Close to Home-Lyle Mays

[@livinggood6876]

There are no words. He was a genius.

[@EricBadong]

And now he's gone. Another musical genius fades into eternity.

[@athertonx5779]

He will never fade into eternity. For his music will be embodied in light, inspiring generations to come.

[@deonejohnson7351]

I met Lyle when he was 16 at the Shell Lake Wisconsin jazz camp. Played in the UWEC jazz 1 and a 7 piece rock band called Community for a few years. He then went to NTS via a short stint in Green Bay. A dear friend and always an amazing talent. Pretty good trumpet player as will. Sad day.

[@Metal_Vistas]

He's home now.

[@KennethBDone]

So incredibly close...

[@theicberg]

@@Metal_Vistas ...so true what you said; this world is feeling more and more estranged by the day, and on top of that, one of greatest references of beauty in music like Mays, is gone, ...what a desolation.

[@atavakron]

Un dono. Questo brano è un dono! Ho la pelle d'oca. Penso all'artista, Unico. Ma rifletto sull'uomo, Grande! quando con la sua musica riesce a "perforarti" l'anima facendoti viaggiare al suo interno, Il talento si unisce ad una grande sensibilità. Grazie Lyle per aver visitato il nostro pianeta. A gift. This song is a wonderful gift! I'm shivering. I think of the artist,Unique. But I reflect on the man, Great! when with his music he manages to "perforate" your soul making you travel within it, talent joins a great sensitivity. Thank you Lyle for visiting our planet.

[@alexpapachristos6314]

Lyle, I never found more beauty in compositions, than in yours. There are MANY artists out there, some of them GREAT, in a musical way. But, please excuse, that I find your musical heart as the greatest under our sun. It shifts the meaning of music into a soul like realm. Which is, what all musicians try to achieve, but only a view do. And under those view, you are my master. You did so unbelievably well.... As long as I exist, you are alive, too... That is my promise to you... I will tell everyone, who was the guy which filled my eyes with tears, because of musical beauty. And by knowing, that I will never say that to another person in my life, again: Thank you, Lyle, for EVER and a day!

[@jamescasey8065]

...It is my humble belief that The Great Power selects certain souls to be amongst us for a specific purpose...These Souls act as beacons for us...We go torward them to learn of Life...We seek Love, Happiness, Kindness, Generosity, Compassion and Understanding of why we are here in this Life...Perfection is beyond our ability as a Human Being...Striving for it is in our Soul...Lyle Mays was one of the Souls sent here with such a marvelous purpose...This piece of music could only have been created with Love and Purpose...In in are many folds of Life...Each containing some type of explanation...These souls are, generally, found in the Arts...This is where we go to find explanations and definitions of the mysteries that confront us throughout Life...These Arts allow a "Oneness" with ourself...We need nothing more than what they present to us...I am certain that Lyle had no concept of the belief I present here...That is understandable because what he did, he felt, was exactly what he was supposed to do...People, as they should, applaud his talent, mastery and innovation...I prefer to be thankful for the insights of LIfe I have gleaned through his music...The Soul of Lyle is now Home...He has completed his task...He has opened doors and shed light on many things that perplex us...The contemporary World (November 2022) is a harsh place...Seemingly devoid of all the facets which we seek...History is replete with such times...I think, however, that there were Souls tasked with being beacons throughout History...Souls who acted for us through their ability to show us beauty...Human development is a slow, slow process...Two steps forward...Three steps back...What these beacons have done is to give us hope, strength and resilience in developing ourself...What we call Life goes on and on...Love and Understanding have no limits nor boundaries...Death is merely a point in an endless journey of development...I learned certain aspects of Life as a nineteen year old Army Infantry Lieutenant in Vietnam...Badly wounded in the late Spring of '68...Fourteen months in the hospital getting put back together...I am a Seeker who looks to understand something of this amazement called Life...These beacons, such as Lyle, refresh us and push us forward in our Journey...So much beauty in such an act...It is the beauty which eludes us...We think it is one thing...I think it is everything..."...I am certain of nothing...Except the holiness of the Heart's affections...And the truth of the Imagination..."(Keats)... Blessings to all Points of the Compass/James Patrick Casey

[@ninob5155]

👏👍

[@NR-110]

Lyle's gone home. We were blessed to have him.

