Recordings

Twelve For The Road CD

Twelve For The Road

3 Valve Music
2015

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, keyboards (all tracks), flugelhorn (Home)

Tracks

  1. Prelude
  2. Clouds
  3. Ostinato
  4. Reflections
  5. Carousel
  6. Catharsis
  7. For Parkville
  8. Transition
  9. Home
  10. Amen

Recorded/mixed by Mike Metheny, November-December 2013, October 2014.
Mastered by Bill Crain at BRC Audio Productions, Kansas City, KS
All compositions by Mike Metheny

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Mike Metheny
PO Box 7004
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

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A Kansas City Trumpet Summit

A Kansas City Trumpet Summit

3 Valve Music
2013

Personnel

  • Stan Kessler, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Hermon Mehari, trumpet
  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI
  • T.J. Martley, acoustic piano, keyboards
  • Gerald Spaits, acoustic bass
  • Brian Steever, drums

Tracks

  1. Segment
  2. Comrade Conrad
  3. How Insensitive
  4. Back in the Chicken Shack
  5. So Danco Samba
  6. Body and Soul
  7. Amsden #36
  8. For Parkville

Recorded October 2012 at Soundtrek Studios, Riverside, MO.
Additional recordings at CR Sound, Kansas City, MO
Mixed and mastered by Craig Rettmer at CR Sound
Produced by Mike Metheny

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Mike Metheny
PO Box 7004
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

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Old Wine / New Bossa

Old Wine / New Bossa: Selected Tracks

3 Valve Music
2011

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI, cornet, keyboards
  • Brad Hatfield, Dick Odgren, Paul Smith, Roger Wilder, piano, keyboards
  • Marshall Wood, Bob Bowman, Gerald Spaits, bass
  • Bob Savine, Todd Strait, Tommy Ruskin, Brandon Draper, drums
  • Rod Fleeman, Danny Embrey, guitar
  • Olga Roman, voice (“Manitowoc”)
  • special guest, Pat Metheny, guitar (“Ta-ta for Now”)

Tracks

  1. Yes, I’ve Met Miss Jones (from Close Enough for Love, 2001)
  2. How Insensitive (KC Potpourri, 2003)
  3. Old Wine/New Bossa (Street of Dreams, 1996)
  4. Are You Real? (KC Potpourri, 2003)
  5. Three for Boston (recorded in 2009)
  6. Farmer’s Trust (Street of Dreams, 1996)
  7. Manitowoc (From Then ‘Til Now, 1992)
  8. Deceptive Resolution (Street of Dreams, 1996)
  9. Hassell Free (60.1, 2010)
  10. Brandenburg Concerto #3/Allegro (Back to Basics, 2004)
  11. Ta-ta For Now (Close Enough for Love, 2001)
  12. From Then ‘Til Now (From Then ‘Til Now, 1992)

Recorded in Boston, MA, and Kansas City, MO, 1989-2009.

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Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

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60.1 CD

60.1

3 Valve Music
2010

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI, keyboards
  • Roger Wilder, acoustic and electric piano
  • Bob Bowman, acoustic bass
  • Brandon Draper, drums
  • Danny Embrey, acoustic guitar (“Syncomation”)
  • Paul Smith, acoustic piano and keyboards (“Till Later”)
  • Justin Wilson, keyboards and programming (“Dubious Medley,” “Blue Smoke” and “Adagio for Maya”)

Tracks

  1. Dubious Medley
  2. 60.1
  3. Laurie
  4. Syncomation
  5. C.C. & Water
  6. Blue Smoke
  7. Mancini Sunset
  8. Adagio for Maya
  9. Hassell Free
  10. Till Later

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel and Justin Wilson engineers.

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PO Box 7004
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

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Back To Basics CD

Back to Basics

3 Valve Music
2004

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI, cornet, trumpet
  • Rod Fleeman, guitar
  • Paul Smith, keyboards, synthesizers

Tracks

  1. Chipanecas (arr. Mendez; perf. 1961)
  2. “Air” from Suite in D (J.S. Bach)
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3/”Allegro” (J.S. Bach)
  4. “Recordare” from Requiem (Verdi)
  5. First Gymnopedie (Satie; arr. mm)
  6. Sonata in C Minor/”Pathetique”/”Adagio cantabile” (Beethoven)
  7. Pavane (Ravel)
  8. Lament for a Fallen Matador (Albinoni)
  9. Homage (M. Metheny)
  10. Chipanecas (arr. Mendez; perf. 1991)

Tracks 2-9 recorded/mixed (2004) at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, Grant Schainost, engineers.

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Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

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KC Potpourri

KC Potpourri

3 Valve Music
2003

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI
  • Paul Smith, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Roger Wilder, piano
  • Danny Embrey, Rod Fleeman, guitar
  • Bob Bowman, Gerald Spaits, bass
  • Tommy Ruskin, Todd Strait, drums
  • The Soundtrek Big Band (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)

Tracks

  1. The Flintstones Theme
  2. Always and Forever
  3. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
  4. Tell Me Now
  5. How Insensitive
  6. Are You Real?
  7. Darn That Dream
  8. Hey Man!
  9. We’ll Be Together Again

Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, Grant Schainost, Craig Rettmer, Jim Schrader engineers.

