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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Travels
| name = Travels
| type = live
| type = live
| artist = [[Pat Metheny Group]]
| artist = [[Pat Metheny Group]]
| cover = Pmg - travels.jpg
| cover = Pmg - travels.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1983
| released = 1983
| recorded = July–November 1982
| recorded = July–November 1982
| venue = Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, [[Nacogdoches]]
| venue = Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, [[Nacogdoches]]
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| length = {{Duration|m=96|s=26}}
| length = {{Duration|m=96|s=26}}
| label = [[ECM Records|ECM]]
| label = [[ECM Records|ECM]]<br>ECM 1252/53
| producer = [[Manfred Eicher]], [[Pat Metheny]]
| producer = [[Manfred Eicher]], [[Pat Metheny]]
| chronology = [[Pat Metheny]]
| chronology = [[Pat Metheny]]
| prev_title = [[Offramp (album)|Offramp]]
| prev_title = [[Offramp (album)|Offramp]]
| prev_year = 1982
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = [[Rejoicing (album)|Rejoicing]]
| next_title = [[Rejoicing (album)|Rejoicing]]
| next_year = 1984
| next_year = 1984
}}
}}
'''''Travels''''' is a live double album by the [[Pat Metheny Group]] recorded in July, October, and November 1982 and released on [[ECM Records|ECM]] the following year. The quintet features pianist [[Lyle Mays]] and rhythm section [[Steve Rodby]] and [[Dan Gottlieb]], with guest [[Nana Vasconcelos]].

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It won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance]].

== Background ==
The eleven tracks were recorded in Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, and [[Nacogdoches]], Texas, while on tour in America for ''[[Offramp (album)|Offramp]]'' (1982)''.''

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r143838 |title=Travels – Pat Metheny Group &#124; AllMusic |first=Richard S. |last=Ginell |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=19 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r143838 |title=Travels – Pat Metheny Group &#124; AllMusic |first=Richard S. |last=Ginell |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=19 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
|editor-first=J.
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| pages = 139
| pages = 139
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th|isbn=978-0857125958|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|year=2007|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th|isbn=978-0857125958}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=994}}</ref>
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=994}}</ref>
}}
}}


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It was voted number 570 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |author=Colin Larkin |title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]] |date=2006 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=0-7535-0493-6 |edition=3rd |page=193 |author-link=Colin Larkin}}</ref>
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'''''Travels''''' is the [[Pat Metheny Group]]'s first live album, released in 1983. It won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance]].

The album consists of live material recorded in July, October, and November 1982, in Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, and [[Nacogdoches]] (Texas). The Group for this album consisted of [[Pat Metheny]], [[Lyle Mays]], [[Steve Rodby]], [[Dan Gottlieb]], and guest [[Nana Vasconcelos]].

⚫
It was voted number 570 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]|author=Colin Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2006|edition=3rd|isbn=0-7535-0493-6|page=193}}</ref>

''Travels'' was recorded as part of the tour for the Group's 1982 studio album, ''[[Offramp (album)|Offramp]]'', but also featured previously unrecorded and unreleased songs.

In the liner notes for his ECM Rarum compilation album, Metheny expressed great love for the live rendition of "Are You Going with Me?" and appreciated the audience for whom it was played in Philadelphia.

The track "Song for Bilbao", dedicated to audiences in [[Bilbao]], Spain, was often played as an encore.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted
| all_writing = Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted
| headline = Side one:
| headline = Side I
| title1 = [[Are You Going with Me?]]
| title1 = [[Are You Going with Me?]]
| length1 = 9:19
| length1 = 9:19
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| title2 = The Fields, the Sky

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| writer2 = Metheny
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| title2 = The Fields, the Sky
| writer2 = Metheny
| length2 = 7:46
| length2 = 7:46
| title3 = Goodbye
⚫
| writer3 = Metheny

| title3 = Goodbye
| length3 = 8:16
⚫
| writer3 = Metheny
⚫
| length3 = 8:16
}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two:
| headline = Side II
| title4 = Phase Dance
| title1 = Phase Dance
| length4 = 8:03
| length1 = 8:03
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| title2 = Straight on Red

