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Lyle Mays
Lyle (*1953) had four main interests: chess, mathematics, architecture, and music.
His mother Doris played piano and organ. His teacher allowed him to practice improvisation
after the structured elements of the lesson were completed. At age nine he played organ
at a family member's wedding, and at age fourteen he began to play in church. In summer
camp he was introduced to jazz pianist Marian McPartland.
Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Filles de Kilimanjaro by Miles Davis (both recorded in 1968) were important influences. He graduated from the University of North Texas after attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He composed and arranged for the One O'Clock Lab Band and was the composer and arranger for the Grammy Award-nominated album Lab 75. After leaving North Texas, Lyle toured with Woody Herman's group for approximately eight months. In 1975 he met Pat Metheny and later founded the Pat Metheny Group. Lyle won ten Grammy awards and was nominated twenty-three times. In an interview with JAZZIZ magazine in 2016 Lyle said he had been working as a music software manager because of changes in the music industry. He died in 2020. |
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Pat Metheny Group ECM 1114 recorded January 1978 in Oslo/Norway |
Pat Metheny, guitar Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ Mark Egan, bass Dan Gottlieb, drums |
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American Garage ECM 1155 recorded June 1979 in Brookfield, MA/USA |
Pat Metheny, guitar Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ Mark Egan, bass Dan Gottlieb, drums |
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As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls ECM 1190 recorded September 1980 in Oslo/Norway |
Pat Metheny, guitar, bass Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, percussion, drums, vocals |
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American Garage ECM 1216 recorded October 1981 in New York, NY/USA |
Pat Metheny, guitar Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ Steve Rodby, bass Dan Gottlieb, drums Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, percussion, drums, vocals |
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Travels ECM 1252/1253 recordings taken from concerts in Dallas, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Sacramento, CA and Nacogdoches, TX/USA |
Pat Metheny, guitar Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ Steve Rodby, bass Dan Gottlieb, drums Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, percussion, drums, vocals |
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Works II ECM 837 272-2 recorded December 1975 in Ludwigsburg/Germany, February 1977 and May 1980 in Oslo/Norway, November 1983 in New York City |
Pat Metheny, guitar Lyle Mays, piano, organ Dewey Redman, tenor sax Mike Brecker, tenor sax Jaco Pastorius, bass Charlie Haden, bass Eberhard Weber, bass Steve Rodby, bass Bob Moses, drums Jack DeJohnette, drums Billy Higgins, drums Dan Gottlieb, drums Nana Vasconcelos, percussion |
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Letter From Home Geffen Records 9 24245-2 recorded spring 1989 in New York City/USA |
Pat Metheny, guitar Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ, trumpet Steve Rodby, bass Paul Wertico, drums Armando Marçal, percussion Pedro Aznar, voice, guitar, marimba, vibes, tenor sax, lute, melodica, panpipes, percussion |
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Live In Concert in Germany bootleg recorded 1992 live in Germany |
Lyle Mays, keyboards Michael Sagmeister, guitar Dave Samuels, vibes, marimba Steve Rodby, bass Will Kennedy, drums |
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