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Travels(Pat Metheny Group album)

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Travels
Live albumby
Pat Metheny Group
Released1983
RecordedJuly–November 1982
VenuePhiladelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford,Nacogdoches
GenreJazz fusion
Length96:26
LabelECM
ECM 1252/53
ProducerManfred Eicher,Pat Metheny
Pat Methenychronology
Offramp
(1982) 		Travels
(1983) 		Rejoicing
(1984)

Travelsis a live double album by thePat Metheny Grouprecorded in July, October, and November 1982 and released onECMthe following year. The quintet features pianistLyle Maysand rhythm sectionSteve RodbyandDan Gottlieb,with guestNana Vasconcelos.

It won theGrammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Background

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The eleven tracks were recorded in Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, andNacogdoches,Texas, while on tour in America forOfframp(1982).

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

It was voted number 570 in the third edition ofColin Larkin'sAll Time Top 1000 Albums(2000).[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Going with Me?"9:19
2."The Fields, the Sky"Metheny7:46
3."Goodbye"Metheny8:16
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Phase Dance"8:03
2."Straight on Red"7:26
3."Farmer's Trust"Metheny6:25
Side III
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Extradition"Metheny5:45
2."Goin' Ahead/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls"16:22
Side IV
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Travels"5:03
2."Song for Bilbao"Metheny8:28
3."San Lorenzo"13:35

Personnel

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Pat Metheny Group

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Technical personnel

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  • Manfred Eicher,Pat Metheny – producer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug– mixing engineer
  • Randy Ezratty – live recording engineer
  • Gary Geller – assistant live recording engineer
  • Dieter Rehm – design
  • Dieter Rehm, Milan Horacek, Jähnig – cover photographs
  • Ron Pownall – liner photographs

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
USBillboard200[6] 62
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[7] 8

Awards

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Grammy Awards

Year Category
1984 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

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  1. ^Ginell, Richard S. (2011)."Travels – Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic".allmusic.com.Retrieved19 July2011.
  2. ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985).The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139.ISBN0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^Larkin, Colin(2007).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music(5th ed.).Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0857125958.
  4. ^Cook, Richard;Morton, Brian(2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(9th ed.).Penguin.p. 994.ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^Colin Larkin(2006).All Time Top 1000 Albums(3rd ed.).Virgin Books.p. 193.ISBN0-7535-0493-6.
  6. ^"Pat Metheny Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  7. ^"Pat Metheny Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 5,2023.
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