Lyle Mays
Credited as Lyle, Mays, L. Mays · Born Lyle David Mays
Lyle Mays (November 27, 1953 - February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist from Wausaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his work with guitarist Pat Metheny as a member of the Pat Metheny Group, in which he collaborated with Metheny in composition and provided arrangements, orchestration and - most remarkably - the complex harmonic and metric backbone of the group's musical signature.
Records
Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny Group
1978
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Autoharp
Pat Metheny Group
American Garage
1979
Piano, Synthesizer, Autoharp, Organ
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
1981
Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Autoharp
Pat Metheny Group
Offramp
1982
Piano, Synthesizer, Autoharp, Organ
Pat Metheny Group
First Circle
1984
Arranger, Trumpet, Piano, Synthesizer
Lyle Mays
Street Dreams
1988
Piano, Keyboards, Producer
Pat Metheny Group
Letter From Home
1989
Producer, Piano, Organ, Keyboards
Pat Metheny
Secret Story
1992
Piano
Lyle Mays & Marc Johnson & Jack DeJohnette
Fictionary
1993
Piano
Pat Metheny Group
The Road To You (Recorded Live In Europe)
1993
Piano, Keyboards, Producer
Pat Metheny Group
We Live Here
1995
Producer, Piano, Keyboards
Pat Metheny Group
"Quartet"
1996
Producer, Piano, Celesta (celeste), Harmonium (pedal Harmonium)
Pat Metheny Group
Imaginary Day
1997
Producer, Piano, Keyboards
Lyle Mays
Solo
2000
Producer
Pat Metheny Group
Speaking Of Now
2002
Producer, Piano, Keyboards
Pat Metheny Group
The Way Up
2005
Producer, Vibraphone, Piano, Keyboards