Pat Metheny Group. Song For Bilbao.

Speaking of Now Live Tokyo 2002 Pat Metheny(Guitar) Lyle Mays (Piano) Steve Rodby(Bass) Richard Bona(Percussion,Vocals,Guitar, Bass.) Cuong Vu(Trumpet,Vocals,Percussion,Guitar.) Antonio Sanchez(Drums).

[@deborahherriage8281]

RIP Lyle Mays. Heartbroken. PMG forever.

[@garyhickman6897]

I am still weeping over the death of this wonderful musician....RIP dear Lyle !

[@bobneal3105]

Amen, Deborah. He remains an extraordinary artist and en exceptional talent with gifts beyond measure. Makes me wish I had studied piano more studiously as a teenager. So gifted and at the same time so dedicated to being as good as he could be. His spirit will live on in his contribution to music.

[@JD-ir5fj]

Just resting for a time.

[@kenhaenel3827]

Look up Michele Frischietti and Third Wind. Lyle's daughter! (Amazing cover and video)

[@MrMiles-nv2fk]

RIP Lyle, one of the greatest musicians to ever grace this earth. Thank you for sharing your genius with us.

[@fredfungalspore]

LM was not from Earth 100% that is why he has left us .

[@giuseppetanzella3478]

Grande musicista Lyle❤️

[@leanderbunchmusic2693]

Lyle May's was a phenomenal artist composer & musician 😇

[@mirazusta2002]

@@fredfungalspore Well put!

[@hamiltonmays4256]

@@fredfungalspore I want to be an alien like that. I really do.

[@ShinMadero]

Richard Bona's solo is out of this world

[@thehouseofnanking]

After hearing this dozens of times... I just heard that Monk quote he made in his solo for the first time.

[@beno.-]

@@thehouseofnanking which monk tune he quotes, and in which moment??

[@charlieparker8065]

@@beno.- rhythm-a-ning at like 5:48

[@jeffreyfeinstein5525]

@@charlieparker8065 'Never got to listen to this composition but heard 'the quote' first time. Wasn't sure of who but remember there was like a hard four bar #9 rhythm pattern on the original tune. But yeah, the bass solo feels like it progresses to an outer body and soul experience. Also, George Benson and his influences preceding him. To me, Pat finding Lyle was an intentional destiny. I know we all miss Lyle Mays being here with us!***

[@jayclarke9611]

Methany by himself a virtuoso but w Lyle…Total Magic

[@The_Frozen_1]

Coung Vu was a beast on that trumpet solo! Amazing performance!

[@mattolason8100]

Check out Cuong Vu trio with pat metheny if you havent already

[@VallejoBrawler]

This should have 100 million views. Out of this world.

[@the-daily-push]

Antonio Sanchez solo he is such a great drummer

[@danmason8427]

2023, and I miss Lyle more than any musician or entertainer who has come and gone in my lifetime. Yes, I miss Freddie, MJ, Bowie, Prince, and Whitney, but no one else's music plays in the background in my head on the daily. No one else's music made me reach deep and do deep reading of old interviews and personal background, find their influences and give that music a listen. Lyle must truly have been from another dimension.

[@johnrose950]

I think he may have been born of the gods,Seriously!

[@shelbydawkins]

David Crosby

[@markaugustus1890]

I just realized how mesmerizing Antonio Sanchez's drum solo is. Amazingly accurate. Simply stunning!

[@rBennich]

As a musician, i couldn't reallly appreciate his solos fully listening to this growing up (except on a superficial level), but now in my mid 30's i can hear and recognize all the different subdivisions, and you're right, it's amazingly accurate. The coolest thing of all is he's holding the straight 4 count on cowbell the whole time, and everything is in perfect sync.

[@davidryan7386]

Agreed. He was over my head in past. Biy I knew pat heard genius and I would get it one day.

[@steadypace747]

Tell me about it! I fancy myself as being a drummer, but when I witness the krayzee level of mastery that Mr. Sanchez exhibits...Smh! 😮 Dare I say, listening to Antonio out there in the stratosphere somewhere makes me think that I could be on Wertico's level! 😂

[@Hallowseve10311]

One of greatest jazz groups of ALL TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO LEXINGTON, KY on your tour a few months ago. I was absolutely blown away by your talent/ genius. 🌹

[@eduardopadrino2117]

Richard bona is a force of nature! What a musician...

[@alessandrorossini8704]

Lyle, you were such a brilliant, deep, inspired and ispiring artist and such a sweet and down-to-earth human being, we miss you so sadly and so dearly...💖

[@stevenreichertart]

A stage full of geniuses.

