Watercolors (Pat Metheny album)

Watercolors is the second album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in February 1977 and released on ECM in June 1977. Metheny's quartet features rhythm section Lyle Mays, Eberhard Weber and Danny Gottlieb.

Watercolors
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1977 (1977-06)
RecordedFebruary 1977 (1977-02)
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz fusion
Length41:48
LabelECM
ECM 1097 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology
Bright Size Life
(1976)
Watercolors
(1977)
Pat Metheny Group
(1978)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz     [3]

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell states, "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

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All tracks are written by Pat Metheny

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Watercolors"6:28
2."Icefire"6:07
3."Oasis"4:02
4."Lakes"4:43
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."River Quay"4:56
2."Suite":
"I. Florida Greeting Song"
"II. Legend of the Fountain"

2:30
2:28
3."Sea Song"10:18

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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Charts

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Year Chart Position
1977 Billboard Jazz Albums 28

References

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  1. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. AllMusic Review: Watercolors accessed 09 May 2011
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 138. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Larkin, C., ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. UK: Virgin Books. p. 589. ISBN 1-85227-754-8.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 993. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.