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NEW FROM MIKE METHENY!!!

OLD WINE/NEW BOSSA: SELECTED TRACKS
This 2011 compilation/sampler features Mike and many of his favorite musicians over the years from Boston and Kansas City. For sound clips and ordering information, please go to "Recordings."

OTHER RECENT RELEASES

60.1
(Featuring Mike on flugelhorn, EVI and keyboards along with a supporting cast of Kansas City jazz artists performing seven of Mike's original compositions.) "He could have made a comfy, simpatico mainstream session, and nobody would have complained. Instead, he created a set of new sonic landscapes... And he thrived in every one of them." -- The Kansas City Star

BACK TO BASICS
(Featuring Mike playing the music of Bach, Beethoven and other classical masters, backed by guitar, piano and keyboards.) "On this atmospheric set, Metheny returns to his roots... One does not have to be a connoisseur of classical music in order to enjoy this melodic and charming program." -- AMG/Allmusic.com

KC POTPOURRI
(Featuring Mike and numerous Kansas City jazz all-stars in small group and big band settings.) "Metheny's beautiful, deeply felt performance on his younger brother Pat's poignant ballad 'Always and Forever,' reminds us that both brothers have the lyricism gene..." -- Jazz Times

CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE
(Featuring Mike and a solid supporting cast, with a cameo by Pat Metheny.) "In the 'Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition' category, the name of Mike Metheny should be right at the top." -- International Trumpet Guild Journal

For sound clips and ordering information, please go to "Recordings."