Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23206 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-10-02
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 91 minutes

Synopsis
Live set from jazz fusion legend Metheny and band, featuring all tracks from acclaimed 'The Way Up' album.

Customer Reviews

Is this jazz?
This music is really easy to live with - that doesn't mean it's without its challenges. Those accostomed to Metheney & Mays will not be disappointed. Richard Bona is a superb addition to the usual cast. Actually all the players are superb. What reservations? Not many for PMG fans. The textures he uses are familiar, the musicianship peerless and, of course, it's great to see a live performance. Only a slight gripe - sometimes I lose concentration because this music is so easy to listen to. That, of course, could well be me.

Dissapointing in some aspects
I am a died in the wool Pat Metheney fan and have been for the past 25 years. I rented this DVD so that i could decide whether I wanted to buy it. I do not think it lives up to the high standards set by previous performances. Why? Firstly, the video imaging was appalling --i could'nt beleive that Pat and Steve would let this kind of quality go to production under the PMG banner.Secondly, it seemed that the group was always in a hurry--part of a complete performance is a mixture of tempo and rythyms which is designed to set a mood. It just wasn't here. I am told that this DVD only depicts half of the concert--thats sad because something is missing here. Antonio needs to listen to Shelly Manne or Buddy Rich to realize that you don't have to beat the cymbals to death to swing. Having said that I bought the DVD for one track--"James"--a real joy to listen to and one of the few times when the group really got it going. One more thing--Chu Vong may be a great technician but he comes across really cold here --no warmth. Sorry, not my kind of trumpet player. Not one of Pat's better concerts, I still prefer Imaginery Day.

The music of our age.
To me, Pat Metheny Group represents a high-water mark in Jazz. In one composition, The Way Up encompasses everything there is to love about music. Its symmetry between the individual and the group, its lights and shades, its subtleties and its emphases. Here is a genuinely classical composition to which all listeners could attune.
I adore the way the differing musical themes are explored separately and then interwoven. I revel in the space given to some exceptional soloing; notably that of Antonio Sanchez taking polyrhythmic drumming to the ultimate. But most of all, I sink into this music as one does a favorite movie book or daydream- one knows it off by heart and loves it more every time.