LOVE PAT AND LYLE'S MUSIC (WISH SOME GROUPS WOULD STAY TOGETHER FOREVER SOMETIMES). VERY NICE WORK ON THE INTERPETATION (YOUR PLAYING REMINDS ME OF KEITH JARRETT, LOVE YOUR PLANTIVE SOFTNESS). SAW THEM FROM 30 FEET AWAY AT A SMALL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY VENUE (HEAVEN), FOR THIS ALBUM. ALOHA. FROM GEORGIA (CALIFORNIA EXPATRIATE).
I AM 63 NOW, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MUSIC WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, I GREW UP WITH THEM, THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS, THE TRILLS OF MY EMOTION, THE MUSIC OF LYLE MAYS, NO WORDS
Lieber Uwe. Ich bin auch Pianist und Musik Lehrer in München. Es vergeht kein Tag, an dem ich nicht die Musik von Lyle Mays höre. Seit ich ihn auf der weißen Schallplatte von Pat Metheny als Teenager das erste Mal hörte, war ich begeistert von seinem Klavier Spiel. Uwe, danke dass ich durch deine außergewöhnlich guten Arrangements am Klavier seine Lieder hören darf. Theo Degler
Dear Uwe, I heard this song for the first time in 1986. I was 22 yrs old and living in a new city, with a new job. I was feeling very sad and lonely on a warm New York summers night. I couldn't get my thoughts in order to sleep. Then, across my little clock radio, this beautiful song came on. As a warm breeze began to softly blow across my bed. I felt so calm and alive all at the same time. I bought the CD and listened to the song again, and again over the years, but I just couldn't re
It's amazing composition!!! Speaks deeply with my heart!! First time i heard it, i was 24 years old! It's the soundtrack of my life! Thanks a lot to Lyle and Pat!
It is a true honor and an an unbelievable pleasure to listen to Uwe Karcher interpret the works of Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny. The universe has given you one of its greatest gifts, sir. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
Hearing this on solo piano brings out even more emotion than the original recording, I think. With most other transcriptions and interpretations, either the skill level or interpretation can be distracting. Not with this. Your thoughtful playing has brought a new appreciation to me for this wondrous piece.
Thank you for making this video. I’ve been listening to this since Lyle and pat released it and your cover is the best one I’ve heard. God bless u even more.
I’ve thought about what music I would like to have played at my celebration of life, and this is the only one that comes to mind. Thank you, just goosebumps! ❤
Das ist wunderschön .......ich habe das Original schon immer gerne gehört.....aber soviel Gefühl.... ich träume mich in meine unbeschwerteren Zeiten zurück...... love it 🙏
Remembering Lyle mays who is too much in the shadow of Pat Metheny (In France) I never tire of listening your version and discover at each time something new like rare pearl!
Wow! Brilliant! Bravo! I became an instant fan the first time I heard Pat Metheny (it was the first PMG album) 36yrs ago. This tune (and the album it comes from) is one of my all time favourites, and you've covered it beautifully. A real pleasure.
I discovered Lyle Mays just a few years ago, always aware of PM group but never explored it (I am a classical pianist, who has loved jazz and listened to TONS over the years). Back in the early 70s about age 13 I discovered Bill Evans in my Dad's LP collection, and have been a fan ever since. I heard him once with my Dad @U of MD probably in '78, '79. So now they have come together for me w/Lyle Mays and PM through all of the years and I have a ton of albums now. This is LOVELY!
grande e bellissima interpretazione; arrangiamento straordinario...Uwe sei stato grande. Non c'è un calo di tono, tutte le sezioni hanno mantenuto il pathos del brano originale. Sembra che questa tua interpretazione, Uwe, sia il brano originale. bellissimo momento musicale....
I can't stop to listen, such a wonderful interpretation and performance!! Thanks for sharing it!!! I became a big fan watching your videos, one more beautiful than other...
From time to time I come back here to listen your wonderful version of this Mays-Metheny classic. Each time I'm surprised of the way you catch the Mays soul yet including a personal interpretation.
Wow! I'm stunned to hear someone other than Lyle playing my all time favorite piece of music so artfully. Your arrangement is beautiful. I've listened to the original version of this composition more times than I could ever count. It always moves me toward a state of grace. Your arrangement is inspired, especially from 4:30 to the end. I've been working on my own solo piano version of this (using the Pat Metheny Song Book chart) for a couple years now, and I'm only a quarter of the way through it. I hear such depth in your arrangement. Not sure whether to quit or try harder! :-) So glad I stumbled onto this beautiful offering you've put out into the universe. Keep up the excellent work.
