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 The eleven tracks were recorded in Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, and Nacogdoches, Texas, while on tour in America for Offramp (1982).
Reception
It was voted number 570 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).
Track listing
Personnel
Pat Metheny Group Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers, electric organ, autoharp, Synclavier Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass, bass synthesizer Danny Gottlieb – drums Nana Vasconcelos – percussion, voice, berimbau
Technical personnel
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 Chart (1983) Peakposition US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)8
Awards Grammy Awards YearCategory1984Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
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