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Meldau/Metheny: Thoughts?

I've been a Metheny fan for years. I've listened to several Meldau CDs but, although it was obvious that he is an accomplished pianist and composer, for some inexplicable reason I found it difficult to connect to his music. So I hesitated to purchase this CD. Well, IMO, it is a fantastic listen. With each musician complimenting the other it sounds like they have been playing together for many years. I would have to enthusiastically nominate this CD as one of the best jazz releases of 2006.
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Dgarretson,
I agree that "The Way Up" is an excellent effort. Almost seems that Metheny wants to write a symphony. I do wish he would forget the synclavier (I think that's what it's called). I always find it distracting on recordings although it wasn't so bad live. As for "House On The Hill", I'll have to check it out.
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