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Pat Metheny
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Guitarists · b. 1954

Pat Metheny

American jazz musician

Born
12 August 1954
Lee's Summit
Country
United States
Active
1974–
Record labels
ECM Records
Discography
61 albums

Biography

Pat Metheny is a jazz musician who plays guitar, drum kit, synthesizer and acoustic guitar. Pat Metheny was born on 12 August 1954 in Lee's Summit. The music is usually filed under jazz, jazz fusion and post-bop. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 61 albums, from “19750704 - Pooh's Pub, Boston, MA” (1975) to “Side‐Eye III+” (2026). Honours include Kansas Music Hall of Fame (2008), NEA Jazz Masters (2018) and Paul Acket Award.

Patrick Bruce Metheny ( məth-EE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. He has three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards, and is the only person to have won Grammys in 10 categories.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

19750704 - Pooh's Pub, Boston, MA 1975 · Live
Bright Size Life 1976 · ECM Records Watercolors 1977 · ECM Records New Chautauqua 1979 · ECM Records 80/81 1980 · ECM Records As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1981 · ECM Records Live at Midem 1983 · Live · Tobacco Road Under Fire: Original Motion Picture Sound Track 1983 · Warner Bros. Records Live in Concert 1984 · Live · Kingdom Records Rejoicing 1984 · ECM Records Song X 1986 · Geffen A Night in Cannes 1988 · Live · Cleo Question and Answer 1990 · Geffen
Flower Hour 1992 · Live
Secret Story 1992 · Geffen
Dream Teams 1994 · Live
This World 1994 · Live
Zero Tolerance for Silence 1994 · DGC Records Passaggio per il paradiso 1996 · MCA Records Jazz Masters Concert Midem 1997 · Live · e.f.s.a. collection A Map of the World 1999 · Warner Bros. Records All the Things You Are 1999 · Live · Fruit Tree The Move to the Groove Session 2000 · West Wind Trio 99 → 00 2000 · Warner Bros. Records Trio → Live 2000 · Live · Warner Bros. Records Move to the Groove 2001 · Live · West Wind Parallel Universe 2001 · TKO Magnum Music One Quiet Night 2003 Images of Metheny 2005 · Azica Luminescence Disc 1 2006 · Synergie OMP Metheny Mehldau 2006 · Nonesuch The Supreme Guitarists, Vol. 1 2007 · X5 Music Group Day Trip 2008 · Nonesuch Tokyo Day Trip Live 2008 · Live · Nonesuch Orchestrion 2010 · Nonesuch
Live in Cannes, 28 January 1983 2011 · Live
What’s It All About 2011 · Nonesuch Unity Band 2012 · Nonesuch
Live in Germany 2003 2013 · Live
Tap: John Zorn’s Book of Angels, Vol. 20 2013 · Tzadik The Orchestrion Project 2013 · Live · Nonesuch Hommage à Eberhard Weber 2015 · Live · ECM Records
Live Montreal ’89 2016 · Live
The Unity Sessions 2016 · Live · Nonesuch
Live at the Academy of Music – Philadelphia June 23rd 1990 2017 · Live
Live in the '70s 2017 · Live
New York November 1979 2017 · Live
FM Broadcast September 1978 2020 · Live
From This Place 2020 · Nonesuch
Down in Texas (Live Houston ’81) 2021 · Live
Road to the Sun 2021 · Metheny Group Productions Side Eye NYC V1.IV 2021 · Live · Modern Recordings
WLIR FM Broadcast Hofstra Playhouse Hempstead New York 17th November 1979 2nd Show 2021 · Live
Dream Box 2023 · BMG
San Lorenzo 2023 · Live
MoonDial 2024 · BMG Side‐Eye III+ 2026
Boston Jazz Workshop, September 1976 · Live
Live 1974 · Live
Live, Pooh's Club Boston '74 · Live
Secret Story (Live – Estadio San Carlos De Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile 16 Sep ’93) · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Pat Metheny is credited as a sideman

