Pat Metheny "Unity Band"

[CJ Shearn]

Looking forward to this one. With Chris Potter, Ben Williams, bass and Antonio Sanchez, drums. Pat roadtested this music like the old days before recording. After this, a new Group recording is in the works, and reportedly a solo disc in John Zorn's "Book of Angels" series!!!

[7/4]

really now...hanging with Zorn?

[JSngry]

so...what kind of "Unity" are we talking about here?

[CJ Shearn]

Pat's always been into and credibly works in the avant scene but it's been a while since he's dug deeply into that area, on the Orchestrion tour he definitely did. He has 4 big projects this year, one is the Zorn collaboration.

Not sure Jim, lol.

[JETman]

really now...hanging with Zorn?

If Lovano can do it, so can Metheny.

[Aggie87]

Metheny did a 3 disc recording with Derek Bailey previously as well.

[7/4]

Metheny did a 3 disc recording with Derek Bailey previously as well.

ouch!

Maybe he's going to be another radical Jewish composer.

[CJ Shearn]

My linkThis is the first tune off the record, I like it. It's an instant download ordering from Pat's site. The track is very "80/81" ish not suprisingly. Edited May 5, 2012 by CJ Shearn

[Valeria Victrix]

My linkThis is the first tune off the record, I like it. It's an instant download ordering from Pat's site. The track is very "80/81" ish not suprisingly.

Wow, thanks for this. I haven't been keeping up with Metheny lately, and this sounds like a great group - I really dig Chris Potter in most anything he's been in. Re a Book of Angels entry, that could be pretty cool if its solo - remember the great Masada Guitars, with Ribot, Sparks and Frisell?

Metheny did a 3 disc recording with Derek Bailey previously as well.

I sometimes get the feeling that I'm the only person in the world who absolutely loves this album!