[@heikestamm8913]

he is working elsewhere now...

[@brianfrost7376]

Maybe… we will see him… somewhere…else!

[@willypotts100]

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss

[@ABLEICHK]

Exactly!!

[@gedofgont1006]

Yes!

[@death2pc]

Thank you.

[@dudibritojazz]

Amém!

[@dougmoser2515]

Both...cry, and smile...

[@Lithium...]

What a beautiful sound. Lyle music is so sensitive. I showed to my friends and they didn't like it....Well I think this kind of music is for deep persons with a sensitive soul. And the percentage of people that likes it shows that the majority are shallow.

[@ronsiegrist2034]

Sad but true Augusto, my friends are different when it comes to music. They do not comment on my music or anyones? Music is very important for many reasons. Peace, Ron

[@brianstoll6898]

@@ronsiegrist2034 Music is the furniture of my mind. It's where my thoughts and feelings sit.

[@ronsiegrist2034]

Well said my friend :)

[@Lithium...]

Rest in peace Lyle Mays.

[@ronsiegrist2034]

cant belive this.....

[@PaoloNapolitano-t6h]

Questa traccia ha un qualcosa di magico, mi emoziona come poche cose su questo pianeta.

[@athertonx5779]

Close to home..you are home now. The greatest of this generation..a gift given to us and returned to God.

[@fernandozavala7308]

Home at last even after he was tied to a mast so 2 speak.mr mays was a genuis in his own right.pmb is a standard 2 some of us of fresh fusion,new jazz and world age music in the venue of ageless mothers of an invention.totally his own stylistic of art,music was his vehicle that made us escape all the bullshit politics,religion,made up by sychopaths,tyrants.showing us the true light love and hope threw his type of music.sleep well brother lyle see u in the next life.u r finaly home brother.

[@athertonx5779]

@@fernandozavala7308 I agree

[@fernandozavala7308]

@@athertonx5779 teach them well sister,by example,rendering to them the human milk of kindness, our children are in the safe keeping of your loving hands. Please be frim with them, but dont frustrate them with the bondage of scholarly agenda , so it smothers the creative swing of learning. Thank u teacher,cause this once up town boy , had my teacher once told me goodby .LORD bless thee and keep you safe. F.Z. Grampa nando.

[@athertonx5779]

@@fernandozavala7308 ​ Thank you; I teach the children from a global and holistic perspective. I am very firm, yet kind and funny with the children. They are our future, our hope, our tomorrow mothers, fathers, soul seekers, leaders, innovators, travelers, our future artists, musicians, trades people and I hope another Lyle Mays..

[@arcadiaeckerds7569]

Hi, I know its been 4 years since you left a comment on Lyle Mays, Close to Home, song but your comment truly hit "home". I have followed the Pat Metheny Group since I first saw them at Northwestern College in Evanston, IL back in 1979. The white album is my favorite. Having played keyboards, I tried to emulate San Lorenzo. It took quite a few years for me to comprehend (barely) the incredible talent in Lyle and his phenomenal keyboard abilities. I agree with you, a gift from God. In the early years I really felt there was a spirituality to both Pat and Lyle in both their playing and solo projects. For me, Close to Home, checks of the box. In 1989, I became a born again Christian in Jesus Christ. I used to pray for Pat Metheny all the time. His closest apparent assimilation was when he came out with his album Missouri Sky with Charlie Haden. Charlie's son, Joshua, wrote a song called "Spiritual" and was the last song on the album. He dedicated it to Jesus. Sadly, around 2010 and later, Pat railed against Jesus and Christianity. He is at best an agnostic. I know Lyle had Christian influence as he played organ at the church his parents went to when he grew up in Wisconsin. However, I had the opportunity to listen to an interview he gave with Richard Niles and it seemed he expressed disdain for anything related to faith. Of course, I was so saddened when he passed. But all will. It's just a question of time. However, the most important thing to know is where will we pass to after physical death. Jesus has not only the answer but He is the answer. Blessings!

[@musicworld6803]

I cried so hard when he passed.