1974 Jaco — Jaco Pastorius / Pat Metheny / Bruce Ditmas / Paul Bley electric guitar
1974 Ring — Gary Burton Quintet & Eberhard Weber electric guitar
1977 Passengers — The Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber guitar
1977 Pat Metheny Group — Pat Metheny Group 12 string guitar, guitar
1979 American Garage — Pat Metheny Group guitar
1980 Shadows and Light — Joni Mitchell guitar, electric guitar
1982 Offramp — Pat Metheny Group synclavier, guitar, guitar synthesizer
1984 First Circle — Pat Metheny Group sitar, synclavier, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar, synthesizer
1986 Jaco — Pastorius/Metheny/Ditmas/Bley electric guitar
1987 Michael Brecker — Michael Brecker guitar
1990 Reunion — Gary Burton guitar
1990 Parallel Realities — Jack DeJohnette synthesizer, guitar, producer, keyboard
1990 Tell Me Where You're Going — Silje Nergaard acoustic guitar, electric guitar
1992 Parallel Realities Live… — Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock & Dave Holland guitar
1993 Harbor Lights — Bruce Hornsby sitar, guitar
1993 Wish — Joshua Redman guitar
1993 Fictionary — Lyle Mays with Marc Johnson and Jack DeJohnette producer
1993 Crazy Saints — Trilok Gurtu guitar
1994 I Can See Your House From Here — John Scofield & Pat Metheny guitar family, performer
1994 Summertime — John Scofield & Pat Metheny guitar
1995 A Turtle’s Dream — Abbey Lincoln acoustic guitar
1995 Te-Vou! — Roy Haynes guitar
1995 Hot House — Bruce Hornsby guitar
1996 Collection — Gary Burton guitar
1996 Tales From the Hudson — Michael Brecker guitar, producer
1996 Wilderness — Tony Williams guitar
1996 Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane — Kenny Garrett guitar
1997 Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) — Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny acoustic guitar, producer, arranger
1997 The Sign of 4 — Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, Gregg Bendian & Paul Wertico electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar, synthesizer
1997 The Elements: Water — David Liebman guitar

Standards written by Pat Metheny

TitleKeyFormGroove
James D major ABBA · 54 Bossa nova
Always And Forever A minor ABCA · 31 Ballad
Question And Answer D minor AABA · 56 Jazz waltz
Farmer's Trust C major AB · 24 Jazz waltz
Jaco C minor AB · 22 Even eighths
The Bat G major BCC · 24 Ballad
Bright Size Life D major ABA · 32 Even eighths
Last Train Home B♭ major A · 33 Even eighths
Travels G major AABAA · 43 Even eighths
Unity Village A minor ABC · 24 Ballad
Better Days Ahead C major ABCD · 35 Samba
In Her Family E major AAB · 40 Even eighths
Lone Jack (Page 1) B♭ minor AAB · 60 Samba
Say the Brother's Name B♭ major ABC · 28 Even eighths
Ahmid-6 C major AB · 57 Even eighths
April Joy F major AB · 28 Even eighths
H & H C major ABB · 42 Up-tempo swing
It's Just Talk C♯ minor AAB · 48 Latin
Lakes D major ABC · 48 Even eighths
Nacada G major ABC · 11 Ballad
Phase Dance B minor AABA · 32 Even eighths
Lone Jack (Page 2 - Solos) B♭ minor AAB · 48 Samba

Analysed solos by Pat Metheny

Member of

Pat Metheny Group 1977– · American jazz fusion group

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Pat Metheny play?

Pat Metheny is known for playing guitar, drum kit, synthesizer and acoustic guitar.

When and where was Pat Metheny born?

Pat Metheny was born 12 August 1954 in Lee's Summit.

What are Pat Metheny's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Bright Size Life (1976), Watercolors (1977), New Chautauqua (1979), 80/81 (1980) and As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981).

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