Pat Metheny Group - Phase Dance - 1989

Pat Metheny Group - Phase Dance. Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Canada. July 3, 1989.

[@chipreid5931]

Does anyone in here agree that this may be one of the finest bands ever assembled? All of the PMG's would certainly qualify. Breathtaking!

[@monoble619]

+chip reid I agree 150%! Any group Pat is in is amazing, but yes, this assembly of musicians is absolutely breathtaking! I have been privileged enough to see him twice, and he sounds as good live and in person as he does on his recordings. That can't be said for all musical acts.

[@malcolmweeks7359]

Yes!! The finest/ greatest band ever assembled!! And right on into the 21st century...

[@poppop21224]

yes

[@chucktripi9328]

Absolutely, bar none

[@billvill61]

No Doubt! Definitely my favorite Metheny period.

[@dboni27]

All I have to say is-The Pat Metheny Group is "A celebration of Life!!!!"

[@lauriesolonka2477]

Rest In Peace Lyle Mays😢💔Thank you for the beautiful music🎹

[@russstewart1800]

You wonder why the great ones are always taken away too soon.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

Russ Stewart though their physical bodies maybe gone their musical spirit, their great works grace us and through us shall live on forever in our hearts!

[@myronrosmarin5426]

Wait. WHAT??? Shit. I missed that. That is really sad.

[@martinaparicio8085]

T to

[@fractaljack]

Back in 1977 when I was 16, I experienced this original lineup and tour in East Lansing, Michigan in the tiny Erickson Kiva setting. They opened with this song and my mind was musically blown forever. I can't express the emotions and movement and colors that I see and feel when this song plays but I know that they exist. This is one of the most powerful pieces of music ever conceived and executed in my opinion. I hadn't listened to this in over 30 years and something poked my conscience about it tonight. I was instantly transported back to that night 43 years ago and I felt the same feelings again... that's the power of this music.

[@shawnbruce6934]

That's Amazing.

[@fractaljack]

@@shawnbruce6934 Thanks, Shawn.✌️

[@mshell1959]

Ahmen!

[@Joseph_Greco]

I hear you.....saw the PM Group play live twice in '78 in San Francisco (and then the following year Pat and Lyle with Jaco when they backed Joni Mitchell). This song and San Lorenzo are classics of the era....timeless. 😎

[@fractaljack]

@@Joseph_Greco Agreed and thanks for your comment, Joseph.

[@TechMetalRules]

Is it strange to be nostalgic for a time and place you've never experienced?

[@egyptianminor]

No.

[@spb7883]

Not at all. I was 11 when this was filmed. Within 3 years I began to feel a nostalgic pull toward a time called the 60s...

[@mkilner]

i feel the same about woodstock in 69, i feel the connection, music is timeless, we get it!...and ive been lucky to meet a few people who were there and hear their stories...😌👏🏻🎼🌟🎸

[@ghendar]

TechMetalRules Nope. Happens to me all the time

[@rayd.3805]

Yes, your into what you're now viewing,experiencing? Huh,really silly.

[@gootarguy2320]

Those shorts! Straight off the tennis court and onto the stage. Game, set, match Mr Metheny!!

[@randynielsen407]

😂

[@sjmorton]

I was there. Just saw Pat play this again on Friday in Nashua, NH, almost 34 years later. Just timeless.

[@acooksla]

Just saw him last summer in Barcelona- the crowd went wild, four standing ovations

[@erobinidcf]

Surprised not more in agreement -Pat is a genius - and can play with any one. Lyle Mays is superb keyboard player and composer too !

[@karayuschij]

Pat was the front man but for me Lyle was a greater genius…

[@jameslee5520]

PMG’s songs are always transcendent and timeless. I’ve been listening to Metheny since I heard the white album back in 1977. His music has not just accompanied my life but has been such a part of my life that it can reasonably said has been my life in a profound way. His music has been with me white water rafting the rio bio bio in Patagonia back when it was mostly class IV and V , it has been with me skiing untracked powder in the Rocky Mtns, it has been with me rock climbing, trekking the Himalayas and sky diving It always evoked the spaciousness , joy and the transcendent found in nature as well as beauty too deep for tears . God bless Pat Metheny. A lot of us would not have made it without him.

