From This Place
Pat Metheny
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According to Pat Metheny, From This Place is not just another album to add to his already super-size discography. “I have been waiting my whole life to make this record,” the guitarist from Missouri says outright. “It’s a kind of musical culmination, reflecting a wide range of expressions that have interested me over the years, scaled across a large canvas, presented in a way that offers the kind of opportunities for communication that can only be earned with a group of musicians who have spent hundreds of nights together on the bandstand.” With his longtime collaborator, drummer Antonio Sanchez along with bassist Linda May Han Oh, pianist Gwilym Simcock and the Hollywood Studio Symphony conducted by Joel McNeely, Metheny begins his ambitious project with a composition of over thirteen minutes, America Undefined, centred around a beautiful arrangement by Gil Goldstein. The lyricism of the theme, the theatrical arches and the inspired but never over zealous interjections from the guitar come together to form this majestic landscape.
Pat Metheny manages to avoid falling into the classic traps of symphonic jazz, instead proving to be quite the master of creating an amazing melodic line. This is not surprising, as already with the release of As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls with ECM in 1981, an album he made with keyboard player Lyle Mays (who passed away 15 days before the release of From This Place), he excelled in perfectly calibrated lyrical narration. This level of craftsmanship returns on Same River, a prime example of the kind of composition that could easily fall into the banal or the tear-jerking but manages to remain purely beautiful. With Meshell Ndegeocello on vocals, Grégoire Maret on the harmonica and Luis Conte on percussion for certain tracks, the American guitarist has carefully chosen his guests, whose contributions only serve to confirm the precision of Metheny’s vision, a concept much more easily understood after listening to the album in full. © Max Dembo/Qobuz
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Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Recording & Mixing - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Orchestral Arranger - Gwilym Simcock, Arranger, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Orchestral Arranger - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Alan Broadbent, Orchestral Arranger - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass, Voice
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Orchestral Arranger - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Arranger, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Orchestral Arranger - Gwilym Simcock, Arranger, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - Gregoire Maret, Harmonica - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Alan Broadbent, Orchestral Arranger - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - Meshell Ndegeocello, Vocals - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass, Voice - Alison Riley, Writer
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Alan Broadbent, Orchestral Arranger - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Hollywood Studio Symphony, Orchestra - Antonio Sánchez, Drums - Joel McNeely, Conductor - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Rich Breen, Engineer - Alan Broadbent, Orchestral Arranger - Pat Metheny, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, MainArtist - STEVE RODBY, CoProducer - Pete Karam, Mixer, Recorded by - Gwilym Simcock, Piano - Linda May Han Oh, Bass
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Album Description
According to Pat Metheny, From This Place is not just another album to add to his already super-size discography. “I have been waiting my whole life to make this record,” the guitarist from Missouri says outright. “It’s a kind of musical culmination, reflecting a wide range of expressions that have interested me over the years, scaled across a large canvas, presented in a way that offers the kind of opportunities for communication that can only be earned with a group of musicians who have spent hundreds of nights together on the bandstand.” With his longtime collaborator, drummer Antonio Sanchez along with bassist Linda May Han Oh, pianist Gwilym Simcock and the Hollywood Studio Symphony conducted by Joel McNeely, Metheny begins his ambitious project with a composition of over thirteen minutes, America Undefined, centred around a beautiful arrangement by Gil Goldstein. The lyricism of the theme, the theatrical arches and the inspired but never over zealous interjections from the guitar come together to form this majestic landscape.
Pat Metheny manages to avoid falling into the classic traps of symphonic jazz, instead proving to be quite the master of creating an amazing melodic line. This is not surprising, as already with the release of As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls with ECM in 1981, an album he made with keyboard player Lyle Mays (who passed away 15 days before the release of From This Place), he excelled in perfectly calibrated lyrical narration. This level of craftsmanship returns on Same River, a prime example of the kind of composition that could easily fall into the banal or the tear-jerking but manages to remain purely beautiful. With Meshell Ndegeocello on vocals, Grégoire Maret on the harmonica and Luis Conte on percussion for certain tracks, the American guitarist has carefully chosen his guests, whose contributions only serve to confirm the precision of Metheny’s vision, a concept much more easily understood after listening to the album in full. © Max Dembo/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:33
- Main artists: Pat Metheny
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Jazz
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
© 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. ℗ 2020 Metheny Group Productions, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
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