CLOSE TO HOME (Lyle Mays) for Solo Piano by Uwe Karcher
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- February 10th, 2020 - just got the worst news of all: "Lyle passed today in Los Angeles after a long battle with a recurring illness, surrounded by loved ones" (Pat Metheny on "patmetheny.com", Feb. 10th, 2020). I'm just working on "Au Lait" (arrangement for solo piano) and find me thinking every day how gifted Lyle was. What a loss! I always hoped he would return on stage one day. Now we know this won't happen.
One consolation is that all the wonderful music will stay forever, for example this wonderful composition which I arranged for Solo Piano. I really enjoy to play this - thanks for this incredible tune! You guys can find it on Lyle´s first CD called "Lyle Mays" (1986).
here is my Metheny/Mays playlist: czcams.com/play/PLTFdSA2EkOE0jfY7Z6B2qef23NvBAuR7L.html
My favorite Lyle Mays song. He’s no longer “close to home”…..he’s home ❤️🙏🏽.
my tears are blowing in the wind... Lyle Mays.. RIP dear bro
Near perfection...the execution of one of the best Lyle Mays composition.
Not 'Near' perfection .. .. PERFECTION, Bro!! WHAT a Rendition!!!
This is the music. Beautiful playing.
I was looking for a full-length solo-piano version from you Guy, and instead found this. I am not surprised to find your comment of support here. I am discovering Lyle this week and as you thought, it has been wonderful. Thanks to Uwe for all these beautiful Lyle and PMG renditions. They move me in new and different ways that the originals have not.
Yes indeed, absolutely beautiful!
Doc I’d love to hear your interpretation of this as well.. your tutorial was absolutely magnificent. Still working on it!
It was 1978 when as a young music student, I first heard Lyle Mays play piano and keyboards with the Pat Metheny Group in concert on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit. I was astonished! He immediately became my favorite pianist of all time, and has remained so to this day.
His composing, arranging and piano/keyboard playing combined melodic sensitivity, harmonic richness, rhythmic diversity, and a remarkably fluid technique, all firmly rooted in both classical and jazz musical traditions . . . are entirely innovative.
While I never met him, I read many of his interviews and watched hundreds of his videos and remain awestruck by the modesty and humility of someone with the genius to evoke such thought, emotion and tranquility through his own music . . . music so complete in its usage of nearly the entire spectrum of compositional and improvisational elements available to musicians.
I loved and admired both Lyle's solo work and his best known collaborative work with the great jazz guitarist, Pat Metheny, beginning in 1974. Their final collaboration as the Pat Metheny Group was in 2005.
Since then, I, along with millions of other fans all over the world have longed for a PMG reunion, but unfortunately with today's news, we have already enjoyed our final "Pat Metheny Group" recording, which makes me quite sad.
But what a profoundly beautiful and soulful musical legacy he left.
thanks for your thoughts and this nice comment, Sherif - there's nothing left to say 🙏🏻🎹
He was a fav of mine and passed away the other day. I cried my eyes out when I heard the news and wrote the following. And following it is the track I listened to, to remember him by. I think it reflects a lot of thoughts about several people that have passed in my lifetime and maybe even some who haven't....yet! Love you. N JOY. Link below.
Goodbye my most dearest of friends.
Though we never met, you left an indelible mark.
One that has been carried deep in the soul for what seems like a lifetime.
Memories of dark nights, howling winds, distant thunder and heavy rain.
And amongst nature's cacophony, was you.
Playing a tune that lifted the spirit and broadened the dreams.
The world may not see the likes of you again.
But for now, rest, be at peace.
For your memory will be carried forward into the hearts of the next generations and maybe into a very distant time and place where things are more appreciated and the hearts of men more connected.
Goodbye.
So long.
And thanks for the memories.
I will cherish them forever.
czcams.com/video/FHZmqlZGgO4/video.html
Ay Bee Please post this on two Facebook group pages: Lyle Mays Fanspage and Pat Metheny.
Sherif Shaalan You write beautifully. (On the surface it seems odd that mere notes arranged in specific ways somehow gathers people of like minds together. But these are not mere notes. They are sighs and moans and cries and yelps and heartbeats captured and carried forward until they give voice to similar sounds inside each of us. Even still, I am amazed that it is through mere notes that I meet people so close to the heart of who I am.)
David Fleuchaus Thank you.
RIP Lyle but we are thankful we have Uwe to continue playing such beautiful music
Good God, when I clicked on this I wasn't expecting it to sound so much like the original recording. Amazing job!
Thanks, mate - really appreciated! BTW, check out my other Lyle recordings (August, September 15th etc)...
