Introduction
Neither this nor that
Stories we listen to
New ideas about musical form
Motif and improvisation
Developing that sound : guitars and sonic space
Pat Metheny group as an expression of an unfolding idea
Drummers and wordless vocals
The way up and reflections on the Pat Metheny Group
Listening interpretatively : "America undefined" and "Is this America? (Katrina 2005)"
Appendix 1. Remarkable sounds : Manzer guitars, the Roland synthesizer in non-PMG settings, and sonic density
Appendix 2. The way up : a closer look at an extended form.