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Pat Metheny Biography (1954-)

Full name, Patrick Bruce Metheny; born August 12, 1954, in Lee's Summit, MO;children: Nicolas Djakeem. Addresses: Manager: Ted Kurland AssociatesInc., 173 Brighton Ave., Boston, MA 02134.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Composer, guitarist

Birth Details

August 12, 1954

Lee's Summit, Missouri

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Shadows and Light (also known as Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light), 1980
• Himself, Jim Hall: A Life in Progress (documentary), 1998
• The Genius of Lenny Breau (documentary), 1999
• Television Work
• Specials
• Creator, "Big Time," American Playhouse, PBS, 1989
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Bright Size Life, ECM, 1975
• Watercolors, ECM, 1977
• Pat Metheny Group, ECM, 1978
• New Chautauqua, ECM, 1979
• American Garage, ECM, 1980
• 80/81, ECM, 1980
• As Falls Wichita, so Falls Wichita Falls, ECM, 1981
• Offramp, ECM, 1982
• Rejoicing, ECM, 1983
• Travels, ECM, 1983
• First Circle, ECM, 1984
• Works, 1984
• (With Ornette Coleman) Song X, Geffen, 1986
• Still Life (Talking), includes "Minuano (Six Eight)," Geffen, 1987
• Works II, 1988
• Letter from Home, 1989
• Question and Answer, 1990
• Secret Story, 1992
• The Road to You, 1993
• But We Live Here, c. 1995
• Imaginary Days, Warner Bros., c. 1999
• Jim Hall & Pat Metheny, Telarc, 1999
• A Map of the World (original soundtrack), c. 1999
• Trio 99[to]00, Warner Bros., 2000
• (With Michael Brecker) Time Is of the Essence, 2000
• Trio [right arrow] Live, Warner Bros., 2001
• Also recorded Zero Tolerance for Silence; Are You Going with Me?.
• Videos
• Recorded the video "More Travels," Geffen.
• WRITINGS
• Film Scores
• (With Lyle Mays) The Search for Solutions, Playback Associates, 1979
• Shadows and Light (also known as Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light), 1980
• (With Mays) The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1984
• Twice in a Lifetime, Yorkin, 1985
• The Silent Alarm, 1993
• Passaggio per il paradiso (also known as Gentle into the Night, Passage pour le paradis, and Passage to Paradise), 1996
• A Map of the World, USA Films, 1999
• Film Songs
• "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls," Dark Circle, 1982
• "Dear John," Under Fire, Orion, 1983
• "It's for You" and "Farmer's Trust," Fandango, 1990
• "This Is Not America," The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985
• "Goin' Ahead," Arachnophobia, Amblin, 1990
• Television Scores
• Specials
• "The Little Sister" (also known as "Forbidden" and "The Tender Age"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1984
• "Lemon Sky," American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
• "Big Time," American Playhouse, PBS, 1989
• Episodic
• "Grandpa's Ghost," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Musicians, Volume 26, Gale Group, 1999

Periodicals

• Down Beat, April, 1995, p. 16
• Guitar Player, March, 2001, p. 104
• Time, January 31, 2000, p. 69