Bright Size Life
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Released | January 3, 1976 | |||
Recorded | December 1975 | |||
Studio | Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Americana | |||
Length | 37:06 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Bright Size Life is Pat Metheny's debut album, released in 1976 on ECM, when Metheny was 21. The album features Jaco Pastorius on bass and Bob Moses on drums.[4]
Production and reception
The songs for Bright Size Life were written when Metheny was living in Boston and teaching at the Berklee School of Music. Metheny's mentor, the vibraphonist Gary Burton, helped Metheny arrange the songs and accompanied him to the recording session in Germany. Despite that, Burton never received a producer credit on the release.[5]
Metheny has described the album as being "moderately successful" when it was released, selling around 900 copies, but that it wasn't until 10–15 years later that it received wider recognition.[6]
In 2005, the first track was included on the Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar compilation on Columbia Records.[7] In 2011, the first track was included on the Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology compilation.[8] In August 2020, the album was included in the jazzwise list of 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World.[9]
Track listing
All music is composed by Pat Metheny, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bright Size Life" | 4:45 |
2. | "Sirabhorn" | 5:29 |
3. | "Unity Village" | 3:40 |
4. | "Missouri Uncompromised" | 4:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Midwestern Nights Dream" | 6:00 | |
6. | "Unquity Road" | 3:35 | |
7. | "Omaha Celebration" | 4:18 | |
8. | "Round Trip/Broadway Blues" | Ornette Coleman | 4:58 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – 6-and 12-string electric guitar
- Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar
- Bob Moses – drums
Charts
Album – Billboard
Year | Chart | Position |
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1976 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 28 |
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Bright Size Life – Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Bright Sized Life". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Burton, Gary (30 May 2019). "Gary Burton: Vibraphone Legend Talks Corea, Metheny and Berklee". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Metheny, Pat (8 July 2013). "Pat Metheny Looks Back at Bright Size Life". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World". jazzwise.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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