I get chills every time I hear this piece. It touches a very emotional space, very evocative. Uwe you do it great justice. Thank you for sharing. I remeber the first time I saw PMG group in Syracuse while attending college, I think it was 1984. Lyle was like ..if God played piano, and PM was like ... if God played guitar!
nicely said, Phineas - and you´re so right!
J Phineas Leevy Best comment I’ve read in a long time!
I came to this again after hearing that we lost Lyle yesterday. Your hands are my hands right now. We are playing this together to remember, and thank him for being the music (with Pat) for much of my adult years. He has left us. But he has left us with this, and so much more. Farewell.
well said, thank you 🙏🏻
so well stated
For some reason I got tears in my eyes because We no longer have this towering talent among us. I just started singing and you know, there is no greater a gift that we can share. Music is a healing art. Bless the musicians who keep true art alive.
Good evening ukakeys. Now it is in our responsibility to keep Lyle alive. And you did it marvellous. Thank you. :-)
This is the Best version on piano alone I have ever listen ro❤❤❤
In the memory of Lyle, RIP.
👍🏻
G R E A T Uwe! Lyle lives in you! In fact he lives in everyone of us - his music lovers!
I love Lyle Mays from 80s: the first time I heard this album this piece touched my soul, but all that work. Just wonderful!!! Always Lyle will be in my heart for his genius and sensitivity
Thanks Lyle.
Music is the key that can unlock one's inner feeling(s) that reside in some cases,
dormant in our souls till that combination of melodic genius meets the refined
precision of a master such as Lyle.
He has the ability to reach deep into our souls, and touch parts hitherto unknown.
It's an awakening of spirit, what we choose to do with this gift of course is our choosing
Appreciate, share, marvel at his use of time and space, how he shapes the very essence
of each thought, and can transfer his gift to everyone.
Some of us are more fortunate than others, when we can connect with him on a different
plain, where he bridges that gulf of time and space, it is a true connection, that we are
powerless to control, we revel in every moment, the cadence, the tenor, the timbre of
each note can take us to another dimension.
My heart and soul become one during this embrace, and the feeling is one of pure delight.
Thank you Lyle, when you gear up, there truly is a disturbance in the force, and it is heavenly, sublime.
Rest In Peace in God's grace, my friend, you are truly missed
Uwe, your gentle touch and understanding of Lyle's gift brings me to tears. Please take care,
and thank you for your wonderful tribute to a true master, be well my friend, God bless.
What a beautiful!! And I agree with you. Pat needs Lyle!
Yeah :-)
agree!!!
my God, sounds stellar. Voicings and timbre are top!
Thank you, Tommy - much appreciated!
Its been a year since my last text, and I always come back to you playing this song. I never tire of hearing or watching you perform it. Much love for what you do.
ME LLEGO DIRECTO AL CORAZÓN,, MUY BUENA INTERPRETACIÓN
I've played this song hundreds of times ... it's amazing that I'm so filled with emotion and wistfulness each and every time.
Your playing is amazing. A very noble interpretation of the original. The piano sounds great too! Love it, keep up the good work. I am always checking for new videos.
Good to hear, Sheldon - thanks for your kind words!
Dear Uwe, we are all shocked and saddened by Lyle's passing ... I lost a brother and a mentor. At the same time, I am extremely grateful that musicians of your caliber have directed attention to his work and legacy in the manner you have done. As expressed in another opportunity, I deeply thank you for your sensibility to all of this.
Thank you very much, Bryan! I will try my best to contribute a small part to preserve Lyle´s legacy...
I will piano forget this piano performance thank you🎉
Sometimes we never really truly appreciate the contributions of the greatest musicians until they have returned home to Source Energy. I always knew that he was present, a member of Pat's group, a creator on a plane of his own, but only now that he has decided to leave us with his absence can I truly appreciate his corpus that he has left us to ponder, to love, to appreciate. This song has been played by me everyday at least 20-30 times and I still can't get enough of it. I have listened to versions by Uwe Karcher, Andre Mehmari, Dr. Guy Shkolnik, Alex Sill on guitar seemingly holding back tears as he played this song, by himself and with Pat' group. I had the pleasure to see him perform at the Greek Theatre in around 1994-1995, the entire show was nothing less than Heavenly. You are missed only in person but we have your catalog to keep us "Close to You".
So beautiful... Thanks Uwe
Thank you, William 🙏🏻
For several years before the recording, the PMG performed this under the name of "Mars". Maybe that's Lyle's real home. Wonderful job.
thank you, Bruce! I have the PMG version of Montreal 1982 in mind... the only one I know.
