Re: [Harp-L] The Way Up - Pat Metheny Group inc Grégoire Maret

[Richard Hammersley <rhhammersley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting opinion. He is not my favourite jazz guitarist of any  
school. However, he has I think 10 grammys so his generally highly  
thought of. Another thing about him is that he does not stick to one  
style. His most common style is cerebral soft jazz-fusion that doesn't  
move me particularly. The new CD transcends that a long way, and  
harmonica plays a big part in the sound. He has also played, for  
instance, with Ornette Coleman.
Richard
On 8 May 2009, at 14:33, Emile Damico wrote:

> I wouldn't call Pat Metheny modern jazz. This term was coined  
> decades before metheny.
> Years age metheny put out an album of standards in that style of  
> head solo.
> He sounded to me more of student player than a pro.
>
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> As a guitarist I would not rank him with any of the greats like Joe  
> Pass, Pat Martino or
> Jimmy Bruno.
>
> He makes nice music and I've seen him live. I used to listen to as  
> Wichita Falls so does
> Wichita Falls all the time.
>
> Diggs
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