[@TheGlass50]

Steven Reichert That sums it up perfectly

[@dogbarbill]

REAL professional musicians!!

[@MisterNiles]

But also, musicians who would still do it with as much joy and passion even if it wasn't a profession. Personally, I feel like Metheny is taking dictation from the spirit realm or something.

[@fredrickberry7004]

You have a keen eye.

[@joemirizio3157]

@@fredrickberry7004 agree. Phenominal

[@Vwithasmile]

Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny were a match made in musical paradise.

[@felixdardy1899]

I listen to pat every day my daughter and 8 yr old grandaughter love his music 🎶 too

[@ChiefCabioch]

Anyone whose ever played a musical instrument knows this is Top Tier Jazz

[@fred8097]

5 exceptionally brilliant solos, each a completely unique approach. Lyle’s full of harmonic twists, Cuong Vu creamy boppiness, Bona joyous personal expression, Sanchez superhuman pulse and rhythmic strength, and then my favourite Pat solo on KZbin - pure melodic impulse, ripping through the tune. When he pushes the gr300 up an octave I get chills.

[@johnrose950]

Chills,shivers and everything beyond! this music is from heaven let it take you man ....euphoria!!!

[@imanihenderson]

That man said 'creamy'! So true!

[@beno.-]

the contrabassist didn't get a solo :c

[@clappedoutmotor]

If I was King, I'd get people to call me 'His Creamy Boppiness' instead of His Royal Highness

[@Richardiba]

Don't forget Rodby with that wonderfully swinging Bassline

[@WertheimConsulting]

Excellent. The drummer was kicking it.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

cat's name killin' it...Antonio Sanchez...

[@noemizaffanella4078]

I heard Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays since I was 6. I remember my mum when she told me that pat's music is ever green. It's true, I'm 19 now and I listen pat metheny every day for 13 years.

[@tomgriffin7019]

Noemi Zaffanella that’s awesome!!!!!!! 🙏🏻✌🏻🙋🏻‍♂️

[@tedhernandez2394]

Noemi Zafanella....And here I am at the ripe kick ass age of 68 years old! And Still listening to the masters of beautiful music! Keep listening my friend...for the journey of this music gets much much better!! And Good for you that your mum had the foresight to enlighten you to Pat Metheny's music!

[@fredrickberry7004]

I wish I was so blessed.

[@fredrickberry7004]

@@tedhernandez2394 So true !

[@roballen49]

Keep your mother.. lol

[@cameliad3522]

am i the only one who can not stop listening to this piece of art? excelent for the night it is magical

[@jacobarrett9644]

i think there is at least 36 of us

[@Rantacular]

..37.🤙🏽

[@carlosbernardini9132]

No you're not. This is one of my favorite.

[@afveteran]

Lyle we miss you .. going on 3 years! I saw you 3 times in Seattle 1980's

[@dantyler6907]

Nothing less than a national treasure. The audience got lucky with this!

[@macduff14]

I remember when I first heard this many many years ago . Still as fresh and full of magic . Awesome .

[@westwindpainting]

He plays music doesn't go on about politics or any other garbage like Springsteen and so many others do. For that alone he remains my favorite guitar player and composer❤

[@danelizalde8588]

Pat and Lyle, a sound you never get tired of, very unique!

[@JTland-sea-air]

Wow, blown away! Long time Matheny and Mays fan, but something magic happened this time lol I got it... it "grabbed" me, and I realized just how amazingly good this performance is! Each artist is tapped in and play as if they're in each other's heads... seamlessly. Music this good is on a whole different level- it really is art. The synthesizer effect on guitar- classic Pat Matheny! The chorus doubled by the trumpet, and voice layer of Bona.. back to Wow! The keyboard solo going from piano to synth magically in the middle of chords. How about the band cues on the drum solo- another level! Tight, but loose... loosely tight. The George Benson-like scatting on bass! Great use of volume dynamics. Is that the artists, soundman, or both? A big shout out to the camera man also, who obviously knows the music. That makes or breaks a video. Excellent job! Jazz fusion is not enough to describe music this intelligent, and entertainingly good!? Thank you for posting. Thank you Pat Matheny Group for all the wonderful, artistic music over the years. Like many- I'm sure, this is the music I hum throughout the day... the soundtrack of our lives 🎶🙏

[@davidbarnes3864]

You're so correct, on everything, makes you wonder if Benson actually saw this and his reaction at the time, you took all the words out my mouth. Blessings to the family

[@fernandopinero3182]

Pat Metheny Group.... what can I say!!!! I've been a fan for years, and thank God had a chance to see him playing with the quartet in my Puerto Rico while he was on tour!!! His music has definitely changed my life. If I feel sad or lonely, just tune to his great compositions(and of Lyle as well), and things change right away!!!

