First Circle (album)
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| First Circle | ||
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| Studio album by Pat Metheny Group | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Recorded | 15-19 February 1984 | |
| Genre | Jazz, Fusion | |
| Length | 49:54 | |
| Label | ECM | |
| Producer(s) | Vance Anderson | |
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| Pat Metheny Group chronology | ||
| Travels (1983) |
First Circle (1984) |
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) |
First Circle is a Grammy Award winning album by the Pat Metheny Group released in 1984. On the album Pat Metheny is joined by Lyle Mays on piano and keyboards, Steve Rodby on bass guitar, drummer Paul Wertico and multi-instrumentalist Pedro Aznar. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1985.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Forward March" (Metheny) – 2:49
- "Yolanda, You Learn" (Mays w/additional material by Metheny) – 4:49
- "The First Circle" (Metheny, Mays) – 9:16
- "If I Could" (Metheny; in memory of Wes Montgomery) – 7:01
- "Tell It All" (Metheny, Mays; based on an idea by Metheny & Wertico) – 7:59
- "End of the Game" (Metheny, Mays) – 8:02
- "Más Allá (Beyond)" (Metheny; Spanish lyrics by Aznar) – 5:40
- "Praise" (Metheny, Mays) – 4:18
[edit] Personnel
- Pat Metheny - Guitar, Sitar, 12 String Guitar, Guitar Synth, Classical Guitar, Synthesizer, Synclavier
- Lyle Mays - Piano, Organ, Synclavier, Keyboards, Trumpet, Synthesizer, Bells, Oberheim, Agogo Bell
- Steve Rodby - Bass Guitar
- Paul Wertico - Drums
- Pedro Aznar - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Whistle, Bells
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1984 | The Billboard Top 100 | 102 |
| 1984 | Top Jazz Albums | 2 |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1985 | Pat Metheny Group | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance |
| Pat Metheny Group |
| Pat Metheny | Lyle Mays | Steve Rodby | Antonio Sanchez | Cuong Vu | Grégoire Maret | Nando Lauria |
| Mark Egan | Dan Gottlieb | Nana Vasconcelos | Pedro Aznar | Paul Wertico | Armando Marcal | David Blamires | Mark Ledford | Luis Conte | Richard Bona |
| Discography |
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| Pat Metheny Group | American Garage | Offramp | Travels | First Circle | The Falcon and the Snowman | Still Life (Talking) | Letter from Home | The Road to You | We Live Here | Quartet | Imaginary Day | Speaking of Now | The Way Up |