Dear Terry, thanks for your detailed and kind comment! I think you shouldn´t quit but go on working on the tune - you won´t regret (it´s a very satisfying process). All the best, Uwe
pretty awesome！！！！ your performance brings me sheer spiritual enjoyment and we are sure that how fu**king talented Lyle Mays is....... this song has magic that effects our feelings so deeply,oh my goodness.....
Bravo !!!!!!. Gracias por tan valiosa interpretación, es una perfecta transcripción y tocada con la sensibilidad que se necesita y se merece esta obra. Gracias de nuevo.
Yes, I remember - and thanks again for one more kind comment, Rick! I´m really happy that you enjoy my interpretation; be sure I will let you know about any news concerning the transcription. All the best, Uwe
Dear Andrea, many thanks for your comment! I will try to publish the sheet music and talk with Pat Metheny about that issue (I´ll meet him in July). As soon I´ve got some news, I will publish them on this site. Best regards, Uwe
Es la mejor versión de piano jamás escuchada. Mis felicitaciones! Tu talento es asombroso! Es un privilegio para nuestros oídos, escucharte es un placer.
Hey, many thanks for your compliments! I will try to publish the sheet music and talk with Pat Metheny about that issue (I´ll meet him in July). As soon I´ve got some news, I will publish them on this site. Best regards, Uwe
@bijl99: Dear Frank, thanks for your kind words! In one or two weeks I will upload another wonderful 80ies tune that featured Lyle called "Maurizius" (by Eberhard Weber) - guess you will like that, too. So stay tuned and keep on playing :-)
here is my Metheny/Mays playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLTFdSA2EkOE0jfY7Z6B2qef23NvBAuR7L.html
LOVE PAT AND LYLE'S MUSIC (WISH SOME GROUPS WOULD STAY TOGETHER FOREVER SOMETIMES). VERY NICE WORK ON THE INTERPETATION (YOUR PLAYING REMINDS ME OF KEITH JARRETT, LOVE YOUR PLANTIVE SOFTNESS). SAW THEM FROM 30 FEET AWAY AT A SMALL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY VENUE (HEAVEN), FOR THIS ALBUM. ALOHA. FROM GEORGIA (CALIFORNIA EXPATRIATE).
I AM 63 NOW, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MUSIC WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, I GREW UP WITH THEM, THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS, THE TRILLS OF MY EMOTION, THE MUSIC OF LYLE MAYS, NO WORDS
Me too, and I am now 76!
My Bucket List is to play piano like this guy..
God bless you, Lyle, wherever you are. And thanks Uwe!
One of the best pieces of music ever recorded and your transcription is exceptional. Well done!
Lieber Uwe. Ich bin auch Pianist und Musik Lehrer in München. Es vergeht kein Tag, an dem ich nicht die Musik von Lyle Mays höre. Seit ich ihn auf der weißen Schallplatte von Pat Metheny als Teenager das erste Mal hörte, war ich begeistert von seinem Klavier Spiel. Uwe, danke dass ich durch deine außergewöhnlich guten Arrangements am Klavier seine Lieder hören darf. Theo Degler
Lieber Theo, vielen Dank für den netten Kommentar - das weiß ich wirklich zu schätzen!
Is this guy is keeping Lyle Mays alive and I love it
Dear Uwe,
I heard this song for the first time in 1986. I was 22 yrs old and living in a new city, with a new job. I was feeling very sad and lonely on a warm New York summers night. I couldn't get my thoughts in order to sleep. Then, across my little clock radio, this beautiful song came on. As a warm breeze began to softly blow across my bed. I felt so calm and alive all at the same time. I bought the CD and listened to the song again, and again over the years, but I just couldn't re
Lyle is still alive inside us !
It's amazing composition!!! Speaks deeply with my heart!! First time i heard it, i was 24 years old! It's the soundtrack of my life! Thanks a lot to Lyle and Pat!
It is a true honor and an an unbelievable pleasure to listen to Uwe Karcher interpret the works of Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny. The universe has given you one of its greatest gifts, sir. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
This is very kind - thank you very much!!
It's the best version of Lyle Mays up to this point. Exciting. It reaches me to my bones!!!
a more profound piece of music simply doesn’t exist, PAT AND LYLE are a national treasure, it cannot be better…………………….
Just beautiful. Thank you, sir. A fitting tribute to Pat, and especially Lyle, and of course, Bill Evans, who's music forever resides inside my head.
So we’ll done my friend~
This is wonderful. I can't imagine Lyle would be anything but pleased and honored.
Hearing this on solo piano brings out even more emotion than the original recording, I think. With most other transcriptions and interpretations, either the skill level or interpretation can be distracting. Not with this. Your thoughtful playing has brought a new appreciation to me for this wondrous piece.