I love this❤ thank you
Ottima esecuzione, conosco la versione originale del grande Lyle Mays e posso dire che in questo brano si rivivono le emozioni, lo stile, l'armonia... la sua genialità.....
Verissimo
Vero! Come non si fa ad emozionarsi ascoltando l'anima di Lyle, questo pezzo è incredibile! Crea, tale bellezza e senso di unione e anche commozione.
I am now calm and able to face the day, beautiful.
that's a nice compliment, Ray - have a good day :-)
thank you life for making me understand and appreciate this
I agree 👍🏻
Yes Sir! I agree to
❤ Beautiful. Mercie bien. 😊
looked this one up after the sad news. A great performance and arrangement , a real tribute for him. Thank you.
great to hear, Peter - thanks a lot!
Absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful piece, wonderful played.
Being most into classical music, this piece and "Mirror of the heart" from the same album was my two ear-openers into the wonderful world of jazz.
R.I.P Lyle
Thank you! I'm just working on "Au Lait"; after that I will make "Mirror Of The Heart" (one of my favorite tunes, too!).
I owe my love for jazz to Pat, Lyle and Chick. The rest was downhill.
@@lechtrzeciak6084 don´t forget Herbie! And how about Keith Jarrett? And Bill Evans? And Miles? And... 😁
@@ukaykeys
Hi Uwe, I have not forgotten, I just explained how I was introduced to jazz and that Lyle gets some 30% of the credit :-). These three people were pivotal *to me*, just personal experience, personal history. Also a not-very-well-known Jose Roberto Bertrami, who happened to fit into Corea-Purim-Moreira-Farrell (Joe Farrell !) aesthetics and grabs the remaining 10%.
The rest was somewhat easy, downhill :-) But since you've mentioned others, and other others .... of course there are *MANY*, really many great jazz musicians; to remain within p/kybd players, of course Herbie who is to me the greates of all (or even the greatest of all jazz musicians), of course Jarrett, Evans, and McCoy Tyner (again, just personal taste favourites) playing with Coltrane... You've mentioned Miles and Jarrett - Miles (Sketches etc) and Jarrett (in trio) were the second jazz step to me (historically) and to me they remain masters of hopelesness and melancholy, respectively, and I don't expect them to be beaten.
All these musicians (except Bertrami) are well-recognized names. Lyle - sadly - is not. And to some extent it is understandable - he hasn't made any particular breakthrough. But he is a master of piano/kybds to me and that's how I will remember him. One side of this coin is exemplified by "Close to home", other by improvisations in "Straight on Red" (for example, czcams.com/video/rQcQu9uJEyM/video.html or even better czcams.com/video/exA4e3_PFPY/video.html improvising for over 3.5 minutes !!!) or in "Song for Bilbao" (czcams.com/video/RCPfKzIK6Wo/video.html or czcams.com/video/W21ZiCYzFZ4/video.html, but I like the live "Travels" version most, it felt more spontaneous). Lyle takes ownership of time and rhythm like no other piano player I know.
so beautiful
I love the original, and you've done it justice. Bravo!
Thanks again, Steve :-)
... Ogni volta che ascolto questo pezzo vengo rapito dalla melodia e dalle note, che mi culla o è mi lasciano sognare all'infinito.
Your piano playing is natural as speaking, flowing as water, beautiful as singing. Thank you for that and for all the pieces you uploaded.
Thank you. That was so wonderful.. I have tears
thank you, Mike - appreciated!
I didn't think it was possible to transcribe Lyle's work and render it in such a flawless way...this is outstanding.
Too kind, Angelo - but much appreciated :-)
Ars longa, vita brevis. Thanks to Lyle and thank you, Uwe.
I come back to listen to this interpretation, Uwe and I leave quenched with music and meaning. Your exquisite rendition never fails to put me in a state of exhilaration and joy. Words can not express my gratefulness to your mastery!
Thank you very much, Brian - you made my day 😊
Bryan, I so agree.
Beautifully played Uwe! Thank you for that! 🙏
I was first introduced to Messrs Mays/Metheney/Aznar and all the other wonderful players with the PMG in the 80s and bought all the albums I could get my hands on. My two favourite tracks were and are Minuano and this one, which always gives me a lump in my throat, I don't know why. Your version Uwe has the same effect. Truly beautiful. Thank you.
very welcome, Angela! I think we are getting lumps in the throat because the emotional factor in this music is extremely high... And that's why we love it :-)
I don't really understand why people these day appreciate modern music that only have the same beat and words yapping. Rather than this, which i'm considered to be the real "MUSIC"
😁
Oh man. This is awesome. I have subscribed to your channel. Just as good as old Lyle. Wow.
