Still Life (Talking)

Still Life (Talking) is an album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1987. This is the first group's album released by Geffen Records. It features fusion and crossover jazz, combining Brazilian jazz-influenced harmonies with jazz, folk, and pop elements. With previous studio album First Circle and following Letter from Home, These albums were sometimes considered as a "Brazilian Trilogy".

The album was recorded at Power Station, New York, New York from March to April 1987.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Awards
4 Trivia
5 References

Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Minuano (Six Eight)" (Metheny, Lyle Mays)	9:27
2.	"So May It Secretly Begin"	6:26
3.	"Last Train Home"	5:41
4.	"(It's Just) Talk"	6:17
5.	"Third Wind" (Metheny, Mays)	8:37
6.	"Distance" (Mays)	2:45
7.	"In Her Family"	3:18

Personnel

Pat Metheny - guitar/synth guitar, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Lyle Mays - piano, keyboards
Steve Rodby - acoustic bass, electric bass
Paul Wertico - drums
Armando Marçal - percussion, background vocals
Mark Ledford - vocals
David Blamires - vocals

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1988	Pat Metheny Group	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Trivia

The song "Last Train Home" was used in a Christmas commercial by the Florida-based supermarket chain Publix, featuring relatives traveling to Florida by train for Christmas. The commercial aired every holiday season from 1987 to 1996. "Last Train Home" was also featured during The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s" playlist in April 2000.

References

^ Henderson, Alex (2011 [last update]). "Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r143837. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

Pat Metheny Group

Pat Metheny • Lyle Mays • Steve Rodby • Antonio Sanchez • Cuong Vu • Grégoire Maret • Nando Lauria Mark Egan • Danny Gottlieb • Naná Vasconcelos • Pedro Aznar • Paul Wertico • Armando Marcal • David Blamires • Mark Ledford • Luis Conte • Richard Bona

Discography	Pat Metheny Group (1978) • American Garage (1980) • Offramp (1982) • Travels (1983) • First Circle (1984) • The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) • Still Life (Talking) (1987) • Letter from Home (1989) • The Road to You (1993) • We Live Here (1995) • Quartet (1996) • Imaginary Day (1997) • Speaking of Now (2002) • The Way Up (2005)