Pat Metheny Group - Phase Dance (live '91)

Pat metheny Group playing Phase Dance live in Portugal, 1991

[@DESMORNR24]

Pat Metheny simply put is a pure genius. This was recorded back in 1991 and the music played here was to just ahead of its time. Here we are in 2010 and it simply transcends time because Path's music is timeless. Keep jammin' Pat becase there is absolutely no one this planet that can comes close to your Genre

[@billstrohler]

2021 here. Hes still going strong. Just saw him Friday. Amazing show.

[@Pwj579]

Phase Dance was composed in 1977 and released in 1978, the song really is timeless though.

[@nickd1961]

Met him once, it is a great memory. Got an autograph and I NEVER ask for autographs he was the exception.

[@randallpmcmurphy7501]

I’d have asked for a lesson. 🤣🤣🤣

[@paul-singhgurth1599]

I grew up on classic rock. I started playing guitar seriously at 15(1983) and i was seeing Metheny mentioned in the guitar mags. Bought this album...it was, to my ears like travelling down roads through the vast plains. It influenced my playing and composing forever. Just beyond beautiful.

[@villavicencio46]

This music remember me when through the highway going to get some waves windsurfing(i love it also) in Paracas (50 Km south of Lima), i listened this song, was very nice!!

[@Ronsanality]

A complete Master peace with Awesome dynamic range ! Thank you Pat !

[@tpiskor]

Lyle Mays is so so underated. What a great pianist.

[@antjeuge]

Lo mejor

[@jackvanmaanen5538]

He is/was the best of the BEST!!!!

[@ralphtouch8962]

The early material holds a special place in my soul. While driving home to Colorado springs I turned my little sister, 22yr old on to pm, lm . She became an instant fanatic! She was a prize winning pianist and collected all the music from PM, LM.

[@324wonder]

And that's why Pat said "he was so innovative"....and to ME he was so great. RIP

[@stevevai1690]

Life would be a great mistake without Metheny's music

[@televasion]

Oh yeah bro...

[@JulioBergo83]

Also sang Zarathustra.

[@caerulemusic]

oh hey steve

[@devrenan]

Metheny's music take me to one place that philosopher would call of metaphysics.

[@SimplyElan]

This is like one of my favorite songs of all time!! I grew up on this stuff

[@stefanodestefano3914]

me too

[@derekenger5374]

Hell yeah!!!

[@brucemoeller]

I've been fortunate to see Pat and his band play several times over the years. Each time is different, and fulfilling to the ears and the soul. I admire Pat's humble persona, his playing, writing, and what he gives back to the music community. Thank you Pat! I hope to see you in Santa Rosa Summer 2014 with the Unity band.

[@stewthebassman]

First time I ever saw him play was at the Maples in Pointe Claire, Quebec...I was maybe 17 at the time so it was 1977 or 78....those opening chords hit and my life was changed forever!

[@stevescott200]

Phil Collins played San Lorenzo on star turn on the radio, about 77, I was 17, I went out and bought the album, and that was it, Phase Dance, hooked for life.

[@floyd6979]

Maples Inn You are one of the luckiest guys to see him at that great Ol bar...wow

[@stewthebassman]

+Floyd 69 you knew the Mapes? What a place!

[@paulmichaud7565]

Phase Dance is one of the best openers of all time. When the band broke into this, it was such a thrill. The record Travels is a beautiful document of how good they were live.

[@luciomasullo8451]

The music of Pat, Lyle and the Pat Metheny Group is something UNIQUE, UNREPEATABLE and WONDERFUL !!!

[@Liddle-Voyager]

This man has complete mastery of the fretboard. His tone is beautiful and his style lyrical and innovative. A truly wonderful guitarist who has great technique but not to the detriment of meaningful composition.

[@edgreen8140]

Absolute perfection. Rip Lyle!

[@SuperGuitarman69]

I absolutely love Pat. When you watch him play. He looks so sloppy and unorthodox. If you turn down the sound you are like "what crappy technique, I bet this guy sounds like crap!" Then you turn up the sound and it's magical. So much feel and emotion. I just love his playing.

[@sieghart1100]

Wow he just have an amazing sound. It makes me feel about some progressive rock band in their improvisation era. Definitely this guy is a genius.