[@acooksla]

Me too, 100%❤

[@DaveLynchJazzGuitar]

This band was absolutely amazing!! Pats solos always blow my.mind!!!

[@heatherstub]

Pat Metheny is my favorite musician of all time! He's inspired me so much over the years, so I'll keep on singing. I'll keep on hoping for a better world and be a part of the solution as much as I can, and I've had a dream to sing with him, and I hope it comes true.

[@zuela13]

I concur! And yes Heather, one day soon you will sing with him. Blessings to you.🙂

[@matthewcoleman1595]

His sound really is timeless

[@AlHuerta]

You took the words right out of my mouth..

[@hfranke07]

Just in the start we see a small child sitting on a shoulder of the father or mother..... wow. This child is almost 30 years old by now, maybe even a parent too..... and did see Pat Metheny live.... crazy

[@massimocanu4047]

Absolutely this early band is totally stunning, from a technical standpoint I think the best ever produced

[@fredg8564]

Lyle Mays was a genius...pure and simple

[@edgreen8140]

Never get tired of "are you going w me,phase dances,last train home! Kick it!!

[@jonathanroberts8981]

The modulations at the end are simply amazing.

[@frankgatto2427]

Lyle Mays was incredible. His harmonic changes in this piece during his solo mahe my hair stand on end. RIP

[@juliosanchez8263]

this horribly boring

[@spikespa5208]

@@juliosanchez8263 Feel free to go away.

[@jamesmckellar2784]

He is the Mozart of our time, truly

[@gregorybell705]

no he isn't........be serious......he's good, but no Mozart....Prince comes the closest

[@Zavala1]

Gregory Bell Prince? Jesus wept.

[@v1savysa]

Mozart was no PRINCE. Prince truly was a 1 Man Band.

[@mr.purple250]

Gregory Bell prince is overrated, Jimi Hendrix on the other hand might be the Mozart of our time

[@small_ed]

@@mr.purple250 Terry Kath.

[@groovydeath]

I will always love Pat Metheny Group! My father introduced me to jazz fusion when I was a little girl & I've loved it & PMG ever since, I'm now 30. Rest in heaven, daddy. There's so much more music I want to share with you.

[@rudolphwalker4707]

The greatest Jazz group in our, modern era. All praise to the best performance in history.

[@edgreen8140]

The fact that Lyle and Pedro had there own band and still fit it pat says a lot. I'm sure they were well paid for their talent. Rip. Lyle- you death hit me so hard.

[@kirtanakrishna]

Rip Lyle. I discovered PMG a little too late in my life, but they're now an everyday event. Can't seem to live a day without their sweet sweet sounds. Thank you for everything you guys. I am so indebted to you all.

[@davespencer5736]

So glad I saw this video, to know that so many people attended. It's a beautiful sight!

[@ralphlgross962]

Magical performance that brings me back to seeing in a very small club Amazing Grace in Evanston, IL just before this album was released in 1978.

[@karilamervo5343]

A song of the highest magic order, through my adult life. Thank you Pat Danny Mark and Lyle who very sadly passed this year.

[@jerrygeist1677]

I'm so glad I got to see several times such a blessing, just magic! RIP Lyle we miss you.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

The part of this song that raises me up into tears of joy begins at 7:14, the end crescendo to what I hear as the manifestation of pure devotional love, the moment you’re in Union with the divine! spiritual consciousness. The absolute ecstasy of love.

[@ericgendell8874]

Pat is truly one of the greats who has established a permanent residence on the Mount Olympus of Jazz Immortals among his peers where he is second to none. I bought his first album when it was released for this song. I knew then he was destined for greatness and he has since had a long and distinguished career.

