PAT METHENY GROUP / LIVE AT BEACON THEATER 950324 (2CDR)

Pat Metheny - guitars, guitar synthesizer, electric sitar
Lyle Mays - piano, synthesizers
Steve Rodby - double bass, bass guitar
Paul Wertico - drums, percussion
Luis Conte - percussion
Mark Ledford - vocals, guitars, percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, marimba, glockenspiel
David Blamires - vocals, guitars, percussion, accordion, mellophone, flugelhorn, vibraphone, marimba

DISC 1
1. Stage Introductions
2. HAVE YOU HEARD
3. AND THEN I KNEW
4. HERE TO STAY
5. HOW INSENSITIVE
6. FIRST CIRCLE 9:16
7. SCRAP METAL
8. FARMER'S TRUST
9. EPISODE D'AZUR
10. LAST TRAIN HOME
DISC 2
1. ARE YOU GOING WITH ME?
2. THIRD WIND
3. WE HAD A SISTER
4. THIS IS NOT AMERICA
5. ANTONIA
6. TO THE END OF THE WORLD
7. MINUANO (SIX-EIGHT)
8. STRANGER IN TOWN

A newly released live recording from the Pat Metheny Group. This is an audience recording from a live performance at the prestigious Beacon Theatre in New York, formerly known as the home of the Allman Brothers Band, boasting superb high sound quality. In terms of sound quality, there were few points that needed correction during remastering, only minor output adjustments. Overall, adjustments were made between songs, removing censorship such as whistling and "Hyoy!", and especially cutting Metheny's lengthy speeches. This results in a live album that can be enjoyed from start to finish with a good tempo, and it fits onto two discs. With its superb sound quality and performance, this is an excellent title that I can recommend to a wide range of fans.