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Close Enough For Love CD

Close Enough For Love

3 Valve Music
2001

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI, piano, clarinet d’amore
  • Paul Smith, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Bob Bowman, bass
  • Todd Strait, drums
  • Bill Caldwell, tenor saxophone (“Pretty”), flute (“3 For Boston”)
  • Pat Metheny, guitar (“Ta-ta For Now”)

Tracks

  1. Pretty
  2. Attitude Blues
  3. Close Enough For Love
  4. Yes, I’ve Met Miss Jones
  5. The Fox
  6. 3 For Boston
  7. Union Hill
  8. Ta-ta For Now
  9. My Foolish Heart
  10. The Greatest Love of All

Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, engineer

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Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

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Other Recordings by Mike Metheny

Street Of Dreams

Street Of Dreams

Altenburgh Records JGA-0020
1996

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI;
  • Brad Hatfield, keyboards and synthesizers;
  • Todd Strait, drums

Tracks

  1. Old Wine/New Bossa (M. Metheny)
  2. Skylark (Carmichael/Mercer)
  3. Angel Eyes (Dennis/Brent)
  4. Love Dance (Lins/Martins/Williams)
  5. Street of Dreams (Young/Lewis)
  6. Farmer’s Trust (P. Metheny)
  7. Infinite Delay (M. Metheny)
  8. Deceptive Resolution (M. Metheny)

Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, engineer, with additional recordings at Pete’s Basement Studio, Westwood, MA; Emerald City Studio, Boston, MA; Brad Hatfield Productions, Westwood, MA; and Riverside Productions, Mosinee, WI.

Contact Altenburgh Records at:
P.O. Box 154
Mosinee, WI 54455
715-693-2230

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From Then 'Til Now

From Then ‘Til Now

Altenburgh Records MHM-0010
1992

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, cornet, EVI
  • Paul Smith, Brad Hatfield, Dick Odgren, keyboards and synthesizers
  • Bob Bowman, Marshall Wood, bass
  • Todd Strait, Bob Savine, drums
  • Danny Embrey, guitar
  • Olga Roman, vocal

Tracks

  1. Mr. Curious (M. Metheny)
  2. Lakeview Ballad (M. Metheny)
  3. Sell-Out Samba (M. Metheny)
  4. You Are There (Doc Severinsen)
  5. Manitowoc (M. Metheny)
  6. After Ours (John McKee)
  7. Third & Green (M. Metheny)
  8. From Then ‘Til Now (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Soundtreck Studios, Kansas City, MO; Ron Ubel, engineer, and Air Sound Studio, Boston, MA; Glenn Lacey, engineer.

Contact Altenburgh Records at:
P.O. Box 154
Mosinee, WI 54455
715-693-2230

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

MCA/Impulse
1988

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, EVI
  • Brad Hatfield, keyboards, synthesizers, vocal (“Star Crossed Lovers”)
  • Marshall Wood, acoustic & electric bass
  • John Riley, drums
  • Dick Odgren, piano (“Certain Times”)

Tracks

  1. Straight Life (Freddie Hubbard)
  2. Star Crossed Lovers (Duke Ellington)
  3. Incognito (Brad Hatfield)
  4. Three Point Play (Mike Metheny)
  5. For Those Who Came Before (George Schuller)
  6. Something Borrowed (Mike Metheny)
  7. Certain Times (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Rob Jaczko, engineer


Day In - Night Out

Day In – Night Out

MCA/Impulse
1986

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn, trumpet, EVI
  • Pat Metheny, acoustic & electric guitar
  • Dick Odgren, acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer
  • Rufus Reid, acoustic bass
  • Tommy Ruskin, drums on “Like the Ocean” only:
  • Mitch Coodley, electric guitar
  • John Lockwood, acoustic bass
  • Bob Tamagni, drums

Tracks

  1. Like the Ocean (Joan Johnson)
  2. Day In-Night Out (Mike Metheny)
  3. Vanity (Manus/Bierman/Wood)
  4. Segment (Charlie Parker)
  5. Saudade (Walter Booker)
  6. Olvidar (Don Sebesky)
  7. Lakeview Ballad (Mike Metheny)
  8. Epilogue (Mike Metheny)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Glenn Berger, engineer.


Blue Jay Sessions

Blue Jay Sessions

Headfirst Records
1982

Personnel

  • Mike Metheny, flugelhorn
  • Dick Odgren, acoustic & electric piano
  • Rufus Reid, acoustic bass
  • Bill Frisell, electric guitar
  • John Riley, drums
  • Jim Odgren, alto saxophone (“Games”)

Tracks

  1. Life of Ryles (Mike Metheny)
  2. Ivy (Pat Metheny)
  3. Wendy (Paul Desmond)
  4. Games (Nat Adderley)
  5. Sola’s Gone (Ed Wells)
  6. Bossamba (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Glenn Berger, engineer.