Pat Metheny - Letter From Home - Today Show on NBC

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morrisonAV

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@embrown23
@embrown23 3 жыл бұрын
Pat: "Let me get out my tiny guitar and play a song for you" All of us: CAN'T STOP CRYING
@Splucked
@Splucked Жыл бұрын
Met my late husband at the office and he got me into jazz. The highlight of our drive home was a local DJ who signed off with 'Letter from Home' every night. Looked forward to it. Always made the miserable rush hour traffic less miserable. We adored that song. I still do but now it's bittersweet. 😢
@morrisonAV
@morrisonAV Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that wonderful memory. My ex-wife hated Metheny so I was on my own.
@billvill61
@billvill61 Жыл бұрын
@morrisonAV Hahaha! I laugh because when I first met my wife some 34 years ago, we were going on a drive of about an hour and a half, I put on Metheny and after about 5 mins, she wanted to know where the words were. She didn't get him at all. She's slowly warmed up to him over the years. ...and by 'warmed up', I mean she'll tolerate him for a few songs.
@BryanBlock
@BryanBlock 5 жыл бұрын
RIP, Lyle Mays. You were incredible and you will be missed and remembered.
@silversurfer647
@silversurfer647 3 жыл бұрын
Oh shoot. I didn't know he passed away. When did he ? I'm so sorry.
@markwiechman8513
@markwiechman8513 3 жыл бұрын
I love this tune so much and I wish they had made a few more records together.
@davidgeary490
@davidgeary490 3 жыл бұрын
Lyle Mays - a great composer and keyboardist! Thank you for your inspired work! RIP.
@doctorgarbonzo2525
@doctorgarbonzo2525 10 ай бұрын
Greatest Duet since Davis & Coltrane, Lyle you & your Music are Sorely missed........... .......... ......
@jotape6748
@jotape6748 4 жыл бұрын
As an argentinian I still can't believe Pedro Aznar was part of that band. I mean, i do, because Pedro it's always amazing and still do but its incredible to hear Pat talking about him as part of the interpretation of his music. God Bless you Pat and Lyle y Dios te bendiga Pedro
@doctorgarbonzo2525
@doctorgarbonzo2525 10 ай бұрын
The Aznar years! Pedro's harmonizing & instrumental voice still ever so shining through
@Archer335
@Archer335 4 жыл бұрын
Metheny & Mays - what a team: so brilliant. Letter From Home & Still Life (talking) - two of the greatest albums ever, in any genre. Street Dreams and Lyle Mays - two more brilliant albums. R.I.P. Mr. Mays. Thank you so much for contributing so brilliantly and positively to world culture. You will be missed.
@silversurfer647
@silversurfer647 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. I didn't know that Lyle passed away.
@Doty6String
@Doty6String 3 жыл бұрын
imagine this on tv today....never happen. gorgeous
@JorgeOreMusic
@JorgeOreMusic 14 жыл бұрын
There's just something about Pat Metheny's pieces that sound so unique. His pieces are beautiful and haunting at the same time...it brings feelings of melacholy and nostalgia with a touch of happiness...
@lastdaysguitar
@lastdaysguitar 2 жыл бұрын
A big part of that sound (especially in this era) was the keyboard textures of the late great Lyle Mays. They absolutely were huge compositional influences on each other.
@JorgeOreMusic
@JorgeOreMusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@lastdaysguitar Yes, Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny were worked so well together...🎶🎸🎹
@wayofthinkin
@wayofthinkin 6 жыл бұрын
PMG . The most amazing instrumental group of all time.
@princessproncybonkly
@princessproncybonkly 3 жыл бұрын
Pat Metheny is the first artist my dad ever showed me. I carry this song and this album in my heart always. Simply beautiful
@mauroangelantoni6889
@mauroangelantoni6889 3 ай бұрын
Thank you to post this video.
@SuperGuitarman69
@SuperGuitarman69 15 жыл бұрын
i was asked in an interview here in nashville 2 weeks ago, if i was stuck on a desert island and could only have one record to play what would it be? I had never even givin it any thought really. and this particular song came to mind and i said letter from home by pat metheny. They thought i'd give a typical nashville response of something I had played on or my own thing. Loved the reaction I got from other players in the room that applauded. Pat is my favorite composers!!!
@Enigma758
@Enigma758 14 жыл бұрын
Sadly, most people wouldn't recognize music this brilliant if it jumped up and bit them on the face.
@chrisbjork1093
@chrisbjork1093 4 жыл бұрын
Why does Gumble ask questions if he doesn't want to listen to the answers? Metheny is pure class.
