Metheny toured in the U.S. in fall 1980 with a quartet including Redman, Haden and drummer Paul Motian.[1] In the summer of 1981, he toured Europe with the full 80/81 lineup featured on the album.[2]
In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell wrote that "Metheny's credibility with the jazz community went way up with the release of this package", and called the album "a superb two-CD collaboration with a quartet of outstanding jazz musicians that dared to be uncompromising at a time when most artists would have merely continued pursuing their electric commercial successes."[3]
In an article at Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo called the album a "still-fresh sonic concoction", and noted that "With 80/81, Pat Metheny took one step closer to his dream of working with The Prophet of Freedom (Ornette Coleman) (a dream he finally achieved with 1985's Song X)". He concluded: "Like much of what Metheny produces, 80/81 is wide open in two ways. First in its far-reaching vision, and second it its willingness to embrace the listener. Like a dolly zoom, he enacts an illusion of simultaneous recession and approach, lit like a fuse that leads not to an explosion, but to more fuse."[6]
JazzTimes included the album in an article titled "10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1980s: Critics' Picks", in which Philip Booth stated: "Enlisting four of the musicians he most admired... the 26-year-old guitarist successfully translated the sound in his head to beautifully open, airy, sometimes urgent recordings."[7]
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All music is composed by Pat Metheny except as noted
^Grillo, Tyran (October 14, 2011). "Pat Metheny: 80-81 (ECM 1180/81)". Between Sound and Space. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^Booth, Philip (November 23, 2020). "10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1980s: Critics' Picks". JazzTimes. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
January 01, 1970
double, album, jazz, guitarist, metheny, recorded, over, four, days, 1980, released, later, that, year, trio, features, rhythm, section, charlie, haden, jack, dejohnette, with, guest, saxophonists, dewey, redman, michael, brecker, studio, album, methenyrelease. 80 81 is a double album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny recorded over four days in May 1980 and released on ECM later that year The trio features rhythm section Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette with guest saxophonists Dewey Redman and Michael Brecker 80 81Studio album by Pat MethenyReleased1980RecordedMay 26 29 1980StudioTalent Oslo NorwayGenreJazz folk jazzLength80 25LabelECM 1180 81ProducerManfred EicherPat Metheny chronologyAmerican Garage 1979 80 81 1980 As Falls Wichita So Falls Wichita Falls 1981 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Original release 3 2 Single CD edition 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground editMetheny toured in the U S in fall 1980 with a quartet including Redman Haden and drummer Paul Motian 1 In the summer of 1981 he toured Europe with the full 80 81 lineup featured on the album 2 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 In a review for AllMusic Richard S Ginell wrote that Metheny s credibility with the jazz community went way up with the release of this package and called the album a superb two CD collaboration with a quartet of outstanding jazz musicians that dared to be uncompromising at a time when most artists would have merely continued pursuing their electric commercial successes 3 In an article at Between Sound and Space Tyran Grillo called the album a still fresh sonic concoction and noted that With 80 81 Pat Metheny took one step closer to his dream of working with The Prophet of Freedom Ornette Coleman a dream he finally achieved with 1985 s Song X He concluded Like much of what Metheny produces 80 81 is wide open in two ways First in its far reaching vision and second it its willingness to embrace the listener Like a dolly zoom he enacts an illusion of simultaneous recession and approach lit like a fuse that leads not to an explosion but to more fuse 6 JazzTimes included the album in an article titled 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1980s Critics Picks in which Philip Booth stated Enlisting four of the musicians he most admired the 26 year old guitarist successfully translated the sound in his head to beautifully open airy sometimes urgent recordings 7 Track listing editOriginal release edit All music is composed by Pat Metheny except as notedSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Two Folk Songs 1st 13 172 Two Folk Songs 2nd Charlie Haden7 31 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 80 81 7 282 The Bat 5 583 Turnaround Ornette Coleman7 05 Side threeNo TitleWriter s Length1 Open MethenyDeJohnetteRedmanHadenBrecker14 252 Pretty Scattered 6 56 Side fourNo TitleLength1 Every Day I Thank You 13 162 Goin Ahead 3 56 Single CD edition edit No TitleLength1 Two Folk Songs One Two 20 522 Every Day I Thank You 13 213 Goin Ahead 3 514 80 81 7 345 The Bat 6 056 Turnaround 7 04Personnel editPat Metheny acoustic and electric guitars Charlie Haden double bass Jack DeJohnette drums Dewey Redman tenor saxophone tracks B1 B2 C1 amp C2 Michael Brecker tenor saxophone tracks A1 A2 B2 C1 C2 amp D1 References edit Cooke Mervyn 2017 Pat Metheny The ECM Years 1975 1984 Oxford University Press pp 213 214 Cooke Mervyn 2017 Pat Metheny The ECM Years 1975 1984 Oxford University Press p 153 a b Ginell Richard S Pat Metheny 80 81 gt Review at AllMusic Retrieved October 6 2011 Swenson J ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide USA Random House Rolling Stone p 139 ISBN 0 394 72643 X Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 994 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 Grillo Tyran October 14 2011 Pat Metheny 80 81 ECM 1180 81 Between Sound and Space Retrieved March 19 2021 Booth Philip November 23 2020 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1980s Critics Picks JazzTimes Retrieved March 19 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 80 81 amp oldid 1194793733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