[@tedmontana2745]

Pat is not only Jazz. When a see pat playing... I can see picasso, rembrant, motzart..... He goes beyond the little thing called jazz.

[@almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440]

I WAS THERE! Mesmerized (again) by PMG music and energy of that enlightening night!

[@DrBig-qf3uc]

Still my favourite after all these years

[@druchumley4571]

Has anyone noticed that Pat's tone doesn't change that much between the acoustic and the electric? Just proof that his sound is in his hands.

[@ChuckSilva]

I can’t stop crying with joy … ❤️❤️❤️🎼🎶

[@mcny40]

About those short shorts: I was at that concert and let me tell you that it was a freaking hot July night and a few people literally fainted around me. You didn't want to wear pants that day.

[@monoble619]

+mcny40 Besides, they're kind of his trademark, after that mane of hair! Don't mess with what works!

[@thewayneross]

This vid is after the fact de

[@clarkarrington5458]

He and miles. Stiff competition

[@michelleandiansmuldersmyle6735]

I was there, too! Amazing concert!

[@ReverbAndBeer]

@@clarkarrington5458 Crickets . . . went right over their head. lol

[@joseluischaconpainemal7943]

One of the best expressions of jazz an fusión....lyle mays and pat metheny were born to create and play together always.... Rip the great lyle mays.

[@yokojkato]

How nostalgic! I went to listen to them at live under the sky in Japan around 90, the very same period of this live performance!! I still love and exited about it after decades!!!

[@stoxarecool763]

RIP LYLE MAYS... you were an American original just like Pat....words cannot express how I felt when it really hit me that I'd never hear Lyle play live again. But I take comfort in the amazing body of recordings left for us to cherish for the rest of OUR lives. Rest in peace, hope you're flying high -- like you always did here on Earth! 💙

[@edgreen8140]

Like getting hit by a truck when Lyle died.

[@GaryFox11000]

Lyle May's was a fabulous piano player. Phase Dance released in 1987 Recorded in Norway ; blew me away the first time I listened to this masterpiece ! ❤👏🙋‍♂️

[@StephenMcDowell-nd5jg]

Lyle and Steve Rodby hung out with me and some of my friends after a Boston common concert. They were so cool. We were 17 year old lunkheads and they treated us like royalty

[@CaveCanem91]

Simplement merveilleux, faut-il être un génie pour donner le sentiment d'une telle simplicité au coeur d'une musique au combien complexe, aux harmonies si subtiles. Je ne me lasse pas de m'administrer ce pansement spirituel jour après jour. Merci, infiniment merci.

[@edwarddicecco3219]

I had the honor to go to 6 of PMG concerts at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL. They played all their songs as good or better than recorded. They were absolutely amazing. Their music took me to another place and still does. Very sad that Lyle Mays passed recently. RIP.

[@zippy3711]

Anybody with Pat is the best band. He brings out the music sheets and makes them work.

[@Sitothagod]

they are legends! I make it my business to turn people on to this band!

[@fxando]

Just one word, brillant!!! One more thing, Lyle I miss you very much.

[@kuhnhan]

Who is the one chuckle-head that gave this beautiful piece of music a thumbs down? Probably a die-hard Barney the dinosaur fan.

[@ohardymusic]

+kuhnhan ich wollte grad das gleiche fragen :)

[@SenatorBanana]

some moron contrarian

[@JudeJaded15]

a true die-hard loves PM

[@stephenhansen6603]

kuhnhan five of 'em now, so sad.

[@malcolmweeks7359]

Kenny G and Kenny G's family...

[@billmiller9145]

Saw this line up in 87 not once but twice, life changing. I never listened to live music the same way after.

[@marcscordato4385]

In my view this is an important composition as it set the stage for what the Pat Metheny Group would be. Long complex intricate songs like First Circle and Third wind . I would love see the Pat Metheny Group reunite !

[@ReverbAndBeer]

I agree - First Circle is Phase Dance perfected.

