Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Song X (1986) CD Rip

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Artist: Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman
Title: Song X
Year Of Release: 1986
Label: Geffen Records [9 24096-2]
Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 48:45
Total Size: 322 MB(+3%) | 115 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Song X (5:38)
02. Mob Job (4:13)
03. Endangered Species (13:19)
04. Video Games (5:21)
05. Kathelin Gray (4:15)
06. Trigonometry (5:09)
07. Song X Duo (3:08)
08. Long Time No See (7:37)

Recorded "Live" December 12-14, 1985 at The Power Station, NYC

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Song X (1986) CD Rip

personnel :

Pat Metheny – guitar, guitar synthesizer, liner notes
Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, violin
Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Denardo Coleman – drums, percussion

Guitarist Pat Metheny had long expressed admiration for Ornette Coleman's music, had recorded his compositions, and had worked extensively with bassist Charlie Haden, so a collaboration was not totally unexpected, though who would have guessed that it would be on the Geffen label? Metheny's almost rock star status has worked against him in other partnerships from time to time (notably, his overbearing playing on his project with Derek Bailey, The Sign of 4), but here he happily sublimates his showier instincts and works as sympathetic co-leader, deferring to Coleman's experience and genius. The music itself bears strong similarities to that of Coleman's Prime Time ensembles wherein all players solo at once, bracketed by the themes of the piece. Metheny often manages to be a quite expressive second voice, racing along beside the master saxophonist, offering alternative strategies and never showboating. The tandem percussion team of Jack DeJohnette and Coleman's son Denardo are ferocious when need be, and Charlie Haden is his standard exemplary self. Metheny fans owe it to themselves to listen to some of his most exploratory and least "pastel" playing and, in fact, the album also contains some of Coleman's best work since the mid-'70s.~Brian Olewnick

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