Lyle Mays Photo: Joji Sawa/Geffen/Downbeat Archives
Pat Metheny wrote "“Lyle was one of the greatest musicians I have ever known. From the first notes we played together, we had an immediate bond.”
Nick looks back at the career of Lyle Mays, remembered for his work with the Pat Metheny Group, who recently passed away aged 66. Also this hour: tracks from Kiwi boogie-woogie pianist Jan Preston, and Tierney Sutton sings Sting.
MUSIC DETAILS:
| # | Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: |
| 1 | Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra | One O'Clock Jump | Basie | The Capitol Sessions | IA | 08:26 |
| 2 | Tierney Sutton | Beija-Flor | Cavaquinho / Silva | Paris Sessions | BFM Jazz | 05:53 |
| 3 | Tierney Sutton | Every Breath you Take | Sting | The Sting Variations | BFM Jazz | 04:46 |
| 4 | Jan Preston | Honky Tonk Train Blues | Lewis | My Life as a Piano | ABC | 03:09 |
| 5 | Jan Preston | Bumble Boogie | Fina | My Life as a Piano | ABC | 03:43 |
| 6 | Pat Metheny Group | San Lorenzo | Metheny / Mays | Pat Metheny Group | ECM | 10:14 |
| 7 | Lyle Mays | Highland Aire | Mays | Lyle Mays | Geffen | 07:04 |
| 8 | Ray Brown Trio | Estate | Martino / Brighetti | Live at Sculler's | Telarc | 07:18 |
| 9 | The Jac | New York Axel Man | Allardice | Nerve | Rattle | 07:38 |