This is really a nice comment - much appreciated!
That's true... very well said!
Agreed 100%
listening this piece my interpretation is like feeling lost, confused, sad but there’s always hope ahead
REMINDED ME OF A KEITH JARRETT STYLE INTERPETATION, GOD BLESS HIS SOUL.
Both Lyle and Bill are smiling down on you ... another beautiful rendition thank you Uwe.
I keep coming back, thank you so much!!
I heard it when I was around sixteen and I was fascinated.
Thanks for this paraphrase of a wonderful tune dedicated to Bill Evans.
Thank you for making this video. I’ve been listening to this since Lyle and pat released it and your cover is the best one I’ve heard. God bless u even more.
I'm not even a musician and this song is so beautiful it makes me cry whenever I hear it.
I’ve thought about what music I would like to have played at my celebration of life, and this is the only one that comes to mind. Thank you, just goosebumps! ❤
what a good tribute to Lyle Mays, RIP. Simply beautiful
thank you! Sad days, these days 😔
One of the most perfect pieces of music ever.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this..10 years ago.
I just spent eight minutes with my eyes closed and covered in goosebumps. Speechless.
One of the best from Mays and Pat, amazing performance Sir...
Eric Balcon yeah, you are so right - a tune for eternity...
Das ist wunderschön .......ich habe das Original schon immer gerne gehört.....aber soviel Gefühl.... ich träume mich in meine unbeschwerteren Zeiten zurück...... love it 🙏
Ja, 1981... Nostalgie auch bei mir... 😊
Just found this. Profound. Chills.
Congratulations, this is a great performance and an excellent arrangement of Metheny's masterwork. Keep up the good work.
Remembering Lyle mays who is too much in the shadow of Pat Metheny (In France) I never tire of listening your version and discover at each time something new like rare pearl!
Merci beaucoup, Eric! And regarding, Lyle - its not a specific French problem (IMHO). It is a problem everywhere...
listening to Pat for 27 years. only two people in the world can play it so!I love it.
Thank you!
Wow! Brilliant! Bravo! I became an instant fan the first time I heard Pat Metheny (it was the first PMG album) 36yrs ago. This tune (and the album it comes from) is one of my all time favourites, and you've covered it beautifully. A real pleasure.
Thank you very much, Rob 🙏🏻🎹
You know what mate? I never get tired to listen to your version/performance. Each time I listen to it I like it more :)
Thank you very much!
Fantastic. Happy memories of an ex, we both loved this music.
I discovered Lyle Mays just a few years ago, always aware of PM group but never explored it (I am a classical pianist, who has loved jazz and listened to TONS over the years). Back in the early 70s about age 13 I discovered Bill Evans in my Dad's LP collection, and have been a fan ever since. I heard him once with my Dad @U of MD probably in '78, '79. So now they have come together for me w/Lyle Mays and PM through all of the years and I have a ton of albums now. This is LOVELY!
Dear toothcomic7, I know to 100% what you mean! It´s fantastic that music can effect such feelings - probably the main reason I became a musician...
immer noch mein Favorit ...
danke, Luis 😉
Beautiful..brought a tear to my eyes.
God it's perfect. Amazing.
How wonderful! I'm here to immerse myself in Lyle's music, my own form of grieving his death and honoring his genius and musical gifts to humanity.
Well said, my friend 👍🏻
Damn. I could tell this would be a tasty rendition after the first chord. Really well played.
Unglaublich ausgezeichnet!!!
THANKS for this HUGE! ^_^
Old familiar tune. Beautiful
grande e bellissima interpretazione; arrangiamento straordinario...Uwe sei stato grande.
Non c'è un calo di tono, tutte le sezioni hanno mantenuto il pathos del brano originale.
Sembra che questa tua interpretazione, Uwe, sia il brano originale.
bellissimo momento musicale....
That's a very skilled, sensitive and accurate realization of the original recording.....well done!!!
Thank you very much, Ted - appreciated!
Awesome version !!!.. Good to honor Lyle Mays
I can't stop to listen, such a wonderful interpretation and performance!! Thanks for sharing it!!! I became a big fan watching your videos, one more beautiful than other...
Thanks very much, Diana - great to hear :-) Have a nice weekend!
It's like Lyle held the keyboard in his hands and breathed every emotion through it. Thanks Lyle, rest in the peace your music creates.
👍🏻🎹
Perfect!!!
Just fabulous 😢
Just found this ten years later. Great solo version. With audio only, it feels like Lyle himself is playing.
Lyle's solo is an ultimate example of what a piano can do among other things. Incredible music.
That change at 4:35 always pulls my heart up into my throat... so moving.. and you handled it masterfully... beautiful work..