[@An.Italian.From.Hollywood]

It's amazing how Pat and Lyle live in a perfect symbiosis! Amazing music!

[@reginaldwilliam5464]

🎉Amazing Lyle😢

[@INDRA16795]

The BEST group in the WORLD.

[@Chileanskies]

this is from a TV broadcast in portugal. this was taken from a VHS recording of that broadcast. it isn't available to purchase.

[@Piero2374]

Pat Metheny non hai smesso di avere 3 passioni: 1) la Gibson ES175 con il suo suono inconfondibile; 2) la classica maglietta a righe orizzontali; 3) la coca cola. Secondo Pat, la coca cola più buona è quella del Midwest seguita da quella italiana. Ebbe a dire Joni Mitchell durante un'intervista parlando di Pat (in merito ai concerti di "Shadow and light"): ...Pat suona come un angelo, ma ... beve tanta coca cola!!!

[@stuartdollar9912]

Hearing Phase Dance it was pretty obvious the talent Pat and Lyle had from the jump. They were a great duo, and this edition of the band may have been their best.

[@garyji]

I've seen PMG play this song in concert a few times. I never, NEVER tire of it, even today. Incredible band and musicianship.

[@crfan101]

im a little stoner in high school right now and i love Pat's music! =] im the only one i know that has even heard of him and im just fine with that =D

[@richieursomarso495]

40 years ago i was like you. still lovin it!

[@MmasterChanel]

Lyle Mays тоже красавец! Шикарный пианист-импровизатор!!!!

[@holmclausen87]

Lyle Mays. Musical genious.

[@GiveMeLiberty221]

Modern Mozart!

[@Pwj579]

This has more of the late 1970s funk feel , definitely can see this on a San Diego sail boat gliding through the Marina.

[@Aggromerchant]

Look for the older performances of this tune. This one, sadly, has a case of samba flu. There is a reason why The Group recently returned to its quartet roots.

[@aartman01]

First heard the 2LP "Travels" in 1983, and I was hooked. Heard them live the following year.

[@sexybisquit]

@GigglingGirI U have great tastes in Jazz Guitarists! All of those guys u mentioned are amazing artists who have stood the test of time over the decades and have never fallen below anything but GREAT!

[@SteveK2K2]

great vid.....been a fan since the 70's, but never saw the group until late 90's....never saw a live video of phase dance until this one.....i did see pmg play phase dance live during the 'as it is' tour from about 5+ years ago....seeing/hearing phase dance performed live was a dream come true!

[@zinnington]

Wow, Small world. It really was wonderful wasn't it. It's good to know that there are still great artists left in this world of corporate excrement. God bless you too. I use to have a neat little jazz group there. Jazz Survivors. That really was some show. Lyle Mays is the man.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

awesome

[@Rambyte53]

Wie kann man's erforschen? Er ist einfach eines Genie! Wir werden sein Musik immer vergnügen! So wie mit Motzart und Beethoven, sein Musik ist unsterblich! Ich habe es mehr als 40 Jahre schon sein Music angehört. So werde ich bis zum meinen Tod! So wichtig ist es Mir!

[@jiyujizai]

懐かしさがこみ上げてくる曲。様々な感情がある🎵😃サンキュー😆💕✨

[@mnikita22]

The best of the best

[@costajfg]

Saw them a few days latter in Porto, Portugal as well. Massive!!!

[@zinnington]

Yes I did. I lived in Sunrise. I played all over So. Florida. I had a great time for a while. That concert was really something. It was the first and last time I've seen him. One of these days I'll catch him again. He takes alot of heat from some critics. I think he's great. His music really hits you in the chest. Like a Monet or something. He's different from your average artist. Lyle Mays is a genius.

[@larrygray1893]

Great to hear again. Thank you for uploading this terrific video of Pat Matheny Group, live!

[@rickjohnson831]

There will never be another band like this. Genius all the way through. Amazing….still

[@rissawarner]

This is just great! So rare to see Pat's inner acting, smiling with the audience!

[@bookfilmjazz]

Same here, I started listening to him in 1983. He is the biggest influence in my life, not just music. Sadly, he rarely comes to my part of the world and I only got to watch him live 4 or 5 times in the last 26 years.

[@taikoking1]

One magically crazy solo.

