Pat Metheny Group
Offramp
ECM Records (Germany) 1982
ECM 1216 (LP) Original pressing.
sleeve : NM-
media : EX/EX(some slightly noise)
Released in 1981, this album features an unbeatable Pat Metheny Group lineup: Pat Metheny on guitar, Lyle Mays on piano and synthesizer, Steve Rodby on bass, Dan Gottlieb on drums, and special guest Nana Vasconcelos on percussion. A1 features Metheny’s guitar synthesizer soaring above the ethnic rhythms created by Vasconcelos and Gottlieb, while A2 is a timeless masterpiece distinguished by its deeply nostalgic and endlessly beautiful melodic sense. The performances throughout are flawless, with not a single weakness to be found. Jan Erik Kongshaug’s extraordinary mixing is equally breathtaking, capturing every detail with remarkable definition while giving the low frequencies an exceptionally rich and full-bodied resonance. Without question, one of the Pat Metheny Group’s finest albums. Original German pressing.
A1: Barcarole
A2: Are You Going With Me?