Too kind, thanks :-)
May the beauty of Lyle's music continue to touch us all until we too pass.
I´m sure it will... 👍🏻
Thank you Lyle for your beautiful music.
👍🏻
Robert Schuman Saal, 1979. Da hab ich die Pat Metheny Group, mit den noch ganz jungen Lyle Mays, Mark Egan und Dan Gottlieb zum ersten Mal erlebt. Seither gehören sie zu meinem Leben. Täglich. Was eine Bereicherung. Danke. Sie machen das großartig.
Bei mir war es 1983 in Mannheim. Mit dem gleichen Effekt 😁
Bravissimo! Fantastic arrangement of Lyle's masterpiece. Lyle was an angel flying over the keyboards. You did a spectacular rendition, I truly enjoyed listening to you. Thank you 💕
Thank you very much, Laura 😊🙏🏻🎹
Thank you for playing Lyles music!!!
perfect interpretation!!!!!!!!!! classic, just right!!!!!
Thank you, István - appreciated 😉
Essa música faz sonhar......😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍..... gratidão, Lyle Mays 🙌🏼🙏🏽
I'm crying!! Where are you Lyle?? Please come back!!!!
Uwe thank you for this piece I sense how much do you love Lyle, I wish I could find some time and transcribe this piece! thanks a lot!
Thank you, Danny - and let´s hope that Lyle will come back one day....
The word was that some of the Unity material was meant for The Group, but Lyle was busy. And when the PMG get it going again, please let it be a mere quartet and not an orchestra.
yeah, quartet or quintet would be awesome. I would also like to hear new stuff of Lyle & Pat as a duo (Wichita style). Still one of my favorite albums ever. Dreams are free :-)
@@Aggromerchant As much as I love Lyle Mays, I will say this. I saw Pat Metheny during the Unity tour and it was absolutely jawdropping. It really opened my eyes to what is possible in live jazz performance. The way the musicians are interconnected after so many years of performing together; there is nothing like it. Don't miss Metheny if you have a chance to see him, regardless of the group!
Bravo Monsieur!
Oh wow! You've approached this with such sensitivity. Beautiful man.
Beautiful and soulful ❤
Great job,I thought I was actually listening to Lyle!!!
Thanks, Kevin - guess I´m flattered :-)
ukaykeys Well I was just saying how good you are,but it's good to not be conceited,God Bless
no worries, I´m far away from that :-)
Masterpiece❤
Simply beautiful! You really managed to create an amazing sound. Thank you for this.
Thank you very much, Arnon! Very welcome!
First saw the film in 1982 in La Jolla California....was born in New Hampshire.... beautiful interpretation, bless from Sedona Arizona 🦁🌍
Excelente versión.
muchas gracias, Claudio!
Fantastic!
btw, guys - check out my other Lyle stuff (September 15th, Long Life, Au Lait, Phase Dance, Maurizius, Newborn) if you liked this video!
I have totally fallen in love with your piano playing. It takes me to a place I'd love to be forever...❤
great to hear, Marti - thank you very much :-)
@@kevinzwerts Hi Kevin, just write to: uver@gmx.net for more info 😉
You have selected some of my favorite piano composers (Grusin, Mays). Fabulous transcriptions. This song is thoroughly Lyle.
Realmente he quedado gratamente sorprendido por tu modo de arreglar temas. Tu modo de tocar el piano es increíble. Además, todo tu repertorio (Lyle Mays, Keith Jarrett, Dave Gruisin, Ennio Morricone, etc) es exquisito. Me extrañó no escuchar arreglos de Egberto Gismonti. Gracias por tus videos....¿Cómo puedo conseguir tus partituras?
Gracias por el comentario agradable, Alfredo! Escríbeme un correo electrónico a averiguar más acerca de mis transcripciones.
você tem mesmo um gosto impecável!!! Seu repertório é absolutamente maravilhoso. Esta é minha música preferida do Lyle Mays! Parabéns!
Totalmente de acuerdo con Usted, sus palabras expresan lo que pienso del trabajo de "Ukaykeys".
Music is the key that can unlock one's inner feeling(s) that reside in some cases,
dormant in our souls till that combination of melodic genius meets the refined
precision of a master such as Lyle.
He has the ability to reach deep into our souls, and touch parts hitherto unknown.
It's an awakening of spirit to be sure, what we choose to do with this gift of course is up to us.
Appreciate, share, marvel at his use of time and space, how he shapes the very essence
of each thought, and can transfer his gift to everyone.
