Ah man, Shadowfax! I have one of their songs on Jazziz annual sampler from like 88 or so, "We used to laugh" i adore that song. in fact i even listened to it last night! bizarre.
I played that jazziz sampler to death as a kid... my first introduction to the ripps, acoustic alchemy, richard elliot, and many many more, every song on that cd was killer. must find it out...

I prefer the PMG live. I am anxious to hear the new trio CD. I think I will go watch the two tunes I have on DVD. Peace.

One of the most satisfying moments came several years ago when I was playing Still Life (Talking) at work. A co-worker, sitting about 20 feet away where the music was barely audible, called out, "Is that Last Train Home I hear?" Not only someone other than me who appreciates jazz but who actually recognized a song that wasn't by Kenny G or one of the BET cadre (Gerald Albright, Najee).
Minuano (Six-Eight) is probably my favorite PMG son ever, with It's Just Talk a close second.

I was well into my 30s and got it in the mail because I was doing a brunch show.

That tour was the first time I saw PMG live, and the first concert I attended in Jacksonville. I got the poster autographed after the show and still have that one framed and on the living room wall. Kurt Elling does beautiful things to Minuano
on his Man In The Air CD.

Whatever happened to PERRI.....the vocal trio that did great treatments of PMG tunes...."Jaco" being the most memorable....

They even toured with PMG and did a three song mini set on the "First Circle" tour.....WHICH by the way is also a tasty recording!!!

Paul

Ohhhhh... Perri! I loved them. Now, their stuff is out of print or on import.

Didn't they start out singing backup for Anita Baker? Wow, it's been so long since I've heard them.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by diduhearthat:
[QB]I feel sure that PMG will record again. But probably not until 2009.[QB][QUOTE]

Ken, I hope you are right. I suppose as long as Pat, Lyle Mays and Steve Rodby are at the core, it would be considered a Pat Metheny Group project.

In a "Where are they now" vain...I wonder what Lyle Mays has been doing. I probably wonder about him more than any other musician. To my knowledge all other PMG members of the past 10-15 years are still actively recording at some capacity but Lyle has seemed to have fallen off the face of the earth...and such a talent. Last I heard he still resides in Wisconsin and is a fairly private and family oriented person which is fine as nothing in the world is more important than your relationship with your spouse and family.

Yes....having Lyle Mays inactive for such long stretches of time is almost a crime....he is one of my very favorite keyboardists....heck fave musicians!

Is the fact that PMG take so much more money to record and tour a consideration ...do you think that like many, many contemporary jazz groups who used to tour and record every year....off the top of my head....Ritenour, Luc Ponty, Mangione, Weisberg, Carlton, Yellowjackets, Di Meola, Stanley Jordan etc....they USED to be around every year....now maybe only Spyro Gyra, Fourplay and the Ripps.

Paul