[@FredHMusic-gr7nu]

I first listened to this piece because in one of my jazz books (I play sax) there is one piece where over the top it said "in the style of Phase Dance by Pat Metheny." I love it! brilliant solos!

[@oaklandtobangkok]

I remember having the ECM pressing of this album back in 1979. It was spectacular then and kinda still is. Thanks for the posting.

[@utube9000]

He wears them...so that we don't have to. Thank you Pat Metheny for your selfless devotion to mankind!

[@adamek82]

He's a genius. I heard him some time ago on a concert. He started with Phase Dance. His not afraid of simplicity in music. He knows simple things are the most beautiful.

[@CraigsDregs]

I agree lanae 1111, the Travels live record, and the Offramp album initiated me into the huge diverse world of Methenys great music and excellent musicianship.

[@zinnington]

I was lucky and saw this group in Sunrise Fl. back in the late 90's. They were incredible. Lyle Mays is the real secret weapon in the group. His grasp of harmony is fantastic. Metheny has so much energy.

[@wowbobwow37]

Just for once, I would like to see someone mention on a PMG clip how awesome Lyle Mays is. Okay, I guess I just did.

[@dabdelaziz777]

This music is...well you know...

[@granitePillar]

Great!! I think all the musicians in this band are awesome! I also think that Lyle Mays should ditch the see through shirts!! ;-)

[@mitchdaltonandthestudiokin9362]

Love Pat! Great music!

[@jazzytds]

The reason this group works is the synchronicity of each performer with Pat. Lyle is by far one of the most unique and creative pianists in the jazz community. He is the treble to Pat's bass and vice versa. They equate joy to any listener's ears, and this song is as climatic as Are you going with me.

[@ale07101973]

Someone Who Made me love fusion at all

[@babulena1]

Tempi grandiosi e liberi quando si andava ai concerti ad ascoltare Pat Meth.

[@zinnington]

I was born in Brooklyn. We then lived in a apt. In Queens. Then in 59 we moved out to Nassau County on Long Island. That was the Golden Age for that area. I miss it.

[@bigtoine45]

great post

[@pretorious700]

@DESMORNR24 Actually, the song is way older than 1991, so your point is made even stronger. Yes, in my humble opinion, no one is making better music now than Pat. Tom Waits is in the discussion, but he's a horse of a different color.

[@immortalsoloist]

Beautiful ! Pat Metheny is a genius :)

[@matthewcoleman1595]

Damn he still has that shirt

[@SuperJikster]

LOL. I've seen him live 3 times so far. He had on his trademark shirts at 2 of the shows. He skipped it for his Secret Story tour concert. I often dream to relive that night!

[@flowlineproductions]

www.patmetheny.com/qa/questionView.cfm?queID=401

[@DucksDeLucks]

It's not the same shirt. There's a third-world country whose whole GDP consists in making striped pullovers for PM.

[@MrArdelco1970]

FAbuloso!

[@zinnington]

Oh man I know what you mean. Ft. Lauderdale and Miami are the pits. Horrible selfish, useless people. Sorry but it's true. Remember. Old Irish Saying..."God sees the truth and he waits." I'm very happy where my new wife and I now in N.C. Beautiful people and real trees, seasons. Little groups of artists and musicians springing up. Problems here like everywhere, but a fine good place. I miss N.Y. I'll get back there someday. The South and its people are wonderful. It really is a new day here.

[@nickdrake1984]

Yes it´s his 1958 Gibson Es-175, that guitar is so road worn that he dosent take it on tour anymore, The Ibanez he is playing now sound just as nice IMO. I play a 1957 Es-175 myself(also with a single humbucker like Pat´s) and i can´t get a sound anywere near his, 50% of your guitar tone in in the fingers.

[@osensei2987]

If you're talking about his electric hollow body guitar, then it's a Gibson ES-175. As for the mods ... jazz players really don't use the second (bridge pickup) very often. Also the bridge pickup takes away from the acoustic quality of an electric hollow body guitar. Just a little factiod if you are interested.

[@Manuscript4]

He left everything up there.

[@frododarg]

goldtop is all on top of things and correct check tour dates now he,ll sell fast there alot out there that prefer PMG group over trio etc. but any chance at all is alway PRIMO!!!!!

