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BACK TO BASICS(2004)
3 Valve Music

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI, cornet, trumpet; Rod Fleeman, guitar; Paul Smith, keyboards, synthesizers

Tracks: Chipanecas (arr. Mendez; perf. 1961); "Air" from Suite in D (J.S. Bach); Brandenburg Concerto No. 3/"Allegro" (J.S. Bach); "Recordare" from Requiem (Verdi); First Gymnopedie (Satie; arr. mm); Sonata in C Minor/"Pathetique"/"Adagio cantabile" (Beethoven); Pavane (Ravel); Lament for a Fallen Matador (Albinoni); Homage (M. Metheny); Chipanecas (arr. Mendez; perf. 1991)

Tracks 2-9 recorded/mixed (2004) at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, Grant Schainost, engineers.

SOUND CLIPS:
"Air" from Suite in D | MP3(787kb)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3/"Allegro" | MP3(722kb)
First Gymnopedie | MP3(911kb)

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Mike Metheny
PO Box 7004
Lee's Summit, MO 64064

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KC POTPOURRI (2003)
3 Valve Music

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI; Paul Smith, piano, keyboards, synthesizers; Roger Wilder, piano; Danny Embrey, Rod Fleeman, guitar; Bob Bowman, Gerald Spaits, bass; Tommy Ruskin, Todd Strait, drums; The Soundtrek Big Band (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)

Tracks: The Flintstones Theme; Always and Forever; Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West; Tell Me Now; How Insensitive; Are You Real?; Darn That Dream; Hey Man!; We'll Be Together Again

Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, Grant Schainost, Craig Rettmer, Jim Schrader engineers.

SOUND CLIPS:
The Flintstones Theme | MP3 (709kb)
Always and Forever | MP3 (721kb)
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West | MP3 (855kb)
Tell Me Now | MP3 (932kb)
How Insensitive | MP3 (972kb)

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CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE (2001)
3 Valve Music

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI, piano, clarinet d'amore; Paul Smith, piano, keyboards, synthesizers; Bob Bowman, bass; Todd Strait, drums; Bill Caldwell, tenor saxophone ("Pretty"), flute ("3 For Boston"); Pat Metheny, guitar ("Ta-ta For Now")

Tracks: Pretty; Attitude Blues; Close Enough For Love; Yes, I've Met Miss Jones; The Fox; 3 For Boston; Union Hill; Ta-ta For Now; My Foolish Heart; The Greatest Love of All

Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, engineer

SOUND CLIPS:Pretty | MP3 (940kb)
Attitude Blues | MP3 (924kb)
Close Enough | MP3 (1Mb)
Yes, I've Met | MP3 (932kb)
The Fox | MP3 (928kb)

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Other Recordings by Mike Metheny

STREET OF DREAMS (1996)
Altenburgh Records JGA-0020

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI; Brad Hatfield, keyboards and synthesizers; Todd Strait, drums

Tracks: Old Wine/New Bossa (M. Metheny); Skylark (Carmichael/Mercer); Angel Eyes (Dennis/Brent); Love Dance (Lins/Martins/Williams); Street of Dreams (Young/Lewis); Farmer's Trust (P. Metheny); Infinite Delay (M. Metheny); Deceptive Resolution (M. Metheny)

Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, engineer, with additional recordings at Pete's Basement Studio, Westwood, MA; Emerald City Studio, Boston, MA; Brad Hatfield Productions, Westwood, MA; and Riverside Productions, Mosinee, WI.

Contact Altenburgh Records at:
P.O. Box 154
Mosinee, WI 54455
715-693-2230

FROM THEN 'TIL NOW (1992)
Altenburgh Records MHM-0010

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI; Paul Smith, Brad Hatfield, Dick Odgren, keyboards and synthesizers; Bob Bowman, Marshall Wood, bass; Todd Strait, Bob Savine, drums; Danny Embrey, guitar; Olga Roman, vocal

Tracks: Mr. Curious (M. Metheny); Lakeview Ballad (M. Metheny); Sell-Out Samba (M. Metheny); You Are There (Doc Severinsen); Manitowoc (M. Metheny); After Ours (John McKee); Third & Green (M. Metheny); From Then 'Til Now (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Soundtreck Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, engineer, and Air Sound Studio, Boston, MA; Glenn Lacey, engineer.

Contact Altenburgh Records at:
P.O. Box 154
Mosinee, WI 54455
715-693-2230

These recordings are long out of print, but they sometimes show up in used record stores, garage sales, or exotic foreign lands.

KALEIDOSCOPE (1988)
MCA/Impulse

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI; Brad Hatfield, keyboards, synthesizers, vocal ("Star Crossed Lovers"); Marshall Wood, acoustic & electric bass; John Riley, drums; Dick Odgren, piano ("Certain Times")

Tracks: Straight Life (Freddie Hubbard); Star Crossed Lovers (Duke Ellington); Incognito (Brad Hatfield); Three Point Play (Mike Metheny); For Those Who Came Before (George Schuller); Something Borrowed (Mike Metheny); Certain Times (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Rob Jaczko, engineer

DAY IN - NIGHT OUT (1986)
MCA/Impulse

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, trumpet, EVI; Pat Metheny, acoustic & electric guitar; Dick Odgren, acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer; Rufus Reid, acoustic bass; Tommy Ruskin, drums; on "Like the Ocean" only: Mitch Coodley, electric guitar; John Lockwood, acoustic bass; Bob Tamagni, drums

Tracks: Like the Ocean (Joan Johnson); Day In-Night Out (Mike Metheny); Vanity (Manus/Bierman/Wood); Segment (Charlie Parker); Saudade (Walter Booker); Olvidar (Don Sebesky); Lakeview Ballad (Mike Metheny); Epilogue (Mike Metheny)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Glenn Berger, engineer.

BLUE JAY SESSIONS (1982)
Headfirst Records

Personnel: Mike Metheny, flugelhorn; Dick Odgren, acoustic & electric piano; Rufus Reid, acoustic bass; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; John Riley, drums; Jim Odgren, alto saxophone ("Games")

Tracks: Life of Ryles (Mike Metheny); Ivy (Pat Metheny); Wendy (Paul Desmond); Games (Nat Adderley); Sola's Gone (Ed Wells); Bossamba (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Glenn Berger, engineer.