“My friends send me clips from time to time. I don't surf the net, but I enjoy the obscure shit since I usually don't cringe. In fact, I am usually surprised at how my performances were much better than my self image at the time.”
- LYLE MAYS

PAT METHENY (1976)
Pat Metheny (g), Lyle Mays (p), Mike Richmond (b), Bob Moses (d)
Recorded in Boston, MA

PAT METHENY LIVE AT THE JAZZ WORKSHOP (1976)
Pat Metheny (g), Lyle Mays (p), Mike Richmond (b), Dan Gottlieb (d)
Recorded in Boston, MA

“I remember Pat telling me about Lyle and that he was his first choice for the potential group. I remember playing a few early gigs, before there was an official band, with Pat and Lyle and Mike Richmond on bass. I have a great recording of a live radio broadcast around somewhere. He always sounded incredible, and there was an immediate connection to his playing and friendship.” - DAN GOTTLIEB

LYLE MAYS TRIO (1981)
Lyle (p), Marc Johnson (b) and Dan Gottlieb (d)
Recorded in Atlanta, GA

PAT METHENY GROUP - NEW ORLEANS (1981)
Pat Metheny (g), Lyle Mays (k), Steve Rodby, Dan Gottlieb (d), Nana Vasconcelos (p)
Recorded in New Orleans, LA

LYLE WITH EBERHARD WEBER SEXTET (1983)
Eberhard Weber (b), Lyle (p), Paul McCandless (s, o, bc, eh), Bill Frisell (g), Mike DiPasqua (d), Mario Castronari (p)
Hamburg, Germany

LYLE MAYS SEXTET (83)
Lyle (p), Joe Lovano (ts), Tiger Okoshi (t), Billy Drewes (fl,as), Bill Frisell (g), Marc Johnson (b), Mike DiPasqua (d).
Recorded at Willow Jazz Club, Somerville, MA

”This would have been around 82 or 83, after the Later that Evening tour, where I met both Frisell and DiPasqua.”  - LYLE

PAT METHENY GROUP - IN MONTREAL (1982)
Pat Metheny (g), Lyle Mays (k), Steve Rodby (b), Dan Gottlieb (d), Nana Vasconcelos (p)
Recorded in Montreal, Canada

PAT METHENY GROUP - LIVE AT MESA (1982)
Pat Metheny (g), Lyle Mays (k), Steve Rodby (b), Dan Gottlieb (d), Nana Vasconcelos (p)
Recorded at the Mesa Centennial Hall, AZ

PAT METHENY GROUP - HAMMERSMITH ODEON (1985)
Pat Metheny (g), Lyle Mays (k), Steve Rodby (b), Paul Wertico (d), Pedro Aznar (v, p)
Recorded in London

LYLE MAYS TRIO (1986)
Lyle (p, k), Marc Johnson (b) & Peter Erskine (d).
Recorded at Berklee Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA

LYLE MAYS TRIO (1992)
Lyle (p), Eric Hochberg (b), Mark Walker (d) and Pedro Aznar (vocals - special guest)
Live at Teatro Opera, Buenos Aires, Argentina

“Beautiful memories…” - PEDRO AZNAR

LYLE MAYS QUINTET (1992)
Lyle (p), Steve Rodby (b), Dave Samuels (v), Michael Sagmeister (g), Will Kennedy (d)
Recorded in Zürich, Switzerland