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Travels (Pat Metheny Group album)

Travels is a live double album by the Pat Metheny Group recorded in July, October, and November 1982 and released on ECM the following year. The quintet features pianist Lyle Mays and rhythm section Steve Rodby and Dan Gottlieb, with guest Nana Vasconcelos.

It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Background

The eleven tracks were recorded in Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, and Nacogdoches, Texas, while on tour in America for Offramp (1982).

Reception

It was voted number 570 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

Track listing

Personnel

Pat Metheny Group

Technical personnel

  • Manfred Eicher, Pat Metheny – producer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing engineer
  • Randy Ezratty – live recording engineer
  • Gary Geller – assistant live recording engineer
  • Dieter Rehm – design
  • Dieter Rehm, Milan Horacek, Jähnig – cover photographs
  • Ron Pownall – liner photographs

Charts

Awards

Grammy Awards

References