Customer Reviews
Great display of diversity - By: Jeremy Walton, 29 Jul 2008 
Released as a supplement to "Day Trip", the trio's studio set from earlier this year, this is a collection of new live tracks recorded at The Blue Notein Tokyo. In spite of its categorization as an EP (a label that has probably lost all the meaning it hadin the vinyl world - indeed, this set clocksin at 40 minutes, which used to be a respectable length for an LP) the keynote here is diversity, as this little group shows off a wide variety of styles, ranging from the folksy atmosphere of "Tromso" to the knotty polyrhythms of "Back Arm & Blackcharge".
In between there's "Travelling Fast", which is probably the piece that'd be most easily recognized as a Metheny tune, featuring as it does his characteristic creamy guitar tone. The breadth of the music on offer here transcends the limitations of a small ensemble, thanks to their careful attention to detail - for example, the delicate use of orchestral bells to highlight the melodyin "Tromso" & the wayin which the players shift & interlock on "Back Arm & Blackcharge". Two gentle acoustic ballads round out this set, making it a very worthy addition to Metheny's large catalogue.
Wonderful Live EP - By: Deckard Descartes, 04 Jun 2008 This wonderful little Live EP comes right on the back of the last Pat Metheny Trio album 'Day Trip'. The EP was cutin Tokyo & features Pat Metheny (guitars), Christian McBride (double bass) & Antonio Snachez (drums). There are five cuts on this EP, all of which are not on Day Trip. In fact, the pieces had been exclusively available for downloading on the Nonesuch Records website and, after fans had lobbied the company, now have their first appearance on CD.
These are not second-rate outakes --- this is top-notch stuff. After the triumph of Day Trip, the new Pat Metheny Trio seems to be hitting new artistic heights. Can't wait to see them live. The EP has everything fans love about Metheny. Explorations on the electric sitar-guitar, melodic post-bop, & a pretty acoustic ballad on the baritone guitar. The real highlight, however, is the fourth piece where Metheny & his fellow musicians let it rip with a noisy performance worthy of Hendrix's Voodoo Chile. Energetic! Recommended!
