- Released: 1983
- ℗ 1984 ECM Records GmbH under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
