Jun 12: 'The Way Up'

A second posting for today as I need to mention an anniversary of one of the best concerts I ever went to.

I was  fortunate enough to be present at the Hammersmith Odeon on the 12th of June 2005 (I was in Block 9 Row E Seat 38 in the Circle...) for a performance of "The Way Up" and other music - almost 3 hours of sublime jazz. The late Lyle Mays was awesome as ever, and I loved seeing Pat with Antonio Sanchez on drums once again. It's a pity they stopped working together.

I can't believe that's now over 20 years ago...

Here's the Introduction to the piece, recorded in South Korea in April that year. Then check out the whole piece.

Musicians: Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Antonio Sanchez, Cuong Vu, Gregoire Maret, and Nando Lauria.