Offramp
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| Studio album by Pat Metheny Group | |||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Recorded | October 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | ||||
| Length | 42:22 | ||||
| Label | ECM | ||||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Offramp is the Grammy Award winning third album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1982. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1983.[3] It is well known for containing the group's signature song, the Jazz Fusion ballad "Are You Going With Me?".
Offramp is the first studio recording on which Metheny used a guitar synthesizer (a Roland GR-300)[4] controlled with a Roland G-303 guitar synthesiser controller.[5]
Track listing
All music composed by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, except where noted.
| Side I | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Barcarole" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Naná Vasconcelos) | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Are You Going With Me?" | 8:47 |
| 3. | "Au Lait" | 8:32 |
| Side II | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Eighteen" (Metheny, Mays, Vasconcelos) | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Offramp" | 5:59 |
| 3. | "James" | 6:47 |
| 4. | "The Bat Part II" | 3:50 |
"The Bat Part II" is a composition originally recorded by Metheny in the collaborative jazz album 80/81, in 1980.
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – electric and acoustic guitar, Roland guitar synthesizer, Synclavier
- Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers, autoharp, electric organ, Synclavier
- Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
- Dan Gottlieb – drums
- Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, voice, berimbau
Charts
According to Billboard, Offramp reached #1 on the Jazz Album chart – a position it held for 16 weeks[6] – and #50 on the Pop Album chart.
Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1983 | Pat Metheny Group | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex (2011). "Offramp – Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Brink, Bob (November 23, 1984). "Metheny Over Miami". The Miami News. pp. C1. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ↑ Birosik, Patti Jean (1989). The New Age music guide: profiles and recordings of 500 top New Age musicians. Collier Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-02-041640-1.
- ↑ http://www.joness.com/gr300/G-303.htm
- ↑ "Asia Not Minor on Debut; Metheny: U.S. Stands Pat". Billboard. July 17, 1982. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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