[@johnwyrick2381]

I was 17 years old when a friend handed me " the White Album "... A huge fan ever since.. KZbin is such an amazing resource for music. I have expanded my Metheny/Mays knowledge 20-fold !

[@brendanm.buckley7082]

Possibly the greatest tune of Metheney's illustrious career. Stellar lineup here, no doubt about that..

[@afrobluatlanta2380]

I wouldn't say that, but it is awesome. 😊

[@williamhunter5549]

Sadly,i think this was the last hurrah (Live DVDwise)of PMG. Musicians within the ranks have come and gone,but there has NEVER been a Group album without Lyle Mays. Once he took ill,there was no more output,and now that he's transitioned......there was never to my knowledge any statement saying the Group is over,but to me,without Lyle i dont think Pat woukd do it. But man what a legacy!! And Bona's bass solo is just amazing

[@rorbot_SMF]

Such an awesome rendition of this song. Everyone did terrific, and I'm appreciative of what Pat Metheny has bought to the world.

[@pricelje]

Robert Harris well said

[@adrianwalsh666]

Pats so increable and the pianoiest was breath taken the bassist was excellent great band the best i have seen ❤❤❤

[@tomwashingtonjr848]

Beautiful ❤ seen Pat live 7 or 8 times … met him once … his 1st album at 17 yrs old … 20 Grammys… GOAT ❤❤❤❤

[@davidryan7386]

Zackly. 1st disc with Jaco 🤯🌅🙏

[@Fulmer1000]

I've seen him live more than any other artist (over 20 times). I gotta ask, what was he like when you met him?

[@fredfungalspore]

You will Never See Music like this ever again.....

[@00xanawolf00]

This is the first time I've heard this... My mind is blown.

[@옥동스타일]

+00xanawolf00 yeah and I still don't know where my mind is

[@bonvabriones]

Same here... mindblown.

[@antoonpreudhomme1107]

Vidio barrywhite

[@simonlawrie9215]

Blown to that place where nothing can harm your head .

[@moivinpippick4882]

Mindblown still 17 years later. Meth is a hellova drug.

[@luizjanela]

Heard trumpet sound, came to see if it was Pat soloing, but this time i was wrong. Great Cuong Vu. Beautiful!

[@СтаниславВайкерт]

Trumpet and Pat Matheny's synthesized guitar sound different. Trumpet is a live brass instrument, guitar is a picking instrument though passing through a trumpet voice.

[@williamroark]

LOL.... ME TOO!!!!

[@williamroark]

Станислав Вайкерт these days you have no idea “what’s playing what” Buy a Roli and see what they are doing.... Pat could have EASILY been a Trumpet patch that has been created lately AWESOME he still plays the Roland Patch that he makes famous, HE USED TO BRING OUT AN UNBELIEVABLE “CHIME” SOUND “LIVE”..... as the ENTIRE AUDIENCE GASPED!!! Pat has been an “Audio Inventor” since hooking up with Lexicon (TimeLine, Primetime, PCM 41, PCM 42) Synclavier, not to say the BRILLIANT MUSICIANS THAT SIT NEXT TO HIM!!

[@NormVW2013]

Still so sad. Watching Lyle playing here I just can't help feel something was taken from me. His virtuosity, how he fit in perfectly with PMG. I know in last 5 yrs. he was tired of touring and disillusioned with the music biz and pivoted to programming & management. I was hoping someone could've coaxed him to perform again. RIP..

[@hamiltonmays4256]

What an egregious affront it must be that others don't live just to gratify you. How dare they do what they choose to... /s

[@davidbarnes3864]

Maybe because of his health, we'll never know, I also heard par lay that they weren't on the best of terms in the end, all speculation no confirmation

[@enumaelis17]

Amazing performance, what a solo ed effect Lyle Mays!

[@congac33]

No matter how many times I hear this, my favorite PMG tune. JUST CHILLS AND THRILLS! EVERY DAMN TIME!

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth...

[@donkkong5551]

That song is great and this version is amazing!

[@irenebrovia379]

He opens up the gates of heaven and let’s all the beauty pour out onto us! Wondrous!

[@jcal3654]

I am always amazed when I hear this. Never get tired of it. So uplifting....Thank YOU !!

[@michaellandolina7676]

Holly cow again…. 2 yrs later. Isn’t anyone listening to this great magic?

