{"product_id":"bright-size-life-lp","title":"Bright Size Life LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease date: August 9, 2024, ECM Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal release date: January 3, 1976, ECM Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew vinyl edtition as part of the \"Luminessence\" Series, presented as a tip-on gatefold including new photos from the archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I personally feel this is a great record and recommend it to everyone. It’s positive and hot and simply excellent.” – Gary Burton, in the liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat Metheny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad debuted at ECM as a member of Gary Burton’s band on the album Ring in 1974, but Bright Size Life, his first studio recording as a leader, was the album that decisively put him on the map as a bright new force, with something fresh to say in the context of contemporary jazz.  Recorded in Ludwigsburg in December 1975, and produced by Manfred Eicher, the album featured Metheny’s regular touring band of the day, with Bob Moses on drums and the virtuosic but then largely unknown Jaco Pastorius on bass guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I could happily play all the music from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBright Size Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eright now,” said\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat Metheny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein an interview for the Library of Congress in 2021. “It still seems viable; the arguments there still seem valid and worth thinking about…. My sense at the time was that I wanted to make a record that might be the only record I would ever make. I hoped to make a statement on things that were important to me in terms of melody, harmony, trio playing, and even kind of life in general.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright Size Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSirabhorn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnity Village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMissouri Uncompromised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMidwestern Nights Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniquity Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmaha Celebration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound Trip\/Broadway Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"patmetheny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127025950831,"sku":"LP0602455238924","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/2723\/4159\/files\/bright-size-life-lp.jpg?v=1779198488","url":"https:\/\/shop.portmerch.com\/products\/bright-size-life-lp","provider":"Port Merchandise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}