80/81

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.

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
American Garage (1979) 80/81 (1980) As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981)

Professional ratings

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

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 is composed by Pat Metheny except where noted.

Disc one:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Two Folk Songs: 1st"		13:17
2.	"Two Folk Songs: 2nd"	Charlie Haden	7:31
3.	"80/81"		7:28
4.	"The Bat"		5:58
5.	"Turnaround"	Ornette Coleman	7:05

Disc two:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Open"	Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman, Haden, Michael Brecker, Final Theme by Metheny	14:25
2.	"Pretty Scattered"		6:56
3.	"Every Day (I Thank You)"		13:16
4.	"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

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