The Pat Metheny Group. The Way Up Part 3

2005 at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

[@donDonau]

Pat Metheny should be distributed in pharmacies.

[@anushkaland]

Absolutely!!!!!!!!

[@ruthpetkaitis7497]

👌I put Pat Metheny on in the car when I'm stressed...I call it the "Pat Metheny Protocol."

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

The ultimate swansong for one of the iconic ensembles of all time who made some of the greatest music ever and always did things their way. God bless PMG

[@bonaventuratintadore4741]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful and phenomenally moving segment of The Way Up. It opens up a portal to heaven. The vocalese, the instruments…there are really no words, it builds to the crescendo then grabs your heart. I used to listen to The First Circle with Pedro Aznar on vocals, of course the late, great Mark Ledford and Lyle Mays ( RIP) on piano, then Another Life ,with Richard Bona on vocals ( Speaking of Now) over and over. Then The Way Up, Part 3, took me into the stratosphere. I am so thrilled to have experienced The PMG. One of a kind for the Ages! MBT 7/5/24

[@Rex-fm1lf]

Amazing band. Just feel grateful that I was able to see Lyle Mays play live with the Pat Metheny band a couple of times. Such a beautiful and lyrical player and imho one of the greatest piano players. Lyle Mays era Pat metheny band was so special.

[@iammar10]

I couldn't agree more! I only wish I'd had the intense pleasure it would've been to see the PMG with Lyle. Living in Western Canada made that difficult to arrange at the time. Oh, to turn back the clock!

[@operating]

They hit such a peak with this album and tour. It was beyond anything I had ever experienced.

[@JGlassy]

Unforgettable era. I’ll always come back to the original PMG for solace that the world and stars above can be right.

[@rbrobyn1]

That's the most talented, inspiring ensemble ever. Ever!

[@JimAlwart]

EEVVAAAAAHHH ❤❤❤

[@anushkaland]

Yes

[@Calbertone]

music for the mind and the soul, like a sistine chapel of music. rip lyle

[@snowfiresunwind]

I am fortunate to have seen Antonio play with Metheny a number of times (on many of Pats projects) and he is always superb and always giving the music 100 percent swing.

[@BassMasterBruce]

I was there somewhere in the middle of the 150,000 strong crowd......it was the 13th and final show of that tour I was fortunate to attend and witness PMG at its best performing the entire album live along with other classics. Hard to believe its almost been 20 years since that tour. I will forever be grateful that I had the chance to see once of the most amazing bands ever assembled perform their best recording (IMHO) as a swan song......

[@gregsaddie]

The final show.

[@dansullivan1246]

The vocals at the end, then back to the recurring theme.....sheeeeeiiittt...

[@gregsaddie]

This is where 'Bach' and modernity intersect.

[@davidklepinger4809]

I live in Atlanta and got to see PMG three times, all in different venues. Their show at the Fox Theater was unforgettable.

[@andyhills9972]

Having got the score of the Way Up - how do they remember to play 254 pages of such complicated music; it's beyond me. It's beyond most humans. Except these genuises.

[@KevinMarshall757]

It's easier to remember when the music is transformed in the artist's mind into a story

[@atomdent]

Great memories! 👍

[@barrettedwards6478]

This whole album is off the charts!!!!

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

This whole album is only this tune!

[@MarekJakubowicz]

Best composers ever: J.S.Bach .................... P.Metheny.......................................................................................................Year 2459 ......................;)

[@markcouncil4688]

No, I don't know how music could possibly get any better than this. And it doesn't need to! I got to see this incarnation of the PMG at an unannounced gig at Johnson State College in Vermont, their final 'rehearsal' gig before taking TWU on tour and I sat ten feet from Lyle's piano. What a wonderful drug-

[@kevinlane4587]

I was at the JSC show as well. I am a long-time, die hard PMG fan and I remember a friend saying "It's like having the Beatles come to town". We are all so lucky both for the fact that this group created so much original and beautfiful music but also that they toured so regularly to venues big and small. In VT alone I saw PMG @ JSC, the Flynn (3 or 4 times) and Sugarbush.

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

Thank you Antonio. You've had an astounding career to go along with your astounding ability. Not only were you involved in the creation of this epic masterpiece, you later on won an Academy award as a solo drummer, put out 2 great CD's under your own name, and was still Pat Metheny's drummer all in the same year. That's undeniably impressive.

[@kuleebaba9014]

Playing like it was going to be their last....OMG!

[@anushkaland]

Antonio, we met briefly in the South of France by a food truck during a PM show, and I thanked you for this album that is a lifelong healer of EVERYTHING for me. Wings, tears of joy, you are brilliant, you all are, the summum of expression and legal drug for soul flight. Bless you for this musical gift.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Goosebumps & tears of joy coming up while listening. Absolutely Beautiful. It's one of my all time favorite suites from the group. Thanks so much for sharing Antonio! ❤

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Ever thee consumate musician musician.....Metheny know the flow of music.A Maestro of the most impressive composition.

