Imaginary Day

Product Description Written in collaboration with longtime compatriot Lyle Mays, the music on Imaginary Day incorporates a vast array of new sound forms into the group's classic sound. From the Chinese overtone of the title track to the Moroccan drone influence on The Heat Of The Day; from the plaintive acoustic sound of Too Soon Tomorrow and Follow Me to the string-bending dexterity of Into the Dream, and the genre-busting The Roots Of Coincidence, the album is an uncanny mixture of evocative sounds and innovative textures. Review Guitarist Pat Metheny's career is linked to many aspects of jazz's future. Perhaps the most recognizable guitarist on the scene, he's worked lately in free-improv contexts (1997's Sign of the Four), in gentle duets (1997's Short Stories, with Charlie Haden), and has continued to expand the sound and reach of his multiple-Grammy-winning Pat Metheny Group. Imaginary Day finds Metheny exploring world-music influences and orchestral colors and opening up new avenues for contemporary jazz. And he introduces a range of new and recent additions to his collection of axes - among them, the 42-string Pikasso guitar, the baritone guitar, and the acoustic sitar-guitar. --- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc. -- From Jazziz