Extraordinary!
Gorgeous
From time to time I come back here to listen your wonderful version of this Mays-Metheny classic. Each time I'm surprised of the way you catch the Mays soul yet including a personal interpretation.
Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated, Massimiliano!
I am astounded by your playing this piece so brilliantly. i am now subscribed sir.
Wow! I'm stunned to hear someone other than Lyle playing my all time favorite piece of music so artfully. Your arrangement is beautiful. I've listened to the original version of this composition more times than I could ever count. It always moves me toward a state of grace. Your arrangement is inspired, especially from 4:30 to the end. I've been working on my own solo piano version of this (using the Pat Metheny Song Book chart) for a couple years now, and I'm only a quarter of the way through it. I hear such depth in your arrangement. Not sure whether to quit or try harder! :-) So glad I stumbled onto this beautiful offering you've put out into the universe. Keep up the excellent work.
Dear Terry, thanks for your detailed and kind comment! I think you shouldn´t quit but go on working on the tune - you
won´t regret (it´s a very satisfying process). All the best, Uwe
Try Harder!!!!
Never quit something you love Terry 👍
I needed this today.
So touching, so beautiful
thank you very much, Mark!
simply perfect thank you Uwe....
very welcome, Serge - thank you 😁
Really wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
AWESOME !!!!!
Yeah man. Thanks. This, and Andre Mehmari's tributes are the best.
Incredibly difficult piece to play, and you play it pitch perfect...
Bravo! Capolavoro. Grazie.
beautiful. what a perfect tribute to Bill Evans.
It's so beautiful!!!!!!!!!
pretty awesome！！！！
your performance brings me sheer spiritual enjoyment
and we are sure that how fu**king talented Lyle Mays is.......
this song has magic that effects our feelings so deeply,oh my goodness.....
Bravo !!!!!!. Gracias por tan valiosa interpretación, es una perfecta transcripción y tocada con la sensibilidad que se necesita y se merece esta obra. Gracias de nuevo.
Thanks for a beautiful rendition.
This song has a QUIET INTENSITY to me .SOOOO moving ! I used to lay down & listen to this before I went to the gym to POWER LIFT ! .GO FIGURE !
Thank you so much for sharing your interpretation of this holy tune. Beautiful rendition I'm sure Lyle is happy hearing it.
Just, wow -- really beautiful playing! (Can't believe It was posted eleven years ago and I'm just now finding it.)
Loved it. Thanks
Beautiful!!! Hearing and healing! So peaceful! I miss "Summer ´42 in his playlist!
Very deep & sensual !!!
Very impressive performance. I like so much Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays compositions. Thanks to bring us good moments of music
thanks, mate - really appreciated! 👍🏻
Beautiful rendition of one of the most beautiful pieces ever written. Well done and thanks
Dear Santyago, many thanks for your compliments & all the best from Germany! Uwe
Excellent piano solo. Lyle Mays is my favorite pianist. ❤️
This was fantastic. So beautiful. I did not want it to end. Thanks you SO much for sharing yout talents.
Yes, I remember - and thanks again for one more kind comment, Rick! I´m really happy that you enjoy my interpretation; be sure I will let you know about any news concerning the transcription. All the best, Uwe
Dear Andrea, many thanks for your comment! I will try to publish the sheet music and talk with Pat Metheny about that issue (I´ll meet him in July). As soon I´ve got some news, I will publish them on this site. Best regards, Uwe
What a wonderful surprise. One of my favorite PM/LM compositions. It was great hearing it as a piano solo. Nice chops dude.
So Beatiful!!! Congrats!!!
Es la mejor versión de piano jamás escuchada. Mis felicitaciones! Tu talento es asombroso! Es un privilegio para nuestros oídos, escucharte es un placer.
Beautiful transcription and playing!👏👏👏👏👏
Hey, many thanks for your compliments! I will try to publish the sheet music and talk with Pat Metheny about that issue (I´ll meet him in July). As soon I´ve got some news, I will publish them on this site. Best regards, Uwe
Hey rsalmeron, thanks for your kind words! I will leave a message in the video description as soon as the transcription is published. Stay tuned :-)
Superb!
That literally brought tears to my eyes. Magnificent. Truly.
@chelobes - thanks for your kind words! Seems you like Dave Grusin, so stay tuned - the next tune I will upload is Dave´s "Memphis Stomp" :-)
Bravo! Wonderful.
Speechless, tears, such a grand translation from the Master
@bijl99: Dear Frank, thanks for your kind words! In one or two weeks I will upload another wonderful 80ies tune that featured Lyle called "Maurizius" (by Eberhard Weber) - guess you will like that, too. So stay tuned and keep on playing :-)