[@JosephLaffey-ws5wo]

Pat Metheny is the best guitarist EVER !!

[@eltessy]

I love this music, since the first time in 1980!

[@glennwideman7800]

Have seen this group 4 time never Lea me down

[@edsonjr.guitar]

Construindo melodias e harmonias, fazendo música de verdade... Só um gênio como o PAT toca o que o coração e a alma gostam de sentir. Bom dia!

[@paultreskow1613]

I ❤ these guys. Yes, one of the finest. Praise God. 🎉

[@Magamiam]

Así que la Guild es la primera, bien! ¡QUÉ TEMAZO!!! Muy agradecida, sinceramente, esta noche, por el generoso y vastísimo "tour-abanico" guitarrístico, amigo con A ,) por el que me ha conducido Ud., mi estimado Profe,D GRACIAS

[@asantos84]

Thank you pat . you make me belive that once music was quality even thow its hard to believe nowadays.....Thank you thousands!!!! and you too sesimer thanx for uploading

[@ricardopoliti4791]

PAT METHENY Es El MUSICO Que le ha dedicado Mas Tiempo a su INSTRUMENTO Un Genio Clasico y Que Viva Kansas ja

[@edgreen8140]

Kick it pat and lyle!! Pedro sells it on vocals.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@susannavaccaro794]

Bel Sound con la sua mitica chitarra.{ { Ho visto un suo concerto a Prato- Toscana}Pat da musicista intelligente* lui* ,non ha mai spaccato il suo prezioso strumento a corde,a fine concerto. Sà ,come si tratta e come si * deve* trattare una chitarra,chitarrina..lui* ancora sano di mente e attivo ai concerti.lui...🙃😉

[@elianefioravante7400]

Esta música me faz lembrar de um tempo bom. Grata, Pat!

[@nor6271]

KZbinでこうしてLyleのソロを自然に聴いてる。でもふと彼はもうこの星には居ないのか...と思い、我に返る。

[@nitroxsam66]

For me, PM is right up there with Wes Montgomery in the "music that makes me smile" category.

[@usandthemakakelly2535]

I cannot believe that people are talking about Pat's shorts! The music he has given us is something special.

[@fabzunez]

formidables!!!

[@jonnyboy111142]

Breathtaking ain’t enough they’re more than that they were assembled by the gods ... they must have been..surely!! WOW

[@rayd.3805]

Motzart, Metheny and Jeff Beck. There you go.

[@mauricio8055]

Que espetáculo de apresentação e performance. Simplesmente soberbo!

[@phasedance]

the best.

[@pottedrodenttube]

Nice getaway sticks, Pat!

[@stuforty2]

awesome performance all round 😬

[@benaducci1]

greatttttttt

[@christopherbraginetz9282]

Five years earlier he played in Plateau Hall (great concert., but tickets sold out so quickly that in 1989 it had to be moved outdoors. Montrealers love him and he loves them back.

[@martinlarocque5638]

Was there. What a night.

[@maidanorgua]

Martin Larocque lucky you. i would give so much to have been there.

[@canserrano]

great!!!! one of the most amazing metheny themes

[@Miguel34119]

Bom demais.

[@mumabearzi]

Que b e s t i a ...... es muy capo Pat , te admiro tanto !!!

[@rogerkiethsyd]

Told ya. ✌️💖

[@drmarcfpelletier]

I was stuck in a college class - final - so I recorded this on metal tape via CHOM FM broadcast - was amazing, probably better than attending.

[@michael-davidarrkerns4799]

No words!

