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sunship Oct 16 2011 at 9:18 AM	Hi All, Wow, what an amazing show. I had no idea it would be like that, I was expecting something totally different. Anyway, I am having a total meltdown. What was the name of the second song he played on the nylon stringed guitar? I know it, but I cant place what album it was off of. Thanks.
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hman01 Nov 01 2011 at 2:53 PM	Anyone who attended the New York shows-Did it look like they were recording? I hope so!A 6 CD set would be so cool.I also noticed in "Tour Dates" that there is an 8 night engagement at The Blue Note,Tokyo in January.There’s gotta be a box set comin’ out! PPLLEEAASSEE!!!!!!!!!!
Mr Flowers Oct 31 2011 at 8:20 AM	I would buy the box set, no questions asked. Pat, do it, please!
LindaV Oct 29 2011 at 12:25 PM	I vote for the box set too, since I couldn’t be there as planned. cries
sunship Oct 27 2011 at 9:54 PM	I agree. A box set seems like it would be very fitting. The Jarrett Blue Note set is magical. I think Pat could release something similar and it would be a remarkable document to add to his amazing career.
Dazedcat Oct 27 2011 at 3:52 PM	Metheny has never done a box set. If anyone is entitled to do one it’s Pat. This would be remarkable if he ever released a Keith Jarrett style box. Hey Pat, if you release it I’ll buy.
Tom Rudd Oct 27 2011 at 10:37 AM	Keith Jarrett did it, so why not Pat.
thehague Oct 26 2011 at 3:58 PM	Chick did it, so why not Pat?
hman01 Oct 25 2011 at 10:40 AM	Come on Pat! Blue Note 6 CD set! PPLLEEAASSEE!!!!
lorenantolik Oct 20 2011 at 8:20 PM	I was on the side stage for the Sunday show. I was explaining to my group that we were basically sitting where Lyle Mays would be on a normal PMG show. It was totally unbelievable to have that perspective. Especially interesting was seeing how he managed the pedals for the Orchestrion section. Once in a lifetime opportunity! Everyone at the Blue Note was very nice and helpful, and it’s in such a beautiful neighborhood.
Brinklehof Oct 19 2011 at 5:04 PM	"fchovitz" I totally agree with your assesment of the Blue Note. Before Sun. I too read quite a bit of reviews of the Blue Note that sounded more like warnings than reviews. I found all the staff very cordial. Our server was really excelent and the people we shared the table with were very pleasant to talk to. I’ve been to many Pat shows in NYC that were tarnished by disrespectful, unattentive individuals but Sunday at the Blue Note the place was absolutely packed with great vibes and a very appreciative crowd.
fchovitz Oct 19 2011 at 2:48 PM	Hi everyone! Attended the 8pm show on Sunday night with my wife. what struck me was that all of the "warnings" about the Blue Note, ie. crowded, gruff personalities at the door, etc. were simply not true. Being so close to Pat and his music was inspirational to say the least. the orchestrion piece was probably the best piece of music I have ever heard him play. It was a special night for my wife and I. Tried to get him to sign the back of my ticket stub for the last Orchestrion show, but was told that he was resting up for the next show. Totally understandable. thanks for the music Pat.
Pete_Vancouver Oct 19 2011 at 1:22 PM	brinklehof ... less than three feet from him whilst playing ? holy cow , thats borderline suicidal . I’ve seen guitarists accidentally slice the faces off audience members during particularly intense sequences , and Pat gets completely enraptured at times . As they say in Yorkshire , ’You were lucky’!
mugsy Oct 18 2011 at 2:18 PM	Big kudos to Pat and Larry! I am so happy that all the shows were different and unique in their own way. Just from reading all of the reviews, and the two sets I heard on different nights, different venues in California - Pat really pulled from many different aspects of his impressive songbook. The shows in San Francisco were part of SF Jazz. They were billed as "music from the new CD." He didn’t play ANY from his new CD - all classic Metheny and some standards.
