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The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awards the album 4.5 stars and states: . Lyle Mays waited a long, long time before straying from the Pat Metheny Group to issue his first solo album, but when he did, the results were at once removed but not totally untethered to the Metheny sound and feeling.
One of Mays’ best-known compositions is "Close to Home," or "Mars" as it was initially called. He first recorded "Mars" in a 1977 session with the Dallas fusion band High Rise. [27] The Pat Metheny Group performed the piece live between 1979 and 1982 with Metheny playing the main theme on guitar. Mays experimented widely with the introductory ...
The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977 by guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, along with his core collaborating member, keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays. Other long-standing members included bassist and producer Steve Rodby from 1981 to 2010, and drummer Paul Wertico from 1983 to 2001, after which Antonio Sanchez ...
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is an album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and jazz pianist Lyle Mays recorded in September 1980 and released on ECM April the following year. The trio features percussionist Naná Vasconcelos .
The Way Up is the eleventh and final studio album by the Pat Metheny Group.It was released in 2005 and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2006. It is the last album in the prolific three-decade collaboration of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.
In 1975, Mays had another uplifting moment at County Stadium. Playing as part of all-star weekend in the Old Timers game, Mays hit a three-run home run in the first inning, singled and made a ...
Lyle Mays – producer; Steven Cantor – producer; Steve Rodby – additional production; Pat Metheny – executive producer; Rob Eaton – mixing engineer, recording engineer; Alex Haas – mixing engineer (assistant), recording engineer (assistant) Bill Kipper – mastering engineer; David Sholemson – project coordinator; Jeri Heiden ...
Willie Mays, one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, died on Tuesday at the age of 93. He ended his storied career with the Mets.