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Travels is a live double album by the Pat Metheny Group recorded in July, October, and November 1982 and released on ECM the following year. The quintet features pianist Lyle Mays and rhythm section Steve Rodby and Dan Gottlieb, with guest Nana Vasconcelos. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted.

Side I
1. “Are You Going with Me?” 9:19
2. “The Fields, the Sky” Metheny 7:46
3. “Goodbye” Metheny 8:16
Side II
1. “Phase Dance” 8:03
2. “Straight on Red” 7:26
3. “Farmer’s Trust” Metheny 6:25
Side III
1. “Extradition” Metheny 5:45
2. “Goin’ Ahead/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls” 16:22
Side IV
1. “Travels” 5:03
2. “Song for Bilbao” Metheny 8:28
3. “San Lorenzo” 13:35

Personnel
Pat Metheny Group:
Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers, electric organ, autoharp, Synclavier
Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass, bass synthesizer
Danny Gottlieb – drums
Nana Vasconcelos – percussion, voice, berimbau

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Released: 1983
Recorded: July–November 1982
Venue: Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, Nacogdoches
Length: 96:26
Label: ECM
Producer: Manfred Eicher, Pat Metheny