Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman, Michael Brecker – 80/81 (VG+/VG) – 2xLP, DE 1980

80/81 is an LP by Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman from 1980 released on the ECM Records label.

About this album

80/81 is a lyrical but adventurous jazz meeting point for Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman and Michael Brecker. Issued in 1980, the album brought together two generations of players and set Metheny’s singing guitar voice against a rhythm team rooted in deep improvisational conversation. The result moves easily between post-bop drive and more open, contemporary jazz textures, with long-form interplay giving the music its character. Widely regarded as one of Metheny’s key early recordings, it shows his writing and tone developing in the company of master improvisers who help make every piece feel alive and unscripted.