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Pat Metheny: Orchestrion (Nonesuch)

A master practitioner of jazz both gnarly and nice, Pat Metheny on this album (and the corresponding 80-date tour) goes solo. But he still plays with a band, thanks to modern technology exercising old concepts: the player piano and other mechanized instruments. Metheny’s steam-punk-inspired Orchestrion allows him to play guitar while triggering an entire band’s […]

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