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Pat Metheny
Bright Size Life (LP)
FormatLPLabelECM RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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New vinyl edtition as part of the "Luminessence" Series, presented as a tip-on gatefold including new photos from the archive. “I personally feel this is a great record and recommend it to everyone. It’s positive and hot and simply excellent.” – Gary Burton
Pat Metheny had debuted at ECM as a member of Gary Burton’s band on the album Ring in 1974, but Bright Size Life, his first studio recording as a leader, was the album that decisively put him on the map as a bright new force, with something fresh to say in the context of contemporary jazz. Recorded in Ludwigsburg in December 1975, and produced by Manfred Eicher, the album featured Metheny’s regular touring band of the day, with Bob Moses on drums and the virtuosic but then largely unknown Jaco Pastorius on bass guitar.
“I could happily play all the music from Bright Size Life right now,” said Pat Metheny in an interview for the Library of Congress in 2021. “It still seems viable; the arguments there still seem valid and worth thinking about…. My sense at the time was that I wanted to make a record that might be the only record I would ever make. I hoped to make a statement on things that were important to me in terms of melody, harmony, trio playing, and even kind of life in general.”
Details
Cat. number: ECM 1073
Year: 2024
Release notes
Recorded December 1975 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg. Published by Pat-Meth Music, BMI. ℗ 1976 ECM Records GmbH. Made in W. Germany / Printed in W. Germany. An ECM-Production. Catalog numbers: ECM 1073 - front, back and spine ECM 1073 ST - center labels only 2301 073 - backcover only. Three GEMA label versions are known: This one reads "Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte ..." and is the earliest release [r=812821] reads "Alle Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte ..." A third one reads "Alle…
Tracklist
| A1 | Bright Size Life | 4:45 | |
| A2 | Sirabhorn | 5:27 | |
| A3 | Unity Village | 3:38 | |
| A4 | Missouri Uncompromised | 4:13 | |
| B1 | Midwestern Nights Dream | 6:00 | |
| B2 | Unquity Road | 3:36 | |
| B3 | Omaha Celebration | 4:17 | |
| B4 | Round Trip/Broadway Blues | 4:58 |
Credits
- Jaco Pastorius
- Bass
- Pat Metheny
- Composed By (A1 to B3), Guitar [6-string], Twelve-String Guitar [Electric]
- Bob Moses
- Drums
- Martin Wieland
- Engineer
- Dieter Bonhorst
- Layout
- Gary Burton
- Liner Notes [Dec. 21, 1975]
- Roberto Masotti
- Photography By [Back Cover]
- Rainer Kiedrowski
- Photography By [Cover]
- Manfred Eicher
- Producer
