Blues for Pat: Live in San Francisco

Blues For Pat: Live in San Francisco
Blues For Pat: Live in San Francisco
Live album by Joshua Redman
Released	1995
Recorded	Live in San Francisco 1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:36:44
Label	Jazz Door; JD 1282
Joshua Redman chronology

Blues For Pat: Live in San Francisco, is a live album by The Joshua Redman Quartet featuring Pat Metheny, Christian McBride and Billy Higgins, released in 1995 (JD 1282).

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Background

The music is composed by different composers mostly Redman, integrating elements of contemporary jazz.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating "After recording Wish for Warner Bros. in a quartet with guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins, young tenorman Joshua Redman hit the road with the same group (except with Christian McBride in Haden's place). This European CD, probably a bootleg, shows just how exciting the band was live. On 70 minutes of music recorded in a San Francisco club, Redman often indulges in close interplay and exciting tradeoffs with Metheny; the two clearly inspired each other. The recording quality is decent, and the performances overall actually exceed Wish in passion and creativity. Highlights include "Blues for Pat," an 18½-minute version of "St. Thomas" and "Carla's Groove." All Joshua Redman and Pat Metheny fans will want this one."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blues For Pat"	Charlie Haden	14:25
2.	"Sketches"		14:15
3.	"Wish"		10:45
4.	"St. Thomas"	Sonny Rollins	18:26
5.	"We Had a Sister"	Pat Metheny	7:07
6.	"Carla's Groove"		5:13
Total length:			01:36:44

Personnel

Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Pat Metheny – guitars
Christian McBride – upright bass
Billy Higgins – drums

Notes

Photography by Manfred Rinderspacher
Recorded live in San Francisco 1994^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Joshua Redman - Blues For Pat: Live in San Francisco". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
^ Pauley, Jared. "Redman, Joshua". Biography. Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
^ "Joshua Redman Quartet, The* feat. Pat Metheny, Christian McBride & Billy Higgins – Blues For Pat - Live In San Francisco". Musical review. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

External links

Official website

[allmusic-1] Yanow, Scott. "Joshua Redman - Blues For Pat: Live in San Francisco". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-10.

[2] Pauley, Jared. "Redman, Joshua". Biography. Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-05-10.

[3] "Joshua Redman Quartet, The* feat. Pat Metheny, Christian McBride & Billy Higgins – Blues For Pat - Live In San Francisco". Musical review. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

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