Gary Burton Quintet with Pat Metheny, live from the Greenwood Inn, Olympia on 4th March 1976. This leading vibraphonist, fusion pioneer and musical educator was already a jazz legend by 1976. That year his remarkable band boasted players of the caliber of Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Bob Moses and others. This superb set was broadcast on KAOS-FM that March, and features some beautiful, ethereal improvisation.

From This Place is lush, airy, elegant, and graceful, framed by adventurous harmonics, dark drama, and illuminating melodic invention.
This record features ten compositions by Pat Metheny, who is joined by long-time drummer, Antonio Sanchez, Malaysian/Australian bassist Linda May Han Oh, and British pianist Gwilym Simcock as well as the Hollywood Studio Symphony conducted by Joel McNeely. Meshell Ndegeocello (vocals), Gregoire Maret (harmonica), and Luis Conte (percussion) are special guests on From This Place, Metheny’s first album of new material since 2014’s Kin…

Talk about all-star groups – this quintet date matches together vibraphonist Gary Burton with pianist Chick Corea, guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Roy Haynes. Burton and Corea have recorded frequently through the years, while Metheny gained some early fame working with Burton; Holland was with Corea in Miles Davis' late-'60s group, and Haynes was formerly with both Burton and Corea. However, not all of these musicians had played together before – Corea had never worked with Metheny previously, nor Burton with Holland.

Featuring recordings from both Pat Metheny's solo albums and Pat Metheny Group releases, Works is an excellent introduction to the artist who helped make ECM Records a successful "boutique" record label. This collection includes seven excellent recordings originally released in the late '70s and early '80s. Works features Metheny's partner, keyboardist extraordinaire Lyle Mays, on four tracks. Metheny and Mays are truly musical soul mates - rarely do two musicians complement each other as well as they do. "It's for You," penned by the duo, is one of the most moving instrumental compositions ever recorded – Metheny wastes no notes during the soaring guitar solo on this beautiful recording. In fact, every track on Works is stunning.

Down In Texas (Live Houston '81)" is a live performance album by renowned jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in 2021. The album features recordings from a concert held on March 27, 1981, at the Cullen Auditorium, University of Houston, and broadcast by KUHF 88.7 FM. Metheny is joined in this performance by Lyle Mays on keyboards, Steve Rodby on bass, Dan Gottlieb on drums, and Naná Vasconcelos on percussion.

Recorded live at the Mellon Jazz Festival, June 23, 1990, Philadelphia, PA.

Broadcast live on WBCN-FM radio, this remarkable performance captures Pat Metheny at a fascinating point in his career. His debut album, the classic Bright Size Life, had recently been released, but he d already moved on, forming a quartet for the forthcoming Watercolors LP, issued in 1977.

Quartet (1996) is an album by the Pat Metheny Group. The album features Pat Metheny on guitar, Lyle Mays on keyboards, Steve Rodby on bass, and Paul Wertico on drums. Most of the tracks were loosely written or improvised, using several unusual instruments. The Group itself never played these songs live, though Metheny played "When We Were Free" with his trio and recorded a live version on the album Day Trip. "As I Am" was played during trio concerts with Michael Brecker. Metheny remarked in a podcast retrospective that the improvisational late-middle portions of, Quartet contain some of the darkest music the Group has ever recorded. He also stated that "When We Were Free" is a personal standout for him, especially Mays's piano solo.

This is a soul-stirring release performed by Pat Metheny and a plethora of friends, all great jazz musicians in their own right. Works II is a compilation of his finest work, spread out from the years 1976 to 1984. This guitarist/composer/bandleader became one of the leading names in the jazz genre during the '70s and '80s. This collection of beautifully written numbers reflects his character of good taste and the unique flavor of his graceful, even-flowing solos. Opening with "Unquity Road," Metheny is joined by the legendary Jaco Pastorius on bass and Bob Moses on drums. The soothing sweeping tones of his guitar blends in charmingly with Moses pulsating percussion and the rousing basslines of Pastorius.

"The Broadcast Collection (Live)" is a comprehensive compilation of live performances by the Pat Metheny Group, recorded between 1976 and 1987. Released in 2019, this album captures the energetic and innovative live recordings from the early stages of the group’s career. Featuring 46 tracks and approximately six hours of music, the album highlights the depth and diversity of their stage performances

Pat Metheny - Jazz Guitar Virtuoso - Live Broadcast Collection (2025)" brings together the energy and artistry of Metheny's live performances.

Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette - Creative Music Studios, Woodstock, NY, December 31st - 1981
Pat Metheny’s all-star trio with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette convened on New Year’s Eve 1981 to celebrate at Ornette Coleman’s Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York. The result was an epic blowing session that showcased their abilities as soloists and collaborators, giving everything all the time. Featuring classic tunes by Coleman and Metheny and one composition a piece by Holland and DeJohnette. Performed on December 31st, 1981 and broadcast by National Public Radio. Ornette Coleman - alto sax, violin & trumpet, David Izenzon – bass, Charles Moffett – drums.

Song X is a collaborative studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman. It is a free jazz record that was produced in a three-day recording session in 1985. The album features mutual Metheny/Coleman collaborator Charlie Haden on bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums, and Coleman's son Denardo on various percussion instruments. It was recorded at The Power Station in New York City between December 12 and December 14, 1985. A remixed and remastered version was issued on CD in August 2005, titled Song X: Twentieth Anniversary. Six unreleased tracks were added prior to the original eight songs. In The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2004), Richard Cook and Brian Morton said the more adventurous recordings on Song X showcased the jubilant playing between Coleman and Metheny, who not only "powered his way through Coleman's itinerary with utter conviction, he set up opportunities for the saxophonist to resolve and created a fusion with which Coleman's often impenetrable Prime Time bands had failed to come to terms." In a review of the album's 2005 reissue, Christgau wrote in Blender that all six bonus tracks were "strong enough to justify kicking off with them, and the perfect warm-up to an album Metheny was right to construct exactly as he did."

Once you’ve heard Pat Metheny you will always recognise him, no matter what company he’s in or what instrument he’s playing, be it a simple acoustic guitar or some unlikely invention of his own. Beneath it all there’s a frank, open-hearted tunefulness that keeps the music airborne. This double album, recorded at the end of a year-long tour by his Unity Band, is as polished and sophisticated as any, but moments such as the opening melody of This Belongs to You or the gradual unfolding of Born are just plain elegant. There’s a similar quality about saxophonist Chris Potter’s playing, and all four are so relaxed in each other’s company that everything flows beautifully.

Pat Metheny’s new album MoonDial features solo recordings in line with the beloved One Quiet Night (2003) and What’s It All About (2011). It is a purely solo guitar record with no overdubs, using a custom nylon string baritone guitar. He experimented with this new guitar while on tour last fall. Excited by the results he was able to achieve more each night, he decided to immediately record a new album with the guitar – MoonDial.