{"id":8203,"date":"2011-06-15T07:09:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T11:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnesimpson.com\/blog\/?p=8203"},"modified":"2011-06-14T14:54:24","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:54:24","slug":"midweek-music-break-pat-metheny-cherish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnesimpson.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/midweek-music-break-pat-metheny-cherish\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Music Break: Pat Metheny, “Cherish”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny<\/a> has recently released a new album — What’s It All About<\/em>. From the Nonesuch Records site<\/a>:<\/p>\n

After nearly 40 recordings under his own name, this is the first Pat Metheny album where there is not a single Metheny composition represented. This is a personal view of ten classic songs, some very well known, some less so, filtered through the harmonic and melodic ideology of a modern master with a most individual approach.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of the three videos he’s released so far of performances from the album, this is probably my favorite. About it, Metheny himself says (at the same page linked above):<\/p>\n

This was a huge hit in the late 60’s. One day i started playing around with it and while under the hood of the tune I found myself marveling at all the interesting moves that happen with the chords, especially on the bridge. And I used the same whole step modulation for the final A section of the song that was on the record, although I added a tag that is really not exactly derived from any obvious single point in the tune.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gorgeous.<\/p>\n

And, just for completeness’s sake, here’s the original<\/a>, recorded in 1966 by The Association:<\/p>\n

[Below, click Play button to begin <\/em>Cherish. While audio is playing, volume control appears at left — a row of little vertical bars. This clip is 3:26 long.]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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