Bright Size Life

Bright Size Life
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released 1976
Recorded December 1975
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Genre Jazz, Jazz fusion
Length 37:06
Label ECM
ECM 1073
Producer Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology

Jaco
(1974)		 Bright Size Life
(1976)		 Watercolors
(1977)
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Allmusic [1]

Bright Size Life is Pat Metheny's debut album, released in 1976 on ECM, when Metheny was only 21. The album features Jaco Pastorius on bass and drummer Bob Moses.

In 2011, the first track was included on the Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology compilation.

Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny, except noted.

Side I
No. Title Length
1. "Bright Size Life"   4:45
2. "Sirabhorn"   5:29
3. "Unity Village"   3:40
4. "Missouri Uncompromised"   4:21
Side II
No. Title Length
5. "Midwestern Nights Dream"   6:00
6. "Unquity Road"   3:35
7. "Omaha Celebration"   4:18
8. "Round Trip/Broadway Blues" (Ornette Coleman) 4:58

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1976 Jazz Albums 28

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.