80/81
Appearance
80/81 | ||||
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Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | 26–29 May 1980 | |||
Studio | Talent Studios, Oslo, Norway | |||
Genre | Jazz, folk jazz | |||
Length | 80:25 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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80/81 is a double album by jazz artists Pat Metheny, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker, and Jack DeJohnette, which was released in 1980.
Metheny toured in the U.S. in fall 1980 with a band including Redman, Haden, and Paul Motian. In the summer of 1981, he toured Europe with the full 80/81 lineup.
Track listing
All music is composed by Pat Metheny except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Two Folk Songs: 1st" | 13:17 | |
2. | "Two Folk Songs: 2nd" | Charlie Haden | 7:31 |
3. | "80/81" | 7:28 | |
4. | "The Bat" | 5:58 | |
5. | "Turnaround" | Ornette Coleman | 7:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Open" | Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman, Haden, Michael Brecker, Final Theme by Metheny | 14:25 |
2. | "Pretty Scattered" | 6:56 | |
3. | "Every Day (I Thank You)" | 13:16 | |
4. | "Goin' Ahead" | 3:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Two Folk Songs: One / Two" | 20:52 |
2. | "Every Day (I Thank You)" | 13:21 |
3. | "Goin' Ahead" | 3:51 |
4. | "80/81" | 7:34 |
5. | "The Bat" | 6:05 |
6. | "Turnaround" | 7:04 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (on tracks I-1, 2; II-2; III-1, 2; IV-1)
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone (on tracks II-1, 2; III-1, 2)
- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S.. Pat Metheny: 80/81 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.