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| length2 = 7:26
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| title5 = Straight on Red
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| title3 = Farmer's Trust
| length5 = 7:26
| writer3 = Metheny

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| length3 = 6:25
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| title6 = Farmer's Trust
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| writer6 = Metheny
| length6 = 6:25
}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side three:
| headline = Side III
| title1 = Extradition
| title1 = Extradition
| writer1 = Metheny
| writer1 = Metheny
| length1 = 5:45
| length1 = 5:45
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| title2 = Goin' Ahead/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

| length2 = 16:22
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| title2 = Goin' Ahead/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
⚫
| length2 = 16:22
}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side four:
| headline = Side IV
| title3 = Travels
| title1 = Travels
| length3 = 5:03
| length1 = 5:03
⚫
| title2 = Song for Bilbao

| writer2 = Metheny
⚫
| title4 = Song for Bilbao
| writer4 = Metheny
| length2 = 8:28
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| title3 = San Lorenzo
| length4 = 8:28
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| length3 = 13:35

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| title5 = San Lorenzo
⚫
| length5 = 13:35
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

=== Pat Metheny Group ===
* [[Pat Metheny]] – acoustic and electric guitars, [[guitar synthesizer]]
* [[Pat Metheny]] – acoustic and electric guitars, [[guitar synthesizer]]
* [[Lyle Mays]] – piano, synthesizers, electric organ, [[autoharp]], [[Synclavier]]
* [[Lyle Mays]] – piano, synthesizers, electric organ, [[autoharp]], [[Synclavier]]
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* [[Danny Gottlieb]] – drums
* [[Danny Gottlieb]] – drums
* [[Nana Vasconcelos]] – percussion, voice, [[berimbau]]
* [[Nana Vasconcelos]] – percussion, voice, [[berimbau]]

'''Technical staff'''
=== Technical personnel ===
* Randy Ezratty – recording<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|title=Effanel Rolls with the times Aboard Monster Truck|last=Verna|first=Paul|date=9 March 1996|work=Billboard|pages=46–47|accessdate=5 May 2016}}</ref>

* [[Manfred Eicher]], Pat Metheny – producer
* [[Jan Erik Kongshaug]] – mixing engineer
* Randy Ezratty – live recording engineer
* Gary Geller – assistant live recording engineer
* Dieter Rehm – design
* Dieter Rehm, Milan Horacek, Jähnig – cover photographs
* Ron Pownall – liner photographs


==Charts==
==Charts==

Latest revision as of 21:50, 25 September 2024

Travels
Live album by
Pat Metheny Group
Released1983
RecordedJuly–November 1982
VenuePhiladelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, Nacogdoches
GenreJazz fusion
Length96:26
LabelECM
ECM 1252/53
ProducerManfred Eicher, Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Offramp
(1982) 		Travels
(1983) 		Rejoicing
(1984)

Travels is a live double album by the Pat Metheny Group recorded in July, October, and November 1982 and released on ECM the following year. The quintet features pianist Lyle Mays and rhythm section Steve Rodby and Dan Gottlieb, with guest Nana Vasconcelos.

It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Background

[edit]

The eleven tracks were recorded in Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, and Nacogdoches, Texas, while on tour in America for Offramp (1982).

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

It was voted number 570 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[5]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Going with Me?" 9:19
2."The Fields, the Sky"Metheny7:46
3."Goodbye"Metheny8:16
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Phase Dance" 8:03
2."Straight on Red" 7:26
3."Farmer's Trust"Metheny6:25
Side III
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Extradition"Metheny5:45
2."Goin' Ahead/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" 16:22
Side IV
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Travels" 5:03
2."Song for Bilbao"Metheny8:28
3."San Lorenzo" 13:35

Personnel

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Pat Metheny Group

[edit]

Technical personnel

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  • Manfred Eicher, Pat Metheny – producer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing engineer
  • Randy Ezratty – live recording engineer
  • Gary Geller – assistant live recording engineer
  • Dieter Rehm – design
  • Dieter Rehm, Milan Horacek, Jähnig – cover photographs
  • Ron Pownall – liner photographs

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 62
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[7] 8

Awards

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Grammy Awards

Year Category
1984 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

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  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Travels – Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 994. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Colin Larkin (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 193. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  6. ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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