[@sandyt4343]

This was sent to me by a dear friend. It’s one of the pieces that I listen to when I am rowing on the ocean, and it’s one that you can just close your eyes and glide along in the rhythm of it, and totally lose yourself in the music. It’s sad to know that he is gone, but certainly will not be forgotten. Thank you Julie for sending me this.😘

[@ittelokin]

same when I kayaking on the Danube river

[@michaelescareno7048]

One of my blessings in life is that it has been filled with music from Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. Rest in peace, Lyle.

[@MrMiles-nv2fk]

Bawling my eyes out, just having learned of his passing .... what a glorious, sublime musician! RIP Lyle, and thank you so much for your music.

[@garyhickman6897]

Same here... cannot stop....

[@steveowen7475]

As I am now at 4 am ...In bits at 70...my life musically for 40 years seen him with pat...This and LONG LIFE. ....THE MOST HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL PIECES EVER

[@jerksmerk42]

Already that long

[@andresa1963]

An incredible musician, I had the pleasure to meet him once at the Miami Night Center back in 86 during a tour with the Pat Metheny Group. I congratulated him on his first solo album which it meant so much to me. At the time, I was having a hard time trying to find my way, but there was this special music and especially this song "Close To Home," although it didn't have words, it still had some melancholic melody that was so beautiful... and it did opened up my mind and soul where I was able to go deep within myself and allowed me to mediate. At the end of the concert all of them came out and before going to Pat, I went straight to Lyle since I wanted to tell him what his album meant to me. He was pleased to find that there actually were people who really paid attention to his composing and playing; a real nice guy. One of the most precious things about Lyle was his incredible crystal sense of melody..... trait impossible to replicate which is why is so special. R.I.P Lyle, I will always remember you and your music.....it really changed the way I listen to music.

[@gedofgont1006]

Nice story, amigo.👍

[@davidfleuchaus]

RIP dear Lyle. We appreciate your creations as one shackled now set free to love and live. Your tender touch opened up so so many hearts and still does.

[@OmriDolev]

God bless you Lyle. One of the most unique, spiritual, gentle and inspiring musicians ever. Such a great loss. You will be remembered. Thanks for making our lives so beautiful

[@lEtudel]

Thank you so much Lyle Thank you. you are always in my heart. R.I.P.

[@patriciarussell1177]

I actually saw him in the 80s at the Brady theater in Tulsa Oklahoma it was indescribably amazing....Do you know what actually killed Lyles?

[@tasawuf01]

Rest in Peace Mr Lyle Mays: 10 February 2020. You will be really missed. Genius musician with beautiful heart.

[@heikestamm8913]

sweet music for eternity...

[@1101atlgirl]

His soul lives on in the beautiful music. His genius was evident in the way he understood melody, harmony, sounds, etc..... RIP

[@artichokeflower]

RIP Lyle Mays 素晴らしい音楽、演奏ありがとう！from Japan

[@KenSerpico5450]

Being fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, there is a word in Portuguese that comes to mind when I listen to some of Lyle's music, "saudade". The best way I can defne it in English is, the sadness one feels when you remember happy moments.

[@phill.2924]

Thank you.

[@eleonoradini2371]

The best definition of saudade I have ever read...

[@romaa-mors6582]

Etermal music, like the Universe, not a begin nor an end, Lyle was in direct contact with the cosmic consciousness, he gave us his gift, now he returned there, out of the spacetime, in the ALWAYS and EVERYWHERE, thanks Lyle...

[@Midcoastmaine1]

A beautiful haunting melody that is searching for a resolution. The minors that grow and grow. Like traveling through life. The highs and transitions until the finality. Then it becomes clear. Home.

[@mcartia99]

Un grande artista...sonorità inedite, armonie sublimi, creatività eccellenti, improvvisazioni impeccabili...un genio ineguagliabile....R.I.P.

[@chlofene]

There are heartfelt prayers in this music that can only come from his soul. Imagine his soul to be able to play like this!

[@JohnS0603]

Well said!

[@prentissbelton7508]

Yes as I imagine you , your soul is beautiful that you can see that.

[@juanmolina6195]

Lyle, please feel free to continue touching our souls. No one has ever played such beautiful notes.

