Music Of Pat Metheny
FMR, 2025
8/10
Listen to Music Of Pat Metheny
Bob Gluck, Karl Latham and Christopher Dean Sullivan come together for these 7 adventurous tunes that pay tribute to Pat Metheny, plus others, and it’s a quick peek at some modern interpretations.
“Question & Answer” opens the listen with Gluck’s dreamy keys alongside Latham’s frisky drums for the distinct atmosphere, and “Afternoon” follows with the warm keys and Sullivan’s cozy bass making for a playful and elegant setting.
Landing in the middle, “Offramp” is a busy and rumbling moment of free jazz exploration, while “Dolphin Dance”, by Herbie Hancock, recruits rich ideas and frisky interaction between the trio for the busy yet controlled album highlight. “Everything That Lives Laments” exits the listen, and showcases Gluck’s meticulous keys amid the soft bass and well timed drums via the Keith Jarrett tune.
A very creative set of interpretations, the post-bop moments, harmonic bouts and the lush territory that’s explored makes for an excellent debut from Transcendence.
Travels well with: Bob Gluck- And Every Fleck Of Russet; Karl Latham- Living Standards II