[@taiokun]

PHASE DANCE RULES! ONE OF HIS BEST SONGS! rate this comment if you agree

[@kernalkorn]

The tangents some people go off on is unbelievable and really irritating. Why not stick to the topic of the clip? It's MUSIC. Post your religious views elsewhere, please!

[@maxwillow3483]

To my dearest on 8N, SVH; hope you like this-it is as good as you would hear in the jazz idiom of today- this is the beautiful song I am learning to play at present (under supervision from my great jazz guitar teacher in Atlanta, Georgia (Guy Fenocchi)- the man in the video, wearing the striped t-shirt is Pat Metheny; his lovely guitar is a Gibson ES-175- on close inspection you may notice that he has removed the bottom pick-up and replaced it with duck-tape; in addition, you may notice a tooth brush attached to the tailpiece, to keep it secure-I kid you not! I also have the same guitar but will never be able to play like Metheny; unlike Pat's guitar, mine is a sun-burst complexion and her name is Jillene, in honor of Jillene Luce, the great jazz pianist going around. Every time I play this tune, I too go into a state of ecstasy as you may see on Pat's face when he gets warmed up-wonder why? Think about it and you may be just right. Love, Max Xx

[@3rdandlong]

I first heard Pat's music on a jazz show back in 85. I was hooked ever since--even more so when I saw his first live show in Portland OR. A true musician. Lyle too.

[@adammcculloch5614]

so wonderful

[@jsniccu]

Legendary jazz guitarist PAT METHENY recalls his performance at an ill-equipped Italian soccer stadium. Read more at The Worst Gig (WorstGig.com).

[@jibsmokestack1]

@spoildn8410 Mark Egan was the bassist on that LP! Weber was on the Watercolours album in 1977 I think. The (White) album was released in 1978.

[@Chileanskies]

yeahh. i didn't see a video of phase dance so ii uploaded one. i'll upload more from this concert

[@petesorensenguitar]

Not Everyone Wants god in their lives - I'd rather pray to Pat Metheny =) or George Benson.

[@MichaelRowlands]

Only as hard as Bright Size Life. But to sound like metheny, yes, i a difficult task haha

[@summondadrummin]

Uhhhhhh...Yeahhhhh Wow!!!

[@acousticland]

Wonderful music.

[@invisiblebridge]

Vampiroangelico, it sounds "derivative" to you because of all the people who imitate THIS--which first came out in 1978.

[@colin_rose]

finally, i have found a decent quality video of this song live!

[@asdjfasdfasdf]

what's up with that striped shirt? i've seen pat wear the same shirt for almost every one of his live videos

[@CiroIodice]

@qotsa95: Pino Daniele "si è ispirato" a lungo a Pat Metheny, sa per il modo di suonare la chitarra che per il sound vero e proprio.

[@antjeuge]

Soñado

[@shaman5150]

Si la reencarnación es probada, diría que Metheny fué brasileño en su vida anterior.

[@Brizio92]

@ComfortFloyd referee? I would say he's the top goalscorer of it !

[@PurplePlayer99]

Album is called nonesuch. Looking foward to see what this whole orchestrion thing is about

[@sacnusum]

Great post, Made my Day.

[@Jimbodisfan]

My first Pat Metheny concert was 18 March 1995 at the Tower Theater at 69th and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, PA, during the We Live Here tour. My second was that same year, 15 July, on the hottest day I ever experienced (103℉/39.5℃ actual temperature, 138℉/58.9℃ heat index) at the Mann Music Center (now the Mann Center for the Performing Arts) in Fairmount Park at 52nd Street and Parkside Avenue in Philadelphia. I have loved Pat Metheny since hearing the first PMG album in 1990.

[@INDRA16795]

Pat Metheny group, os quiero con el ALMA.

[@TSD-dq3kk]

Best ever

[@2thePtBassTuT]

Pat puts the "musical" into his music..

[@jeffindetroit1752]

One of my favs

[@IXnudge]

기타칠 때 웃는구나

[@sydalden]

one of my favorite guitarist........

[@guyhassin]

its not a es-175 and es 175 is one of the best guitar that ever made

[@aartman01]

Such amazing music.... ever since I first heard them in 1984, 25 years ago, I've been crazy about PMG.

[@cindipossidento5688]

Love this song!!!! Love u Pat!!! 😘🥰😘

he reused that lick in a later live version of minuano six eight.