Brinklehof Oct 18 2011 at 2:17 PM	Attended the Sunday 8pm show. Usually I’m just content to be in the building when Pat plays. I’ve seen him so may times from balconies, however this time I was beyond fortunate to be sitting at the stage directly in front of him. When he and Larry hit the stage he made direct eye contact with me and said "thanks for coming". What a thrill. The few tunes he played seated, most noteably "The Sound Of Water" on the 42 string were breathtaking. When he played, my face was literally less than three feet from the guitar. Was able to get a great view of Pat controling all his toys since I was so close I had to watch out I didn’t bump anything. I even got a guitar pick he used. I can’t begin to put into words how I felt being so close to his playing with all that gorgeous sound washing over me. I was blinking back tears all night and my wife said I never stopped smiling. Beautiful set included; So May it Secretly Begin, James, When We were Free, Never to Far Away, The Bat, The Sound of Water, an mindblowing improv on a version of the orchestrion, and And I Love Her. I found "The Bat" particularly moving I almost wept with joy. Such an intimate gig, that’s how jazz was ment to be experienced. I don’t expect I’ll ever have another experience to compete with it unless I ever get to shake Pat’s hand someday and thank him for how he has enriched my life. Only wish I could have made it to more shows... best money ever spent
sunship Oct 18 2011 at 1:04 PM	And who would have imagined he would bring a piece of the Orchestrion to Blue Note? What a surprise.I wish I went twice, I really do. Seeing him on this tour, really made me realize how important he is. I mean, we know he is one of the best, but this tour makes me realize he is on another level. He really is in a room by himself. To me, Jarrett and Metheny stand at the top.
sunship Oct 18 2011 at 12:52 PM	Thanks "lorenantolik", Of course. The song at my show was "Farmer’s Trust". I am really upset that I did not go twice. It sounds like this BLue Note stint, he mixed it all up with many many songs, because most of the songs you mentioned were not played at my show. I did not expect this kind of show. I thought it was going to be in support of "What’s It All About". So I was really surprised and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. As I have said before, Pat always gives you the unexpected. What a fantastic performance.
Grouchybearnj Oct 18 2011 at 8:10 AM	Can someone provide the full playlist for Friday’s early show at the Blue Note? (14-Oct-11, 8:00pm) - it was an amazing show and the encore had us dancing in our chairs!
Mr Flowers Oct 18 2011 at 7:15 AM	Saturday 10:30 show: James, Falling Grace, So May It Secretly Begin, When We Were Free, (can’t remember?), Always and Forever, Into the Dream, Orchestrion improv piece.
lorenantolik Oct 17 2011 at 11:57 PM	We were there on Thursday and Sunday first sets. On Thursday the acoustic songs were I’ll Find Me in Your Dreams and Farmers Trust. On Sunday night he played The Bat and Two For the Road. The encore on Sunday also included the acoustic piece And I Love Her, whereas the Thursday night show the encore was Lone Jack. Both shows were structured similarly, but each show was completely unique unto itself. The last song where he played the synth guitar was definitely a highlight and took me right back to circa Are You Going With Me(theny) :)
agamez77 Oct 17 2011 at 3:02 PM	Sunship, it depends which night you went to. I went for two nights, (Tuesday and Friday) and both shows were completely different from each other, (every single song) except for Question and Answer. For Tuesday, they opened with "Unrequited", but Friday night, they opened with "So May It Secretly Begin. The second song with the Nylon strings on Tuesday was "Always and Forever" but on Friday it was "Two For the Road" from Missouri Sky, which was unbelievably beautiful.
Tom Rudd Oct 17 2011 at 12:31 PM	A box set of Pat Metheny percent Larry Grenadier Live at the Blue Note. That would be Sweeeet !!
Tom Rudd Oct 17 2011 at 9:56 AM	It would be interesting to have gone to the show for a few consecutive nights to see how much the set changed.
hman01 Oct 17 2011 at 7:57 AM	Thanks for the reports.Was there any recording equipment there? I just think it would be great if Pat did a box set of Blue Note session like Keith Jarrett did!
drum523 Oct 16 2011 at 9:32 PM	I was at the Blue Note last evening and the show was great including the bonus composition towards the end. I believe the song he played with the 42 picasso was The Sound of Water or Into the Dream.
Mr Flowers Oct 16 2011 at 2:09 PM	Always and Forever, I believe. It was a beautiful show. I was resting my elbows on Pat’s amp, and loving every note they played together. Wow. Thanks, PM and LG!!
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hman01
Nov 01 2011
at 2:53 PM

