More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.
Pat MethenySmokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.
Pat MethenyAs much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner.
Pat MethenyAvant-garde, jazz, pop, classical, country and western, rock, free, straight-ahead, etc. are ultimately meaningless terms in the face of the music being discussed at best - at worst, those terms often serve as code words for what is in fact a cultural / political discussion more than a musical one.
Pat Metheny