Works I is a selection Fre the early years of exceptional guitarist when he was housed at the German record label ECM. Specifically, it is specifically selected pieces from the years 79-83, undeniably on the criterion of audibility. Indigestible pieces, or 'failed' experiments were not incorporated, making this CD every beginner in the topic Pat Metheny recommended. The pieces are in contrast to his later works still completely acoustically without guitar synthesizer, and thus sound very organic. But it is not traditional Real Book Jazz, who can be heard: Metheny already since the beginning had a very own style, which includes very melodic, yet extremely virtuosic solos, as well as tasty package. Especially it has his main companion over the years, Lyle Mays, the keyboard player, great share. In this album he mainly plays the piano, which gives the sound just does good, and he is on the intelligibility of the music, which is always present in spite of often highly complex, highly betei interred. The song on which this is best manifest is (Cross The) Heartland. The four musicians, among whom also bassist Mark Egan, is a student of the legendary Jaco Pastorius, playing with dynamics and density, which is an integral part of the music. And these properties are enhanced and refined by Metheny's solos, where one wants to often regarded as extremely complex melodies, rather than dismiss them as profane solos. But the melodies that are meant as such, are brilliant in the songs of choice. Nevertheless, they are quite complicated, it is after a while quite a sort of catchy quality fixed. If you want to hear pleasant fusion jazz on acoustic instruments, there is hardly anything better. (This is an Amazon.com at the university-student review.)
