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 includes Lyle Mays, Eberhard Weber and Danny Gottlieb.
Reception
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."Ginell, Richard S. [ AllMusic Review: Watercolors] accessed 09 May 2011
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Pat Metheny – 6-and 12-string electric guitar, 15 string harp guitar Lyle Mays – piano, occasional synthesizer Eberhard Weber – bass Danny Gottlieb – drums
Technical personnel Manfred Eicher – producer Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer Henry Riedel – mastering Dieter Bonhorst – layout Lajos Keresztes – photography
Charts YearChartPosition1977Billboard Jazz Albums28
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