[@gateofdreams]

A composition like this can only emanate from a highly evolved spirit. Lyle was that type of being. A near flawless musician, composer and arranger that always had "the magic" at his command. And command of the instrument he had. I remember thinking "who is this guy?" upon discovering him in 1983 ... We can all be thankful, we got to walk the Earth at the same time he did. He will be studied for centuries to come. In appreciation, RIP Lyle Mays.

[@davidjonesdrummer]

One of the most sublime pieces of music of all time! Gorgeous timeless feelings… Sophisticated meditation music. Sounds and melodies and textures to take you beyond all ordinary and mundane... into transcendence.

[@michaelgalasso7072]

This song sends me on a journey that I never want to end.

[@JohnS0603]

Well said... I agree.

[@Rangoslap8]

Exactly!!...Timelessness does exist. He tapped into it with this song.

[@desertrain1505]

Beautifully stated

[@marysefonta8371]

Wonderful 🎹 ... Put these notes near a window , and the birds 🐦 went on the Music 🐦🌻 !

[@nesptahsoitis2607]

My beautiful friend Donne loved The Pat Metheny Group and especially Lyle Mays. we even went to their concert. Recently she made transition after a very long illness, knowing in my spirit how she loved this music, I called her caretaker and asked her to play it for her and she did. I called back the next day and was told she just smiled. While transitioning this music gave her joy!!! Sojourn Donne with love!!!

[@robinzoncruzoe7777]

An entire destiny in this music, like an entire universe in a transparent bottle...

[@tedhernandez2394]

Nesptah Soitis, You are also a beautiful person, to share about your friend and your loss,....... A gift from a talented artist. A touching tribute. Something to keep your memories alive. Fair winds my friend.

[@QunDeev24]

@Ted! AWESOME! I agree!! what a BEAUTIFUL tribute!!! 🕊

[@QunDeev24]

@ Nesptah! BEAUTIFUL thing to say!! This piece was made for reasons JUST LIKE THIS!!! Lyle is a VERY DEEP person!!! #LOVEthemam #LOVEtheartbehindtheman #THISpieceisindescribable #✌🏽

[@hamiltonmays4256]

What a wonderful gift for a friend's journey out of this life. Blessings to you and to all those whom you cherish.

[@lynne1698]

I listen to this, tears well up, I see him going home.....R.i.P Lyle Mays....you left us with so very much....

[@saphiregin]

Lyle... a truly blessed musician...

[@CITYTER1156]

I MISS LYLE MAYS, HIS MUSIC WAS THE SOUND TRACK OF MY LATE TWENTIES, HE WAS AND IS THE GINGER, THE ROSEMARY, THE BASIL, OF OUR LIVES, EVEN TODAY, I FEEL A PROFOUND SENSE OF LOSS, THE BEST OF THE HUMAN RACE

[@djkingsley51]

Thank You Lyle. Many of your tunes transport me to wonderful memories of people and places.

[@denispelletier8941]

Lyle and Pat came into my life just when I was at my lowest in 1988. He's a Gift to so many who know and Love such Great music!!!!!!

[@edgreen8140]

Lyle you were a great composer and musician. I miss you dearly!

[@JSkalman]

How many of us came to love Lyle because we were first "hooked" by Pat? Both essential. Not one above the other. 10Feb2020....felt like I lost a family member. A wife and four children brought up to find comfort in these creations that made our house a home that they wistfully remember when they come to visit and hear it again.

[@sunandsnowmusic]

one of the best music-track of the universe... 4ever

[@angelmagistris28]

No doubt 'bout it! (no hay duda al respecto)

[@ernestosansone7542]

Tema mágico, despierta una sensibilidad inmensa. Me hace sentir cerca de la casa de mi infancia

[@jonhansen100]

February !0, 2020: Farewell Maestro Lyle Mays - Thank You for adding great beauty to this world. You will be missed. Thank You.

[@rayhanes1347]

Amazing how at odds my mother and I were towards the end of her life. She suffered from demons and mental illness. Still, she left me with wonderful taste in furniture and music. She left her mark whether I liked it or not. Mama...

[@prentissbelton7508]

beautiful

[@JediVieira]

For the love of God! I'm crying here.....that song is wonderful. No words....

[@rnunezc.4575]

Rest in peace my friend even though we never knew each other your music made so very happy i cant have enough words to get my feelings through my chest and heart. This song is very special to me and i whish it would be played over and over when i die. I ll die so very happy because of you my friend. Love you Lyle, love you. Hope we meet one day.

