From This Place / Pat Metheny (2020)

Pat Metheny - From This Place

"Same River," A new track from 'From This Place,' out next Friday on Nonesuch Records. You can hear the song, along with previously released album tracks "Wide and Far," "America Undefined," and "You Are" at http://smarturl.it/fromthisplace | Pat Metheny

Herbie Hancock - Keyboards Pat Metheny - Guitar Jack DeJohnette - Drums Dave Holland - Bass Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland - Cantaloupe Island (1990) | Jazz Fusion

Pat Metheny describes his mind state during improvisation as being detached from his usual self and being that of the observer or listener asking the question: “What would I like to hear?” He goes on to say that this takes place in almost real time, in less than a millisecond. “At my best, I don’t even feel like I’m doing anything. I’m just standing there listening. And if there happened to be a guitar player there, which there is, and it happens to be me, what would I like to hear that player d