Impressions – 2003

Pat Metheny

The guitarist and Michael Brecker in an all-star sextet

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At the Jazz Baltica 2003, guitarist Pat Metheny teamed up with trombonist Nils Landgren and the masterful tenor-saxophonist Michael Brecker in a sextet.

Metheny and Brecker first teamed up together on records for a Joni Mitchell set in 1979

They also recorded together on Metheny’s 80/81 and on five of the tenor’s albums.

On “Impressions,” trombonist Landgren takes an impressive solo, Brecker blows the roof off the concert hall, pianist Esbjorn Svensson contributes a creative statement, and Metheny brings the performance to a climax.

Bassist Lars Danielsson and drummer Wolfgang Haffner keep the ensembles passionate and stirring.

-Scott Yanow

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