[@mootech230]

Close to Home Lyle Mays 💕 R.I.P. You have given so much beautiful music to the world 🎼🎹

[@gilbarros217]

RIP Lyle...thanks for your great contribution to the art music.

[@nealkaye9056]

Lyle Mays. Great pianist. Rest in Peace.

[@edgreen8140]

What a wonderful composer you heard him in all he wrote for metheny. RIP LYLE!

[@chriswilkes236]

Wonderful Music played by a genius. Can't afford to lose people like this too early.

[@rrubinofg]

Really a masterpiece...

[@robertallen5210]

Timeless masterpiece. Lyle Mays was without equal.

[@MsRiccig]

brillant lyle one of the best ever and my favorite

[@steveogle3679]

An artist who showed me elegant space. Gratitude.

[@petemacdonald5174]

A beautiful Masterpiece of a sound track in my life that I cherish since the first day I heard this recording some 34 yrs. Ago! Thank you Lyle, Bill, Alex, Marc,Billy, Nana

[@brianfrost7376]

Never heard this one… thank you Lyle! Goes right smack to my heart!

[@dabdelaziz777]

I listen to this piece nearly everyday. I won't be add anything else.

[@guidodemunnynck2000]

this is heaven....thanx Mr Mays ......

[@giuseppepetrazzuolo5629]

Che meraviglia,che delicatezza,unico mi fa volare grande Lyle

[@edinhobass5]

Lyle Mays creator of the most beautiful melodies. R.I.P

[@billbernhard3582]

A most plaintively expressive piece by a masterful, progressive keyboardist

[@josetorre1120]

Inolvidable Jamas lo olvidare. Cada vez que escucho esta interpretasion es un viaje. DE PAZ. que LYLE MAIZ

[@josetorre1120]

Nos lego. Grsndiosa

[@kevintoler9768]

...this is Lyle's writing without Metheny...Amazing work !! Still my fav after more than 30 years !!

[@JohnS0603]

I second that ! Takes me back to a deep, contemplative period, ca. 1986-87. That's when I first heard it. I believe I was listening to Steven Hill's weekly program, "Music From the Hearts of Space"...

[@steveowen7475]

Yes yes..... it haunts me and reduces me to nothing after 30 years absolutely at 70 in bits at 4am

[@irvingdelahoz9390]

Vanilla sampled this and made his own version, give it a shot, it's called Home by Vanilla

[@johancarlberg1530]

I think that the 'Pat Metheny Group-sound' was heavily dependent on Lyle Mays

[@rossdonald5026]

How can any human not connect with this.......? This reaches the soul.

[@kwamegaman]

Long Live Lyle!!! Eternally existing through the sweet sound of the keys! #RIP

[@frostyfreezerman]

If this was the only piece of music I could ever listen to I would be happy.R.I.P.lyle.

[@constantinespanos488]

This is the anthem to the universe

[@CiroVilla]

Never before in my life have I been more saddened by the passing of another musician as now with Lyle Mays. Now among the stars in Heaven..

[@mettamoose5074]

Same here friend - his transcendent music accompanied my whole life. Much of my musical/spiritual evolution occurred with him as my soundtrack. A huge loss, but such joy & gratitude for what he left behind for our continued enjoyment/journeying!

[@steveowen7475]

So many touched so many blest by experiencing this the most sensitive of men and that through his compositions are with us who remain here now ......long life .....another piece from lyle that will simply squeeze your heart....listen it will haunt you forever

[@mrkey-music]

Lyle has been the legacy of what Debussy and later Bill Evans composed to touch God with their music. But Lyle had his own unique and great style so expressive, modern and inspirational. How I miss him :-(

[@guntherdomschky7690]

Why do the Good always die young ?His music always found it's way to my heart. Sorry, I never got to meet him or heard him perform live.Thank you for your special gift of music. R.I.P.

