| Watercolors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1977 | |||
| Recorded | February 1977 | |||
| Studio | Talent, Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 41:48 | |||
| Label | ECM 1097 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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Watercolors is the second album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in February 1977 and released on ECM June that same year. The quartet features rhythm section Lyle Mays, Eberhard Weber and Danny Gottlieb.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awards the album 4 stars, stating, "Metheny's softly focused, asymmetrical guitar style, with echoes of apparent influences as disparate as Jim Hall, George Benson, Jerry Garcia, and various country guitarists, is quite distinctive even at this early juncture. Metheny's long-running partnership with keyboardist Lyle Mays also begins here, with Mays mostly on acoustic piano but also providing a few mild synthesizer washes."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Watercolors" | 6:28 |
| 2. | "Icefire" | 6:07 |
| 3. | "Oasis" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Lakes" | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "River Quay" | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Suite: I. Florida Greeting Song" | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Suite: II. Legend of the Fountain" | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Sea Song" | 10:18 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – 6-and 12-string electric guitar, 15 string harp guitar
- Lyle Mays – piano, occasional synthesizer
- Eberhard Weber – double bass
- Danny Gottlieb – drums
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 28 |
References
- 1 2 Ginell, Richard S. Allmusic Review: Watercolors accessed 09 May 2011
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 138. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Larkin, C., ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. UK: Virgin Books. p. 589. ISBN 1-85227-754-8.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 993. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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