live in tokyo '85

• Explosive performance at the U-Port Kan’i Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan broadcast on Tokyo FM
• Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality
• Background liners

The Pat Metheny Group, live at the U-Port Kan’i Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan on 9th October 1985

Having firmly established himself as the leading American jazz-fusion guitarist of his generation, by 1985 Pat Metheny had become fascinated by the possibilities of incorporating synthesizers and Latin influences into his music.

This superb performance was broadcast on Tokyo FM, and captures his band at their commercial peak.

It’s presented here with background notes and images.

Track listing:

1. Forward March
2. First Circle
3. Scrap Metal
4. Straight On Red
5. Are You Going With Me?
6. Half Life Of Absolution
7. Letter From Home
8. Yolanda, You Learn