[@leodeluccas]

Lyle and your heart💓🎵 thank you for your spiritual music! Thank you, Jesus, for give us Lyle...R.I.P💓

[@jazziz4537]

how do you even "comprehend this" piece? Sheer BEAUTY!! the arrangement of this just mesmerizes you into a BLISS of ??????? right put your OWN words to it! this song takes me away from here!!! #LMtheBEST

[@fox3379]

Just heard of his passing while at the hospital recovering from a chest infection,his work with PMG (Pat Matheny Group) as well as his solo work was some of the greatest jazz music I've ever heard,he'll be sadly missed :-(

[@frchansen1]

this does express what Lyle is all about RIP

[@AYALALUSH]

:(

[@ten991]

It is so amazing. I love Lyle Mays’ music since 1991 and it is an eternal beauty.

[@ricardsoto6764]

Your extraordinary sensitivity Lyle ...

[@tharcismendes3510]

This piece just can´t explain how we feel... You close your eyes and follow your dream. Well i believe that he is home. i believe that this is where he rests in peace and just listen to all the wonders he played among us. Htanki you Mr.Lyle from all my heart for every song you made. you will be missed. i can´t express my self hard enought to what i fell when ever i hear this BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF MAGIC. Another musician leaving too soon. Thank you Lylr Myas 11/27/1953 --- 02/10/2020..

[@ralphdurgaram7641]

There has never been a musician like Lyle Mays, and probably never will. Pure genius! I hope you can contribute your musical beautiness in heaven. RIP! You are loved! This track goes striahgt to my heart, thank you Lyle ;)

[@laslatty1016]

I am going to miss him so much...the connection?? He was a keyboard player (one of the best)...I was a keyboard player...He was an Architect...I was an Architect...he loved and help create the Pat Metheny sound...I loved the Pat Metheny sound!!...Have a safe trip Lyle...we WILL meet up again someday!!!!

[@robertoa7131]

Lyle troppo grande, unico. Non ne esisteranno mai più come lui, era unico d'avvero. Tastiere e pianoforte insieme suonava e componeva ciò che suonava anche ai tempi di Paht Metheny. Lui era unico

[@joachimmuller8870]

A keyboard hero is gone. So many hours of deepest touch he gave to me with his playing. Listening to this video tears come to my eyes....

[@Tascamaniac]

One of the most beautiful and important musical voices of our time has fallen silent. What a heartbreaking loss.

[@권희철-d7e]

RIP. Love. Honor. I liked Pat group because you were there too.

[@bonvivantviveur]

Lyle, have always loved your music. Your compositions are simply magical. Have listened to your music for many, many years. Still love it so much as it is so genuine. I choose this number during my father's funeral. It's so touching.. Thank you so much what you have created in this world. I am confident you are continuing in the afterworld...

[@barryzotkow8139]

When I die, I don't want a funeral. I just want those who will miss me to come together and silently listen to "Closer to Home" and then just go about their lives

[@janicemccowan4369]

I'm close to home also, can't wait. Thank-you! GB Lyle Mays! See ya home Bro!

[@tita19731]

Very close to describe my hole Life...thank you Lyle.

[@phx4closureman]

*RIP Lyle, 1953-2020* Thanks for the memories

[@rubytuesday8888]

. Very moved to hear this again. Rest in peace.❤️

[@lenaj8774]

So beautiful & moving… I was truly saddened when he transitioned, but thank Goddess he left us these wonderful musical expressions. 🙏🏼

[@hclauss923]

Thank you for the gift you gave to the world of music and to everybody who had the chance to see you live.

[@cloggerjennifer]

It sounds tranquil and hopeful ☺️

[@mkitahara]

RIP Lyle. Hope you are closer to home now...

[@Ravivharshanee]

I love this musician and am stunned by his passing. A brilliant musical mind, a world at his fingertips, and a refined, sensitivity has suddenly beamed away into the atmosphere...this genius will not be forgotten...

[@emexokezie7796]

RIP genius of a man Lyle... on keyboards.

[@robiningram9774]

So beautiful it makes me cry. Lyle Mays is so missed.

[@victorhugonavelino638]

Adiós gran maestro.. tu música motiva a grandes músicos argentinos

[@alfredahearn5768]

This fills me with such joy and peace every time I listen.

[@pajomusic]

Great music for sensitive souls! RIP Lyle

[@marcellima8888]

Thank you for your music Lyle. Rest in peace.

[@stuartdryer1352]

I miss Lyle.