@beatricejust7549
@beatricejust7549 4 жыл бұрын
I agree!! Pat handled himself so well!! I think Gumbel was rude!!
@silversurfer647
@silversurfer647 3 жыл бұрын
And by the time Pat answers the question, he already has another question. Thats one stupid dude. Like the rest of the Media. Relax and let someone answer entirely instead of being on some stupid ⏰ clock.
@ericsearcy8939
@ericsearcy8939 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing!
@pjost6643
@pjost6643 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen a skit of someone imitating him can’t recall but he keeps asking why? Why? Why? 🤣
@BarbItalia
@BarbItalia 3 жыл бұрын
I agree - it's like his first day on the job, wth.
@photopicker
@photopicker 14 жыл бұрын
fantastic tune ... there is a lyrical haunting quality to this sound ... the harmonic choices are really interesting
@sambochen2010
@sambochen2010 4 жыл бұрын
Such a masterpiece!! RIP Lyle Mays. 🙏🙌
@charlesdickey1002
@charlesdickey1002 8 ай бұрын
PM has always been a relentless promoter and touring artist. Especially back when this appearance was taped, he had to be. Virtually no radio stations played PMG music with the occasional exception of college stations. Note that Lyle Mays was perfectly happy to sit in the shadows and let PM bask in the limelight. I wish Metheny had mentioned that Mays was his equal and that crafted virtually every PMG tune together and that Mays was instrumental in shaping the PMG sound. Now that we have lost Lyle Mays I become more aware of his prodigious contribution to the music, the sound and the success of the PMG. They have been the soundtrack of my adult life and as an architect I was always and still am inspired and challenged to make art as beautiful as theirs. How fortunate are we to be on this earth at the same time as these two men, who have redefined jazz / contemporary music for over 50 years and introduced this truly American art form to a generation of young listeners and the world at large. I’ll be attending my 35th PMG / Lyle Mays concert soon for the Dream Box Tour. My first as a University of Florida student in 1978 when PM played solo in his bare feet. I was hooked.
@morrisonAV
@morrisonAV 8 ай бұрын
Excellent post and thank you for your thoughts and memories. I was so happy when I recorded Pat that morning on the Today show. Sounds like we both discovered him around the same time. I've seen him at nearly every concert appearance he made here in the Tampa Bay area and he never failed to please. RIP Lyle.
@billhutchison7078
@billhutchison7078 5 ай бұрын
Miss the music from then, so many memories and great artists and great music, never anyone better than the other. They all compliment each other.❤👍
@tedhoeborn2310
@tedhoeborn2310 9 жыл бұрын
I've really appreciated these guys for over 30 years. They seem to be nice people. Metheny is great, Mays beyond compare. Both from the Midwest.
@ruebenaguilera771
@ruebenaguilera771 6 жыл бұрын
And two of the finest people. American Treasures.
@emilsabatini4038
@emilsabatini4038 2 жыл бұрын
This piece of music is absolutely phenomenal amazing . None can do it better than Pat Metheny Group!
@mapexmac
@mapexmac 11 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly one of the most perfect pieces of music - of all genres of all time. Pure emotional, musical art.
@afterpodcast
@afterpodcast 8 жыл бұрын
Of all the AMAZING Pat Metheny albums...I consider "Letter from Home" his masterpiece!
@gcbranco
@gcbranco 15 жыл бұрын
Nobel Prize for Pat and the band
@rhythmfield
@rhythmfield 3 жыл бұрын
This music is so evocative - seeing it live was an experience - they’d shift gears from wild free jazz and then bring it down to achingly soft heartfelt sounds of tears and spirits of ancient Europe and Africa / Brazil … nothing quite like the PMG touring bands before or since. Long live Pat Metheny.
@smitty195
@smitty195 13 жыл бұрын
I know this has been on KZbin for over a year, but I just found it. Man this is awesome. PMG in the 80's and 90's were absolutely fantastic! I've seen them a half-dozen times in different venues, and I get frickin' goose bumps when they play!!!
@claudiosolarino1392
@claudiosolarino1392 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful ad accurate
@mauricioazevedosounddesigner
@mauricioazevedosounddesigner 4 жыл бұрын
It’s a little Master Piece!!! I love this music!!!!
@smonkey957
@smonkey957 10 жыл бұрын
This is by far my favorite composition by Pat. I never seen it played live... Tears...That's all I got Beautiful..
@biffburley1
@biffburley1 4 жыл бұрын
smonkey957 I finally saw him last fall after many, many tries, so keep trying! He keeps on touring!
