Pat Metheny - New Chautauqua (1979)

I got into Pat Metheny through some cassettes I nicked from a friend (her name was Ca...), and just couldn't get enough of the first PMG album with Jaco Pastorius, 'Offramp' and 'Travels', the live album.

But this solo 1979 outing, which marked an artistic departure of sorts, is the one I feel has the guitarist's most compelling personal and meditative moments. Here's Metheny with just his guitars (electric 6- and 12-string, an acoustic and a 15-string harp guitar) and a bit of overdubbed electric bass. Sweet, subtle and sublime!