Some of us are more fortunate than others, when we can connect with him on a different
plain, where he bridges that gulf of time and space, it is a true connection, that we are
powerless to control, we revel in every moment, the cadence, the tenor, the timbre of
each note can take us to another dimension.
My heart and soul become one during this embrace, and the feeling is one of pure delight.
Thank you Lyle, when you gear up, there truly is a disturbance in the force, and it is heavenly, sublime.
Rest In Peace in God's grace, my friend, you are truly missed.
Uwe, your tribute is amazing. I close my eyes, and I can feel the music flow through me. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Be well, stay safe my friend. God bless. ❤🙏🏽
Thank you very much, Linda - you must be a poet! 🎹
Thank you for this wonderful interpretation. Thanks to Lyle too
Lyle was one of my heroes and I was truly shocked and saddened to learn of his passing. Beautiful arrangement, thank you.
Just beautiful
thanks again, Mark 👍🏻
on one of the most beautiful compositions ever
Lyles forever in our hearts and soul! It is a very good played music! Congrats!
You are right! When I hear that piece so much emotion and tiers. I love Lyle and I heard PMG 3 times. Just wonderful. Thanks Lyle!
beautiful melody. your transcription really captures the spirit behind Lyle's composition. thank you for sharing your gift with us.
Amazing arrangement 👌
Uwe, a very measured and musical rendition of a masterpiece. That was terrific.... thank you.
Sorry to hear of Lyle's passing. What a special and gifted talent that he shared with the world. .
Uwe i love your play. And your interpretation to pat methny and lyle. So beautiful that i can listen to you play all night. You bring forward the essece of their magical music.
Love that song and the way you played it. Kudos to you, sir. Very well done.
Thank you very much, John!
wonderful played !
선생님의 연주에 감동 받았습니다. 너무 아름답네요.
정말 감사합니다 - 그리고 한국에 음악적으로 인사드립니다!
Beautiful brother. I miss him too.
Beauty Clarity !!!.. great project ..Lyle would be pleased
Stunning. Speechless. Soaking it in...
Excellent rendition of this beautiful tune! I can tell he is really feeling Lyle's emotional chords and melody; 'near perfect'?.... it doesn't need to be. Congratulations! Great job. 👏👏👏🙏🎶🎵🙏
Thanks a lot,
An absolutely pefect performance.
Mays' best always moving when he was still alive; to hear them (this) now, almost too much.
I only trust in wonder how much pleasure he would have taken appreciating your rendition. Bravo & t/y.
Uka , you do such a mavelous job playing so good, Lyle,s music.. god what a genius such beautiful music
What a beautiful, sensitive, faithful and musically-literate transposition of this amazing piece to solo piano. It's one of my favourite ever pieces of music, and you have done it spectacular justice here. Lyle Mays' self-titled solo album was the very first CD I ever bought (shortly after it was released in 86, when I was a teenager), and I quickly adopted this particular piece from the album as an astonishing musical accomplishment. It's been with me regularly throughout my life ever since then.
I saw PMG at London's Albert Hall around a dozen years ago, and (as they often used to do) they played two more encores well after most of the audience had departed. Those who remained (only a few dozen, and probably only those who knew about these hidden extra encores) were able to stand right next to the stage. Most people clustered around Pat, but I headed straight for Lyle. I was literally two yards or so from him as he weaved his magic on piano/keys in PMG tracks. It was probably the best music-related experience of my whole life.
And then I heard, almost by accident, about Lyle's death. Without a doubt, it's the one death - outside of family deaths, of course - which has hit me more than any other. He was sort of a Titan of music to me, and almost seemed immortal because of that. I was devastated. And your rendition of this tune does him sweet justice. Thank you.
with these wonderful transcriptions, you help perpetuate Lyle's music for all. Thank you for them
The chord progressions & voicings are very beautiful. Don't know if I can feel the tempo & the vagaries of the melody. Uwe's playing is great & the clarity of the piano sound makes me realize why I love it so.
ao very beautiful, played from your soul. thank you....
The most gorgeous and well played tribute imaginable. Brilliant and thank you!
Simply Beautiful, thank you.
I needed to hear this again today 🥺
yes... 😔
Beautiful ... absolutely beautiful! Full of expression.
Thank you very much, James!
Amazing as always. Thank you sharing.
Once again, this is the best sounding piano ever heard. A feast for the ears. Thank you so much.
very welcome, Lewis - thank you!
I share your love for Lyle`s music, Uwe, and am likewise saddened by his passing away. Thanks your beautiful rendition of Close to Home.
Thank you, Walther! More Lyle to come in the future - let's keep his legacy alive... 🎹