@johngarbarzyk5549
@johngarbarzyk5549 4 жыл бұрын
I actually saw them play this song for the first time ever at a small show at the beginning of the Travels tour in 1983. It was still untitled and would be 5 years before they recorded it but I can still remember thinking what a beautiful tune it was when I first heard it.
@AECSRQ
@AECSRQ 4 жыл бұрын
Great song, great musicians, lousy interviewer. Thank you Pat, Lyle, guys, for so much great music. You made part of the soundtrack of my life.
@sseltrek1a2b
@sseltrek1a2b 4 жыл бұрын
absolutely transcendent...never seen a live version of this...
@Elixear
@Elixear 3 жыл бұрын
Very few others with his tiny Ibanez on the Internet. ;)
@terit9045
@terit9045 7 жыл бұрын
Metheny & Mays greatest duet since Davis & Coltrane, Old man in Socal listening to these sweet memories of yesteryear, Wish I had it all again
@lastdaysguitar
@lastdaysguitar 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@nonewmccarthyism
@nonewmccarthyism 14 жыл бұрын
Both guys seem to make points here. However, like most anything Pat does, I suspect he does it with full, unfettered commitment - and naming his songs is NO exception. I love his lyrical titles. They fit perfectly most of the time, and for me, they not only add dimension, but actually gently nudge me into certain thought processes. Pat may be an instrumental musician, but he is a very lyrical guy - he's also a very quotable guy , time and time again I've seen it happen. I love him for this, too.
@hemidesign
@hemidesign 15 жыл бұрын
Brazil
@ECexperimentales
@ECexperimentales 2 жыл бұрын
mi album favorito en este planeta llamado guitarras
@lorij3738
@lorij3738 3 жыл бұрын
Simply LOVE Pat Metheny (PMG)! RIP Lyle Mays. Beautiful.
@dawudabdullaah6977
@dawudabdullaah6977 2 жыл бұрын
Love this song. No one has Lyle Mays' touch on the piano, which makes PMG difficult to cover. That includes the current iterations of Pat's group.
@marksoria6487
@marksoria6487 7 жыл бұрын
Tears to my eyes . . .
@dawnthomas5299
@dawnthomas5299 9 жыл бұрын
Pat ..i an english woman living in UK ..your music reached me and y friends ..keep ity up
@BarbItalia
@BarbItalia 3 жыл бұрын
Perfection.
@gervasi05
@gervasi05 4 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia
@mikesheridan4071
@mikesheridan4071 Жыл бұрын
GENIUS !!
@fredfungalspore
@fredfungalspore 13 жыл бұрын
Pat and Jeff beck are my favourite guitar players they can become one with there music not many can achieve this in life
@annettescroggins3905
@annettescroggins3905 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful...love their music...complex sometimes
@gohuskies583
@gohuskies583 12 жыл бұрын
What a great song!
@alejandramarquez235
@alejandramarquez235 3 жыл бұрын
This sounds so simple but at the same, it feels out of this world. Pure talent and magical. Would love to have seen the whole band play. Thanks a million for this
@BrianBaggett
@BrianBaggett 11 жыл бұрын
And now I'm going to play a little guitar for you.
@ILiveintheZone
@ILiveintheZone 5 ай бұрын
Literally 😂
@tiffanydouglas2686
@tiffanydouglas2686 7 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs on this CD. I loved it!
@crescentsi
@crescentsi 9 жыл бұрын
Incredible, dense, psychical drama here, full of memories and nostalgia.
@kevinmoney8951
@kevinmoney8951 2 жыл бұрын
Greatest song I ever heard
@johnwest360
@johnwest360 15 жыл бұрын
Pat Metheny Brains of the Jazz Music... Cool relaxing music
@ShotoJamf
@ShotoJamf 14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. And yeah, Gumbel could have stopped running his mouth a long time before he did.
@TheMichaelseymour
@TheMichaelseymour 12 жыл бұрын
i hammered on my pull offs today.
@Moreoff
@Moreoff 15 жыл бұрын
This was a sonically and technically perfect take on that song. Wow! Great find and thanks!
@doctorgarbonzo2525
@doctorgarbonzo2525 3 жыл бұрын
This Incredible Album from the Band, It always makes my drink go down that much smoother,
@SynclavierMPDR
@SynclavierMPDR 15 жыл бұрын
home sweet home.. that the message, think about all your family
@DenissPashkevich
@DenissPashkevich 14 жыл бұрын
great mood fantastic music! Thank You Pat.
@MaggotBrain123
@MaggotBrain123 13 жыл бұрын
This is too good...
@radiodj1520
@radiodj1520 14 жыл бұрын
I Believe This Was A Video Clip Of NBC News' Today's Entertainment News Report On Pat Metheny On Thursday Morning, August 24, 1989.
