Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden - Cinema Paradiso

Every now and then, I know, I might not seem entirely focused.
Many mistake my anal curiosity for intelligence: nothing could be further from me, as I’ve taken quite a while, but now I know myself.

Ah, damn, I need to say something.

If you take this "minimal" version of the masterpiece by the Maestro and compare it to the "orchestral" one, the choice might seem easy.
But it’s not.
Because, in my opinion, Patrizio & Carletto here play all the harmonies without actually playing the individual notes.
Try - whether it’s a matter of anal curiosity or compulsive behavior - to listen to the two versions in the order you prefer.

In Pat & Charlie's version, you can hear all the strange instruments that the Supreme composer loved to use: from frying pans to ocarinas. It’s just that they’re nestled between the notes that they DON'T play.

Don’t understand what it is?
It’s Jazz!