I really became familiar with Pat's work around the time I got to Berklee in 1994. This was the first album I got by a jazz guitar player as it was recommended to me by David Newsam, my first private guitar teacher at Berklee. The album was recorded in an 8 hour session at the famous Power Station recording studio in New York City...now called Avatar I believe. The album features Metheny in a trio setting with Pat on guitar, Dave Holland on upright bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. At the time, this album represented a completely different approach to me in terms of playing the guitar and music in general.

Pat's playing is unquestionably brilliant on this record. The scope of his improvisations, his natural flow of ideas and how they’re connected, and his technical ability on the guitar really shine here As a jazz/bebop record, it definitely has a modern approach to playing about it. Dave certainly isn't playing his lines using the typical 4 notes per bar approach. Roy is constantly moving and shifting in his playing which drives the music forward....much different than how someone like Philly Joe Jones or Jimmy Cobb would approach playing swing. All of the players on this record are well versed in the jazz/bebop tradition. Pat, Dave, and Roy have been for a long time at the forefront of contemporary jazz music as players and composers.

The songs on this record vary...some are well known standards such as "Solar" by Miles Davis, and "All the things You Are" which could be the stairway to heaven of the jazz genre...lol. Both these tunes go by at a blistering pace, and the players really demonstrate why they are who they are. To play with that much creativity and control and make decisions at such high speeds are the result of a lifetime commitment these players have to their craft.