Pat Metheny Unity Band – review

Barbican, LondonWith last month's debut album release for his Unity Band, guitarist Pat Metheny introduced a saxophonist to his lineup for the first time in 30 years – the last occasion being the Ornette Coleman-influenced 80/81, with the late Michael Brecker and Dewey Redman. But the presence of the forcefully fluent Chris Potter on saxes and bass clarinet doesn't make the Unity Band any less of a Pat Metheny group, right down to their nimble fingertips. The band's long, single-set Barbican c...

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