Quick CigarBanter search reveals that I am a liar, and there is no connection between Raz and Metheny.
Okay...I'm confused. Are you trying to start a rumor here?
No, I have no connection to Metheny, other than I'm an admirer of his virtuosity, and I think he recorded one of the most unlistenable and confounding albums in the history of recorded music, "Zero Tolerance for Silence." The album is not bad - it makes a valid artistic statement - but it only need be endured once.
Hi there, Bret. Wasn't trying to instigate anything at all. The name sounded familiar to me and I assumed you were the reason why.
Ah, gotcha. Yeah, it's not a name I frequently bring up. I'm an admirer more than a fan, really. Not sure why, but I just never have really gotten into Metheny. I'm not that much into guitar-oriented Jazz, which is weird given how much I am into the guitar.
I like Joe Pass a lot, and Lee Ritenour when he's doing Latin Jazz. But when I listen to Jazz I usually prefer music where the guitar is just another instrument, not the focus.