[@ReverbAndBeer]

This record changed my appreciation for music. 1978 wasn't really a watershed year for rock, jazz, or fusion. The Group album came out the same year as the first Van Halen album - which was, along with Bee Gees tunes and the Grease movie soundtrack representitive of the weak offerings that music lovers had to choose from. Most pop, rock, and jazz/fusion artists were releasing their third albums, or Greatest Hits collections. Most were phoning them in, as if they were contractual obligations. Punk was just beginning it's sempiternal infancy .. . Danny Gottlieb and Mark Egan played on the original studio Group album, as well as the next record, American Garage. Metheny and Mays brought the ideas but all four of them ceated the distinctive, all-inclusive PMG sound. When Gotlieb left, Paul Wertico built on Gotlieb's interpretations while creating a whole new level of magic (like on the title track of First Circle, where Wertico plays only his cymbals, never striking a drum head during the entire composition), When Rodby replaced Mark Egan the Group gained an accomplished film and audio producer as well as a superb musician. But neither one of them were game-changers at the time. Of course, the most profound paradigm change and lasting impact on the PMG sound was the addition of Pedro Aznar! Which is why I consider First Cicle to be Phase Dance - perfected.

[@ahalee129]

Love it.. 😢

[@michaelwang5204]

this is something else!

[@geertstabel9972]

Yes, I do!

[@chakalaka3960]

Mindblowing!!!!

[@oscarsantacruz5633]

Extraordinario, mucho profesionalismo.

[@jamesevans2276]

the group has a certain fluidity that is compelling.

[@erikshen1107]

PHASE!

[@SynclavierMPDR]

@Magamiam ahhh que lindo este comentario! que lindo ver como ves la guitarra! Pues si, ya tiene un 10!

[@omartiz]

Magistral Metheny.

[@rickpaul9858]

I saw PMG in 1980 live in LA.

[@WilliamJames48]

George Benson & John Scofield bow down to the shorts. Only Pat can rock those with dignity.

[@ohardymusic]

er ist großartig

[@jesusabarca6767]

lo mejor de lo mejor

[@jielangone7475]

I was 9

[@billvill61]

Amazing how closely Mays replicates the studio version.

[@chrissupport]

Great version. Lyle's solo goes off in a different direction here with a 'jazzier flavor' than on the studio or Travels cuts.

[@maverick1299]

I’ve been searching for this song for a year I forgot what it was called but I know how to play it on guitar and Shazam actually guessed it right from listening to my guitar which is a first. Give it up for Shazam

[@theypeedonmyrug]

Dude, you’re a maverick! I behaved like a lunatic numerous times and tried to shazam my singing. I hope they don’t secretly record that...

[@SynclavierMPDR]

@Magamiam Gibson ES-175, la que pat usó mucho durante el transcurso de los 70, 80, y principios de los 90s

[@kabuki9437]

Yes, and it looks like the bridge pickup is taped over? Or removed and covered? Strange.

[@afonsosousa2684]

+kabuki9437 Yes, Pat's ES-175 had only the neck pickup originally, but he installed a bridge pickup to find he disliked the sound of it and remove it again. I have no idea why he didn't just leave it alone when he found he didn't like it--it can't have much of an interference on the tone, and it would've avoided the whole mess.

[@SynclavierMPDR]

@@kabuki9437 the synth pickup is placed there. He also installed the Roland gk1

[@SandyPrager]

Pat Metheny: jazz great and fashion disaster.

[@dabdelaziz777]

This music is holy...in any religion.

[@tyclement9704]

Me and my brother drove up to this show from Vermont. We were obsessed with this band at that time...after tiring of the Dead scene, and before Phish had made it big. We were at Phish’s Halloween 🎃 show in 88 at Goddard too. I think Phish really picked up where Pat left off...after this show I wasn’t impressed with where Pat went...too much synth w no new direction. Offramp has already explored synth guitar beautifully...I still miss Dan Gottlieb on drums, but amen 🙏 to Paul Wertico...and yes, this may be the best band ever right here! ❤️

[@World-birder]

Lyle Mays the best piano soloist ever.

[@井熊崇人]

PMGデビューアルバム「思い出のサンロレンツォ」より。

[@jesusabarca6767]

One day the gods of music met and left: we are going to form the best jazz fusion band and they met Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Paul Wertico, Pedro Aznar and Armando Marcal, and the gods saw what they had done and it was very good

[@chuznorris3996]

yes