Still Life (Talking) is a document of perfection: Lyle Mays’ harmonic genius, Metheny’s orchestral guitar, and the Brazilian-inflected rhythm section. Whether you find it in a dusty used CD bin or a verified RAR archive, the goal is the same: to hear "Last Train Home" with the silence and detail it demands.

for sequencing and sketching compositions, while Lyle Mays introduced the "flutophone" synth sound via the Roland JX-10. Key Tracks

: Digitally recorded, mixed, and mastered at Power Station, NYC.

Which would you prefer?