Lyle Mays = Amazing Keys player

[markjazzbassist]

I know he gets overshadowed a lot since he's always with Pat Metheny, but YIKES can that cat jam them keys. I've been listening to a live Metheny album and his solos are so moving and beautiful. he can also do the understated beauty thing very well also.

i just can't get enough Lyle man, he's so talented.

Share your thoughts.

[jerry]

I've been following the Pat Metheny Group since they hit the scene 30 years ago, I always thought Lyle was the perfect foil for Metheny. I've also been a fan a Lyle's subtle/understated synth work, it always seemed just right, even when a lot of people were going over the top with synths in the 80's.

[markjazzbassist]

Originally Posted by jerry

I've been following the Pat Metheny Group since they hit the scene 30 years ago, I always thought Lyle was the perfect foil for Metheny. I've also been a fan a Lyle's subtle/understated synth work, it always seemed just right, even when a lot of people were going over the top with synths in the 80's.

amen bro. his synth work is among the best. he's always very tasteful. i really dig that in musicians.

[stretchcat]

I've been following them for 18 years. They were a revelation to me when I discovered them in high school. I found this video today and I'd like to share it. It features a young Lyle with Steve Houghton in Woody Herman's Thundering Herd playing Chick Corea's La Fiesta.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AHpvOwejAY

[Stereo Joe]

Have you heard any of Lyle Mays' solo stuff? I have an album of his called Solo, Improvisation for Expanded Piano that is simply amazing. The piano was recorded acoustically like normal, but he also tracked the midi information of what he played so that he could go back and add some lush orchestrations to his improvised piano. The cool thing is that most of the added orchestrations are actually acoustic piano sounds modified with effects. It's great relaxing music and some of his improvised chord progressions and melodies are mind blowing.

[markjazzbassist]

Originally Posted by Stereo Joe

Have you heard any of Lyle Mays' solo stuff? I have an album of his called Solo, Improvisation for Expanded Piano that is simply amazing. The piano was recorded acoustically like normal, but he also tracked the midi information of what he played so that he could go back and add some lush orchestrations to his improvised piano. The cool thing is that most of the added orchestrations are actually acoustic piano sounds modified with effects. It's great relaxing music and some of his improvised chord progressions and melodies are mind blowing.

i gotta check that out man. thanks for the tip.

[geoffkhan]

Yeah, he's a great keyboard player. I dunno about his acoustic piano tone, though. You can definitely tell he's a keyboard player.

[Tslicebass]

Dude.... his hands are frickin huge. It looks like he has a three octave reach

[stretchcat]

Originally Posted by geoffkhan

Yeah, he's a great keyboard player. I dunno about his acoustic piano tone, though. You can definitely tell he's a keyboard player.

[A.D.]

Lyle played on one of the Eberhard Weber records. It's either
Early That Morning or Later That Evening. Both great records with very cool EUB playing. Rainer Bruininghaus is the other piano player. Not sure which one is on which record. Both are gorgeous though.

[m.oreilly]

Originally Posted by A.D.

Lyle played on one of the Eberhard Weber records...

"watercolors" (metheney, mays, weber and gottlieb) was real sweet . great showcase for lyle and eberhard.

(a couple tunes...)
"watercolors":
http://www.mediafire.com/?4pxx0lxmndx

"lakes":
http://www.mediafire.com/?6emyrug2ftm

[jerry]

Originally Posted by m.oreilly

"watercolors" (metheney, mays, weber and gottlieb) was real sweet . great showcase for lyle and eberhard.

I love Watercolors! It was the album that hipped me to Eberhard way back when. Eberhard's new live album is beautiful!