Anyone who attended the New York shows-Did it look like they were recording? I hope so!A 6 CD set would be so cool.I also noticed in "Tour Dates" that there is an 8 night engagement at The Blue Note,Tokyo in January.There’s gotta be a box set comin’ out! PPLLEEAASSEE!!!!!!!!!!

Mr Flowers
Oct 31 2011
at 8:20 AM

I would buy the box set, no questions asked. Pat, do it, please!

LindaV
Oct 29 2011
at 12:25 PM

I vote for the box set too, since I couldn’t be there as planned. **cries**

sunship
Oct 27 2011
at 9:54 PM

I agree. A box set seems like it would be very fitting. The Jarrett Blue Note set is magical. I think Pat could release something similar and it would be a remarkable document to add to his amazing career.

Dazedcat
Oct 27 2011
at 3:52 PM

Metheny has never done a box set. If anyone is entitled to do one it’s Pat. This would be remarkable if he ever released a Keith Jarrett style box. Hey Pat, if you release it I’ll buy.

Tom Rudd
Oct 27 2011
at 10:37 AM

Keith Jarrett did it, so why not Pat.

thehague
Oct 26 2011
at 3:58 PM

Chick did it, so why not Pat?

hman01
Oct 25 2011
at 10:40 AM

Come on Pat! Blue Note 6 CD set! PPLLEEAASSEE!!!!

lorenantolik
Oct 20 2011
at 8:20 PM

I was on the side stage for the Sunday show. I was explaining to my group that we were basically sitting where Lyle Mays would be on a normal PMG show. It was totally unbelievable to have that perspective. Especially interesting was seeing how he managed the pedals for the Orchestrion section. Once in a lifetime opportunity! Everyone at the Blue Note was very nice and helpful, and it’s in such a beautiful neighborhood.

Brinklehof
Oct 19 2011
at 5:04 PM

"fchovitz" I totally agree with your assesment of the Blue Note. Before Sun. I too read quite a bit of reviews of the Blue Note that sounded more like warnings than reviews. I found all the staff very cordial. Our server was really excelent and the people we shared the table with were very pleasant to talk to. I’ve been to many Pat shows in NYC that were tarnished by disrespectful, unattentive individuals but Sunday at the Blue Note the place was absolutely packed with great vibes and a very appreciative crowd.

fchovitz
Oct 19 2011
at 2:48 PM

Hi everyone! Attended the 8pm show on Sunday night with my wife. what struck me was that all of the "warnings" about the Blue Note, ie. crowded, gruff personalities at the door, etc. were simply not true. Being so close to Pat and his music was inspirational to say the least. the orchestrion piece was probably the best piece of music I have ever heard him play. It was a special night for my wife and I. Tried to get him to sign the back of my ticket stub for the last Orchestrion show, but was told that he was resting up for the next show. Totally understandable. thanks for the music Pat.

Pete_Vancouver
Oct 19 2011
at 1:22 PM

brinklehof ... less than three feet from him whilst playing ? holy cow , thats borderline suicidal . I’ve seen guitarists accidentally slice the faces off audience members during particularly intense sequences , and Pat gets completely enraptured at times . As they say in Yorkshire , ’You were lucky’!

mugsy
Oct 18 2011
at 2:18 PM

Big kudos to Pat and Larry! I am so happy that all the shows were different and unique in their own way. Just from reading all of the reviews, and the two sets I heard on different nights, different venues in California - Pat really pulled from many different aspects of his impressive songbook. The shows in San Francisco were part of SF Jazz. They were billed as "music from the new CD." He didn’t play ANY from his new CD - all classic Metheny and some standards.

