Quartet (Pat Metheny album)

Quartet (1996) is an album by the Pat Metheny Group.

On Quartet Pat Metheny combines his guitar with bassist Steve Rodby, drummer Paul Wertico, and the writing abilities and keyboarding of Lyle Mays. The slow and relaxed sounds are largely improvisations, as the tracks were loosely written or completely improvised on the spot. This gives the album a very experimental and dark feel. The album is mostly acoustic, introducing the Pikasso 42 string guitar as well as other new acoustic guitars. Metheny's GR300 synth guitar is featured on Oceania and Language of Time. The Metheny Group never played these songs live. Metheny himself played When we were free with his trio and recorded a version on Daytrip. As I am was played during trio concerts with the late Michael Brecker.

Track listing

1. "Introduction" (Pat Metheny) – 0:57
2. "When We Were Free" (Metheny and Lyle Mays) – 5:39
3. "Montevideo" (Metheny, Mays, Rodby, & Wertico) – 2:55
4. "Take Me There" (Metheny and Mays) – 3:39
5. "Seven Days" (Metheny) – 4:05
6. "Oceania" (Mays) – 3:47
7. "Dismantling Utopia" (Metheny, Mays, Rodby & Wertico) – 6:53
8. "Double Blind" (Mays) – 4:15
9. "Second Thought" (Metheny) – 2:51
10. "Mojave" (Metheny and Mays) – 3:38
11. "Badland" (Metheny, Mays, Rodby, & Wertico) – 7:31
12. "Glacier" (Mays) – 1:26
13. "Language of Time" (Mays & Metheny) – 7:33
14. "Sometimes I See" (Metheny) – 6:01
15. "As I Am" (Metheny) – 5:05

Personnel

Musicians:

• Lyle Mays – Autoharp, Celeste, Clavinet, Harmonium, Piano, Electric Piano
• Pat Metheny – Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer Guitar, Slide Guitar
• Steve Rodby – Acoustic Bass, Piccolo Bass
• Paul Wertico – Drums, Percussion

Production:

• Latifah Azhar – Photography
• David Cantor – Photography
• Carolyn Chrzan – Guitar Technician
• Rob Eaton – Engineer, Mixing
• Greenberg Kingsley – Art Direction, Design
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Joe Lizzi – Assistant Engineer
• David Oakes – Associate Producer, Technical Coordinator
• Tom Sheehan – Piano Technician, Piano Tuner
• David Sholemson – Project Coordinator

References