Pat Metheny

Bob Curnow continues to add the music of Pat Metheny to the Sierra Music catalog with another of Pat's unforgettable melodies, 'Et Si C'Etait La Fin' (originally recorded on the album Secret Story). S...

As commissioned (and recorded) by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, this chart is another superb Curnow arrangement of the music created by the Pat Metheny Group. This piece is a study in the us...

Metheny says, 'Orchestrionics' is the term that I am using to describe a method of developing ensemble-oriented music using acoustic and acoustoelectric musical instruments that are mechanically contr...

'Dream of the Return' is one of the tracks on Pat Metheny's album of 1989 'Letter from Home'. The CD recording is remarkable for its variety, imagination and musical artistry, and the combining of Lat...

Bob Curnow has a way of picking out the Metheny tunes that work so well in a big band setting. This chart is based on a bright, happy tune of Pat's. The medium tempo and contemporary feel make this a...

Bob Curnow continues to add to his catalog of arrangements of Metheny & Mays compositions. Metheny & Mays have given us a great upbeat rock tune with a beautiful melody! This chart will challenge and...

Here is another fantastic Metheny/Mays masterwork, orchestrated by Bob Curnow. The piece was originally recorded on the Speaking of Now CD by the Pat Metheny Group. This arrangement is loaded with lot...

Eighteen is a flat-out, rock n' roll chart based on a tune from one of Pat Metheny's earlier albums, Offramp. This chart has a hypnotic, powerful, energetic bass line. It is a soprano saxophone featur...

Bob Curnow continues to add to his Pat Metheny Big Band Series with this wonderful light, laid-back, Latin-rock chart. It is very simple to play, with limited ranges in the brass and a level of writin...

Another amazing, exciting chart has been added to the Pat Metheny Series! Bob Curnow's arrangement of Metheny/Mays' composition Stranger In Town hits you in the face right from the start and ends in t...

Set in an easy-going rock feel, this Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays composition is sure to be a band and audience favorite. Based on the original recording from the Pat Metheny Group album 'We Live Here',...

This arrangement does not include brass or drums. Five woodwinds (with optional doubles) plus piano and guitar. A very pretty, quiet version. The featured solo is for piano and guitar (as originally p...

Bob Curnow has written some marvelous arrangements of Metheny/Mays music in the past, and this chart will surely tug at your heartstrings. This is a gorgeous melody, with a solid, contemporary feel to...

You was originally recorded by the Pat Metheny Group on the CD Speaking of Now. This ballad is a very emotional piece of music that features trombone (primarily), alto saxophone and trumpet. The lush,...

This arrangement is easier than the Pro version. It is a step lower and only one chorus long. Pat plays this at just about every concert of the Group. It is on the First Circle LP. The featured solo c...

Every once in a while a melody is written that words cannot convey and only the soul understands. Master of melodies Pat Metheny did just that in his composition of 'Tell Her You Saw Me', and Bob Curn...

A beautiful, concise, yet elegant ballad, Bob Curnow once again turns one of Pat Metheny's amazing compositions into an arrangement meant for a big band. Don't Forget (Renato's Theme) features a few s...

A Percussion Ensemble arrangement of this amazing piece.

Bob Curnow is well known for his orchestrations of Pat Metheny's music, and this arrangement will fit right in with The First Circle and Minuano. This is the last cut on the CD Imaginary Day by the Pa...

Tenorsax und Flügelhorn-Feature

Pat Metheny writes superb ballads. This one is the final track of the Secret Story CD, and it is absolutely beautiful! Curnow continues to capture the essence of Metheny's orchestral sense, and, altho...