@FPS1200
@FPS1200 3 жыл бұрын
Goodbye Lyle. And thanks friend.
@Centigonos
@Centigonos 11 жыл бұрын
Very wise words!
@eeandersen
@eeandersen 7 жыл бұрын
Skip over the interview (to 3:15), it adds nothing to the music. The music brings tears to my eyes; it touches me deeply.
@brandonj70
@brandonj70 15 жыл бұрын
yea i dig this clip. rare jem
@BurnsRubber
@BurnsRubber 3 жыл бұрын
Many critics here, but I think Bryant Gumbel is great here. Can tell, he’s really into the music. Interesting questions, for a new, but interested audience.
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, that occurred to me watching this as well. That there is no way an interviewer on a mainstream news station would ask intelligent and thought-provoking questions to a musician. Everything has been TMZized sadly.
@DougSouthernOregon
@DougSouthernOregon 13 жыл бұрын
@AmorSabor88 So true about Lyle Mays. I've listened to The Pat Metheny Group for 25+ years and they never cease to amaze me. If I had to pick one favorite, I think it would be The Way Up (Live in Seoul). Varied time signatures - three different guitars, incredible synchronization. Bryant must be one of those straight ahead jazz fans. Nothing wrong with that. But Pat's music is far more complex. It's like comparing basic math to calculus.
@frododarg
@frododarg 15 жыл бұрын
you are correct -my lack of knowledge didnt know the name was soprano - i said minature meaning smaller from a concert i was at and saw him use thanx for the info
@MaxFrankl
@MaxFrankl 9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video- I really enjoyed watching! Best wishes, Max
@OccurInNature
@OccurInNature 14 жыл бұрын
Wow. One of my faves from Pat. I just realized that this *must* have been an influence the Song "Sunshine" from my new album. (even though I have not heard it in many years) Thanks Pat!
@biffburley1
@biffburley1 4 жыл бұрын
My dog spot! How freaking hilarious!
@pinkorpurple432
@pinkorpurple432 14 жыл бұрын
0:52 "Hm, since you have so much trouble titling your songs, I guess you don't want to title your music." True class.
@laypyu
@laypyu 11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful...... :o
@TBlake34
@TBlake34 14 жыл бұрын
Gumbel's first question was so aggressive. He reacted like Metheny explained that he used child slaves to set up his equipment, "YOU DON'T LIKE NAMING THINGS!?!?!?!" That affected journalist persona is always good for a chuckle.
@zgress
@zgress 15 жыл бұрын
Thank You! Great video!
@bakersupreme2010
@bakersupreme2010 4 жыл бұрын
Minus Bryant Gumble, it would have been!
@costafepkr9003
@costafepkr9003 12 жыл бұрын
gracias! :)
@fhbob87
@fhbob87 15 жыл бұрын
"you know we could really call this tune my dog Gumble"
@curitre
@curitre 5 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Metheny compositions. Kudos to Bryant Gumbel for asking interesting and thoughtful questions. Who are the 19 children who gave this a thumbs down?
@danoloane
@danoloane 4 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? Bryant Gumbel is a gasbag out of his depth interviewing Pat. Shut up and let the real artist do what he does...
@curitre
@curitre 4 жыл бұрын
@@danoloane Regardless of your personal feelings towards Gumbel, the Today Show is not a Jazz Festival. Any interviewer from that show would be out of their depth speaking with Pat. But the questions he asked were appropriate for the audience and there were some answers I hadn't heard before, so ... yeah. Kudos to Gumbel for understanding the appropriate depth given the platform.
@barnysan
@barnysan 12 жыл бұрын
lo resumiré :) el tipo le pregunta (dentro de su ignorancia por el jazz) : por qué el disco letter from home tiene referencias a brasil. Pat le explica que al ser países multiculturales y multirraciales la expresión artística es mayor. desafortunadamente en la banda hoy no están ( el argentino y el brasileño) y así mismo habla de Aznar. que puede usar su voz como otro instrumento. lo cuál lo hace único, haciendo que él disfrute la composición de los temas.
@TheMichaelseymour
@TheMichaelseymour 12 жыл бұрын
a six string one -with a pick up {just one } with a yellow color and its semi -automatic as well -i think its electric too . sounds nice !
@divyx
@divyx 13 жыл бұрын
@smitty195 PMG is only band i'd really really would travel hundreds of miles to see. Not sure if they've ever been in Finland but, perhaps it's still not too late.
@barnysan
@barnysan 12 жыл бұрын
pat tirándole flores a pedro aznar !! un crack mundial
@Shivasavasana
@Shivasavasana 11 жыл бұрын
Coolest shirt ever!