[@danmason8427]

This song is from Offramp, 1982. It was a 20 year old classic when this tour happened. Cuong Vu was 13 when it came out. It sounds good here, and still sounds good today. Truly timeless music.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth...

[@matt_pacheco_music]

Was it from offramp but never included on the studio album? I don't see it as a track on there

[@danmason8427]

I stand corrected. It was not from Offramp, rather it appeared on Teavels, which was the Offramp tour. Same era, though.

[@anthony27334]

No, it's from Travels

[@joycesweeting3211]

Pat becomes one with his guitar ...you gotta luv it! :)

[@mfpwabc]

Been lucky enough to see the group live a few times in its various line ups over the years. Never fails to move me and this particular line up was amazing. Worth checking out Richard Bona's solo records which were also incredible.

[@deeblues1]

Have only seen the Pat Metheny Group live three times....and each time I felt like I didn't want to leave....Like to see them again but where will they find another Lyle Mays !!...Not forgetting Richard Bona the most all around player I've seen...

[@Sleepy_Alligator]

RIP Lyle May's. Truly great musician. RIP PMG. An amazing band that I had the privilege to see many times.

[@dr.adriankertesz5614]

No words can ever convey my feelings right here. But, pure art, excellence at its best, the extraordinary gathering, peak performance, heart and skills, may help. Thank you to you all dearest musicians

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth.....

[@paultroyano6316]

pat metheny my favorite guitarist his genius reminds me that there is a wonderful and amazing Creator

[@francoisbegin6718]

Discovered Bona, what a player !!

[@KouameMatthieuNguessan]

Pat Metheny is a great genius!! As a self taught bassist, the first time i saw a video of him playing "have you heard" i was really astonished and i truly think that he is one the greats musicians whose music gave me the courage and boost to keep pushing. ✊

[@357CLOUDY]

Same here...self taught. This and jazz in general is great to play along with.

[@dwightvisionsinc.6088]

One of the greatest piano players out there, incredible human being, Lyle Mays is by far one my favorite acoustic piano players. Kudos to Pat as always - none other than the greatest guitar player that ever lived so I won't say anything about Pat even though I just did. We need PMG back at least before this whole thing comes to a close! Oh, check out Richard on the bass, (Richard Bona) simply mesmerizing! Oh, and BTW, the drummer (Antonio Sanchez) is Latino and from Mexico, nice mix!

[@JackieLastrada]

Richard Bona, The George benson of the bass guitar!!🌈4:54

[@borgullet3376]

Sanchez is SIIIIIICK !

[@cobblewright]

I saw this version of the PMG at the Landmark Theater in 2002. Excellent performance as they all are.

[@GS-fl8le]

I was there too. Syracuse, NY. Excellent show!

[@helenamooi4879]

6 month ago I felt in love with "the last train home 'and still I follow this group.....

[@terryb3388]

you were right to do so ... you have tapped into the REAL music and real musicianship stay with it no matter what your loser friends say about it. I've been dealing with the mediocrity for decades. Stay with your heart!

[@rafaelsantana4905]

Same... 14 years ago.

[@peterlachina6185]

Cuong Vu on Trumpet killed! Thought his part was so awesome.👏👏👏 Love this proformance. Cant stop listening to this master piece of pure Play by all.!

[@solstice53]

I always come back to hear this performance to remind myself what real musicianship sounds like. RIP Lyle and thanks for leaving behind a legacy for others to follow.

[@gflyer45]

Hands down one of the tightest groups of musicians ever

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth...

[@timmundorff2354]

With Lyle gone you think you've lost your way, somehow. Then you remember Lyle showed us the way. Lyle hasn't really gone...he's just kept going. And now we know the way.

[@darrellkhalid6815]

Pat Metheny at his best.listen to this everrrrrry morning on my way to work.They are great man great!!

[@stefanodestefano3914]

this is one of the most complex and at same time runny song of Pat. I just adore it!

[@1610austin]

this is the greatest music in the planet

[@jacquescarrier9713]

Incredible tight ban whit soc-ht good song merci from Montréal, Québec Canada..

[@garrybelt5458]

Pat Metheny has a style all his own. Yes indeed! He's out there!

[@jazzytds]

That's IT! Nothing more, nothing less...sheer perfection, Metheny perfection. He takes me to a place, in my mind's eye I am traveling thru strange towns, over the sea, in peaceful space, nothing matters with Metheny. I am in bliss with Metheny.

[@politicalanimal1987]

Each musician was pushing all the others to the limit! That is an incredible performance!

