80/81

80/81
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	1980
Recorded	26–29 May 1980
Studio	Talent Studios, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz, folk jazz
Length	80:25
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

80/81 is a double album by jazz artists Pat Metheny, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker, and Jack DeJohnette, which was released in 1980.

Metheny toured in the U.S. in fall 1980 with a band including Redman, Haden, and Paul Motian. In the summer of 1981, he toured Europe with the full 80/81 lineup.

Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny except where noted.

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two Folk Songs: 1st"	13:17
2.	"Two Folk Songs: 2nd" (Charlie Haden)	7:31

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"80/81"	7:28
2.	"The Bat"	5:58
3.	"Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman)	7:05

Side III
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Open" (Metheny/Jack DeJohnette/Dewey Redman/Haden/Michael Brecker, Final Theme by Metheny)	14:25
2.	"Pretty Scattered"	6:56

Side IV
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Every Day (I Thank You)"	13:16
2.	"Goin' Ahead"	3:56

Single CD edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two Folk Songs: One / Two"	20:52
2.	"Every Day (I Thank You)"	13:21
3.	"Goin' Ahead"	3:51
4.	"80/81"	7:34
5.	"The Bat"	6:05
6.	"Turnaround"	7:04

Personnel

Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (on tracks I-1, 2; II-2; III-1, 2; IV-1)
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone (on tracks II-1, 2; III-1, 2)
Charlie Haden – double bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

↑ Ginell, Richard S.. Pat Metheny: 80/81 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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[1] Ginell, Richard S.. Pat Metheny: 80/81 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.