[@FFrrEEddRRiiKK1]

Miss this group. Pat Metheny at his best sound.

[@JimAlwart]

PMG Rules ❤❤❤

[@rdpatterson2682]

an incredible chapter in PMG.

[@hosaleeparrish1194]

Live band is unfadeable

[@paulojosechecolibinga8667]

É lindíssimo toda obra gênio esses são u junto vem aquela adimiracao e saudade do nosso grande Lyle 💙 gratidão

[@keeyust2457]

Truly the greatest group of all time. Simplemente inexplicable el nivel que manejan estos dioses

[@richardmiller7738]

Over miked the bass drum. I love Antonio Sanchez, arguably one of the finest ever. This is also one the best Metheny Group tracis ever. .

[@dansullivan1246]

Ridiculously amazing...Amazingly ridiculous...in a beautiful way...Lyle kills it...they all do...Pat is the mad scientist of jazz, I stole that from somebody..

[@JimAlwart]

These Guys are just insane ❤

[@anushkaland]

Absolutely

[@Lithium...]

Gods of music

[@Laurobf]

Gênios! Esse álbum é um absurdo, uma performance musical das mais impressionantes que ja vi.

[@nunoviotti]

Awesome musical beauty :) love it. And superb drumming

[@randytellez2451]

Wow😱

[@ioannisthemistocles9198]

Thank you for posting this masterpiece! So glad I got to watch this in person.

[@briand4000]

If a piece of music could light the afterburners, stand on its tail and accelerate to Mach 1 to 30K feet, THIS IS IT.

[@Riedel777]

Fantastic! 👌🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@johncrispin2118]

Thanks again Tony what an achievement you and the band have left us, brilliant music is timeless.

[@aartman01]

Wow. Just Wow.

[@tiffanydouglas2686]

Antonio, I saw you with Pat, Linda and Gwylim in concert in my hometown at the Alys Stephens Center in January of 2017. We love you!

[@robertdelgado7274]

Bro thanks for posting this, and what a lineup. You guys were really in top form on this gig. BURNIN!!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@MrMONGIBEL]

Beautiful finish of Nando Lauria

[@michawawrzyszko]

Byłem na waszym występie na zamku książąt pomorskich W Szczecinie Wspaniały dzień Genialni muzycy Dziękuję 🥁🎸 Pozdrawiam z Kołobrzegu Michał ❤❤❤🇵🇱👋👋👋👋

[@JavaA1962]

Masterful performance. SMH

[@JavierGarcia-mb4ts]

Cuanto mas lo escuchas mas descubres ❤❤❤ gracias

[@joeldb8828]

Musical insanity.

[@galbaribeirodefaria6104]

It's great! Thanks a Lot!! From BRAZIL!!!

[@damianzeni2023]

Una maravilla de obra realmente... creo que es el clímax de PMG. Una maravilla. Si tuviera que realizarles preguntas... me centraría en esta obra, para mí, póstuma. Un abrazo desde Argentina Antonio! Gracias por compartir!

[@kabepinheiro]

Thanks for all Antonio. I'm your fan from Brazil.

[@deejayjarrett]

The guitar solo in Part Three is one of the best sections in The Way Up imo, going from very complex to just looping four chords, very refreshing! Also could it be a nod to Dream of the Return with the order of guitar solo, piano solo and synth guitar solo? Respect to Antonio for picking up the bass in the end so that Steve can play the arco part!

[@booskismith9465]

Do you know what those 4 chords are?

[@deejayjarrett]

G11 G6 Gm7 G6

[@musician069]

Fantastic bass playin Antonio

[@ralphmunn1685]

Steve Rodby on bass - yes, amazing. Antonio on drums, also amazing!

[@musician069]

@@ralphmunn1685 I know this. Butttt Antonio played the fretless on the ending before switching back to drums. 😁

[@krball56]

It's Steve rodby on bass.

[@musician069]

@@krball56 it’s antonio on fretless bass at the end. Good lord, I didn’t think this was gonna be a debate.

[@musician069]

@@krball56 thanks for worrying about my knickers. ☺️🙃

[@myfavoritethings6433]

Creo que la mejor version de este concierto fue la que grabaron para el DVD en Korea, esa version esta increible.

[@tpzid]

Saw this tour in New Brunswick. I felt the end of PMG was coming. Where do you go from here?

[@anthony27334]

You just carry on! 😅😅 Just another chapter in life for Pat.

[@alvinalvino5894]

tuning guitar?