Travels (Pat Metheny Group album)

Travels
Live album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	1983
Recorded	July–November 1982
Venue	Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, Nacogdoches
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	96:26
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher, Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Offramp (1982) Travels (1983) Rejoicing (1984)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

It was voted number 570 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000). ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted

Side I

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Are You Going with Me?"		9:19
2.	"The Fields, the Sky"	Metheny	7:46
3.	"Goodbye"	Metheny	8:16

Side II

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Phase Dance"		8:03
2.	"Straight on Red"		7:26
3.	"Farmer's Trust"	Metheny	6:25

Side III

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Extradition"	Metheny	5:45
2.	"Goin' Ahead/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls"		16:22

Side IV

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Travels"		5:03
2.	"Song for Bilbao"	Metheny	8:28
3.	"San Lorenzo"		13:35

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)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [6]	62
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard) [7]	8

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Category
1984	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Travels – Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0857125958.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 994. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
5. Colin Larkin (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 193. ISBN   0-7535-0493-6.
6. "Pat Metheny Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
7. "Pat Metheny Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 5, 2023.