@winterramos4527
@winterramos4527 9 жыл бұрын
That crumpling of the paper... Come'on Gumble..
@djhamm721
@djhamm721 11 жыл бұрын
Yeah right! What is he playing?? as many times as I've seen PMG in concert (7, 8x?) I have never seen him play this tiny guitar. The 42 string Pikasa is still the most awesome and enjoy that every time. And now the Today Show would NEVER feature an artist in this kind of setting much less one who is not the tops on social media and wouldn't pull a huge crowd in next the their studio. Kudos to Gumbel however you feel about him to have Pat on that show.
@pretorious700
@pretorious700 12 жыл бұрын
Pat looks like a giant on that guitar.
@tedhoeborn2310
@tedhoeborn2310 9 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of Tommy Emmanuel's "Angelina." There are dozens of his songs which are more dynamic, but this one is more personal.
@TheSpiritOfYah
@TheSpiritOfYah 11 жыл бұрын
He's my absolute favorite composer of all time BUT... of all the tracks on Letter From Home, this was not the track that I would've introduced ourselves to a national audience. j/s
@detodounpoco37
@detodounpoco37 11 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows the name of that mini guitar? I cant believe that that over-the-top reporter didnt say nothing about that cuttie beauty. Thanks
@artbychristine
@artbychristine 14 жыл бұрын
@goforkt ... when worlds collide ...
@ShaulKohan
@ShaulKohan 14 жыл бұрын
does someone knows if this "little" guitar is an absolute custom from ibanez to pat or if it's a known thing like maybe a "piccolo guitar" or something like that?
@mariothepookster
@mariothepookster 12 жыл бұрын
Of course the PM's music is jazz. What else would it be? Rap? Rock? Country? Soul? R&B? Avant Garde Experimental? Classical? Pat Metheny grew up at a time when he could be exposed to all kinds of music. He and his musical partner, Lyle Mays, are jazz musicians.
@dholmes974
@dholmes974 13 жыл бұрын
Picked this up New in 89'... Had just got back from 4 yrs in Europe and 1st marriage was ending; kind of ruined this disc for me. I forgot how great the cd was; gonna re-order it today!
@ulfthegoon
@ulfthegoon 14 жыл бұрын
Gumble is trying to make structure out of the abstract...Metheny's witty comebacks put Gumble in his place. Metheny outwits the interviewer in this one.
@utube9000
@utube9000 13 жыл бұрын
Notice how LAID BACK this whole presentation is. Back then, TV show TOOK THEIR TIME and spent time talking with the artist before they played. Nowadays, TV is so RUSHED, the editing is so quick and not a moment is wasted - they cut right to commercial. Somehow, we have lost the PACE of how society should really run and as a result, we MISS SO MUCH.
@vickvictor3074
@vickvictor3074 9 жыл бұрын
buensimo alguien puede subtitular este video? soy de argentina alcanzo a entender que nombra mi pais, no se de que estan hablando. gracias
@efegeyt
@efegeyt 8 жыл бұрын
+Vick Victor Dice que un tercio de la banda está formada por músicos sudamericanos (un brasileño, un argentino), aunque lamentablemente en este momento están en sus respectivos países. Y luego elogia especialmente a Pedro Aznar.
@vickvictor3074
@vickvictor3074 8 жыл бұрын
+Fernando Gómez muchas gracias.
@lukepoolservice
@lukepoolservice 5 жыл бұрын
RIP Lyle Mays
@loren1283
@loren1283 15 жыл бұрын
My dog spot and letter from home are not so different titles. Just goes to show you.
@roscoegarbonzo9966
@roscoegarbonzo9966 11 жыл бұрын
This is Deep! Not for Casual Ears....
@bamblejam
@bamblejam 11 жыл бұрын
Can anyone please tell me the guitar model Pat used in this song?
@shakeAbooty88
@shakeAbooty88 8 жыл бұрын
Ibanez mini PM20
@SeanFenlon
@SeanFenlon 4 жыл бұрын
Bryant Gumble is annoying as an interviewer. Pat Metheny is a genius as a musician and composer. This Letter from Home performance is sublime.
@costafepkr9003
@costafepkr9003 12 жыл бұрын
me gustaria saber que dice! veo que dice algo de argentina... podes ayudarme?
@pinkorpurple432
@pinkorpurple432 15 жыл бұрын
...we could call it "Zero Tolerance for Silence," and who would know the difference?
@markbutcher4100
@markbutcher4100 4 жыл бұрын
Mine was frizzbeed out of the car window
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