Brinklehof
Oct 18 2011
at 2:17 PM

Attended the Sunday 8pm show. Usually I’m just content to be in the building when Pat plays. I’ve seen him so may times from balconies, however this time I was beyond fortunate to be sitting at the stage directly in front of him. When he and Larry hit the stage he made direct eye contact with me and said "thanks for coming". What a thrill. The few tunes he played seated, most noteably "The Sound Of Water" on the 42 string were breathtaking. When he played, my face was literally less than three feet from the guitar. Was able to get a great view of Pat controling all his toys since I was so close I had to watch out I didn’t bump anything. I even got a guitar pick he used. I can’t begin to put into words how I felt being so close to his playing with all that gorgeous sound washing over me. I was blinking back tears all night and my wife said I never stopped smiling. Beautiful set included; So May it Secretly Begin, James, When We were Free, Never to Far Away, The Bat, The Sound of Water, an mindblowing improv on a version of the orchestrion, and And I Love Her. I found "The Bat" particularly moving I almost wept with joy. Such an intimate gig, that’s how jazz was ment to be experienced. I don’t expect I’ll ever have another experience to compete with it unless I ever get to shake Pat’s hand someday and thank him for how he has enriched my life. Only wish I could have made it to more shows... best money ever spent

sunship
Oct 18 2011
at 1:04 PM

And who would have imagined he would bring a piece of the Orchestrion to Blue Note? What a surprise.I wish I went twice, I really do. Seeing him on this tour, really made me realize how important he is. I mean, we know he is one of the best, but this tour makes me realize he is on another level. He really is in a room by himself. To me, Jarrett and Metheny stand at the top.

sunship
Oct 18 2011
at 12:52 PM

Thanks "lorenantolik", Of course. The song at my show was "Farmer’s Trust". I am really upset that I did not go twice. It sounds like this BLue Note stint, he mixed it all up with many many songs, because most of the songs you mentioned were not played at my show. I did not expect this kind of show. I thought it was going to be in support of "What’s It All About". So I was really surprised and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. As I have said before, Pat always gives you the unexpected. What a fantastic performance.

Grouchybearnj
Oct 18 2011
at 8:10 AM

Can someone provide the full playlist for Friday’s early show at the Blue Note? (14-Oct-11, 8:00pm) - it was an amazing show and the encore had us dancing in our chairs!

Mr Flowers
Oct 18 2011
at 7:15 AM

Saturday 10:30 show: James, Falling Grace, So May It Secretly Begin, When We Were Free, (can’t remember?), Always and Forever, Into the Dream, Orchestrion improv piece.

lorenantolik
Oct 17 2011
at 11:57 PM

We were there on Thursday and Sunday first sets. On Thursday the acoustic songs were I’ll Find Me in Your Dreams and Farmers Trust. On Sunday night he played The Bat and Two For the Road. The encore on Sunday also included the acoustic piece And I Love Her, whereas the Thursday night show the encore was Lone Jack. Both shows were structured similarly, but each show was completely unique unto itself. The last song where he played the synth guitar was definitely a highlight and took me right back to circa Are You Going With Me(theny) :)

agamez77
Oct 17 2011
at 3:02 PM

Sunship, it depends which night you went to. I went for two nights, (Tuesday and Friday) and both shows were completely different from each other, (every single song) except for Question and Answer. For Tuesday, they opened with "Unrequited", but Friday night, they opened with "So May It Secretly Begin. The second song with the Nylon strings on Tuesday was "Always and Forever" but on Friday it was "Two For the Road" from Missouri Sky, which was unbelievably beautiful.

Tom Rudd
Oct 17 2011
at 12:31 PM

A box set of Pat Metheny percent Larry Grenadier Live at the Blue Note. That would be Sweeeet !!

Tom Rudd
Oct 17 2011
at 9:56 AM

It would be interesting to have gone to the show for a few consecutive nights to see how much the set changed.

hman01
Oct 17 2011
at 7:57 AM

Thanks for the reports.Was there any recording equipment there? I just think it would be great if Pat did a box set of Blue Note session like Keith Jarrett did!

drum523
Oct 16 2011
at 9:32 PM

I was at the Blue Note last evening and the show was great including the bonus composition towards the end. I believe the song he played with the 42 picasso was The Sound of Water or Into the Dream.

Mr Flowers
Oct 16 2011
at 2:09 PM

Always and Forever, I believe. It was a beautiful show. I was resting my elbows on Pat’s amp, and loving every note they played together. Wow. Thanks, PM and LG!!

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