Re: For G-bashers

["Paolo Valladolid" <phv40@hotmail.com>]

>I passed it along because I've never paid any attention to Metheny
>and it was interesting to see how he positions himself. I always
>lumped him into the light jazz world and didn't listen any deeper. I
>just checked out a few MP3s of Metheny's playing and he's more
>interesting than I thought, but still closer to Kenny G country that
>what I normall listen to.

Metheny is more versatile than your average jazz guitarist.  For a more 
complete picture of his works, I recommend listening to the following:

Song X (w/ Ornette Coleman)
80/81
The Sign of 4 (w/ Derek Bailey, Greg Bendian, Paul Wertico)
Quartet
Electric Counterpoint (actually, this is under Steve Reich's name)
Zero Tolerance for Silence (ok, this is controversial, but not even on the 
same planet as Kenny G Country)
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

Not meant to be a complete listing - I'm sure others will pop in with 
something I overlooked.

Paolo

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