[@jamesthomson9506]

Jazz has evolved pat metheny has taken it to another level gooooood music

[@MRSHORTFUSE100]

Any time I have seen Mr Metheny over the years be it solo,group or whatever it might be has been nothing but pure musical magic.Was lucky to meet him a few times to top it all off!!!!

[@cascanicoff5763]

I was borned and raised in Bilbao, I have lived here 45 of my 50 years. This should be our unofficial city song. Regrettably very few people in Bilbao know it even exists. 😖😡

[@donaldbass6737]

Music at its highest form.

[@roopemakela2984]

the talent and performance here is downright hysterical

[@gds765red]

This is a great song with alot of great solos by a very gifted band which uses the jazz formant of solos '

[@michaelalderete9622]

So nice, and as a plus, with Metheny ensembles the live performances sound as good as studio cuts, something you can't count on in live pop music performances.

[@scottthepoet9040]

i saw them in Santa Cruz on this tour in 2002 and this was the encore song best show of my life just outstanding

[@milesporter2875]

And he is probably the nicest, most genuine human being... let alone drummer... I have ever met. Oh... and he is an OUTSTANDING musician!

[@adamturnage]

You got THAT right! Great music is eclectic! It has a finger on the pulse of the nations, and has the ability to reach someone at any point on the globe on a deep and intimate level!

[@diegobrando2194]

Hold on a moment while I feebly attempt to reconstruct my melted face

[@marcogarbin27]

One of the greatest live performances I've ever seen

[@louisb.4032]

Holy shit, the guy on the bass is amazing.

[@jimbrunsman1011]

This tune was the encore for the show I saw in Davis, CA and it always brings back very fond memories of that night. They were touring in support of "Speaking of Now" the first time with Antonio Sanchez on drums. Great show...

[@rickpaul9858]

Lyle was one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. I same him many times in concert. First time was in 1980 at the Roxy in L.A.

[@amartinblueplanet]

Oh sweetness--that drum break at 7:00 with the steady quarters on the pedal wood block were killer!!!!!!

[@rorbot_SMF]

He has brains for each of his limbs! ;-)

[@hugosalazae5197]

Wow that trumpet sounds amazing!! My favorite horn but usually an unruly instrument that takes years to tame! Great job!

[@xaviermartinez7325]

Increíbles. Pena por Lyle, great! Los vi hace 3 años en el Grec de Barcelona, por favor Pat, don't stop play music

[@hermanbentley9401]

Music Really Does Make The World Go Round..... i believe it slowed down yesterday...

[@Belfreyite]

I love the trumpet and it is so at home on this number. Cuong Vu!! What a player!

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth...

[@joaovidreiro1086]

Dear Lord in heaven there is anyone that doesn´t know Pat M.??? hE HAS STARTED PLENTY YEARS AGO ...... i UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYBODY IS following SOCCER.. shama on you all

[@jessek9144]

Went to the concert in Tokyo 2002....still remember the beautiful night with amazing music.

[@johntatum1951]

Love the trumpet solo...so great and way inside...big PM fan! Nice of you, Cuong Vu...greart musicians all.

[@meghanstar6718]

The drummer sitting front stage kicks azz... don't see that to often. Music for everyone and everyone is music..

[@perfectbeat]

This is incredibly good! It's like the music transcends itself, or is greater than itself.

[@gorazdeo]

Just heard this live last night, Metheny and Sanchez, but with Linda Oh on bass and Gwilym Simcock on piano. Incredible, still with all this power that Metheny's music carried all these years ago.

[@ubernate860]

I've heard the same quartet play it twice and I totally agree

[@scotty8m8]

MotherOfAllMesses ...I heard it, too at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ. Final song and everyone left the auditorium whistling it...very cool!

[@1610austin]

saw that line up always great

[@giampierograni5859]

Lyle Mays!! Genio!! ❤️

[@johntatum8088]

Cuong Vu and Steve Rodby...really stand out solos....love Lyles interpretations and rhythmic sense...then there was Tony Sanchez and Pat..amazing band.

[@2rkolle]

bona's from the another galaxy? jesus!!

[@francescotalotta1309]

Kolle k the best!

[@omarishukur8701]

Pat is the GOAT!!

[@erikharper5396]

Gorgeous! Infectious! Triumphant! Unparalleled!

[@markaugustus4064]

Every note a delight!

[@GlennMcGloughlin]

Oh, I was turned on to Pat by a girlfriend and her sister in 1978 just after I got out of the army. I've been a forever fan since. Seen him one at Meany Hall at the University of Washington (Orchestration Tour) and he was masterful, just brilliant.

[@julianpineda729]

Escucho esto y vuelvo al pasado y vuelvo a vivir,música eterna.