Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)

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Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
Beyond the Missouri Sky.jpg
Studio album by
Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
Recorded1996
StudioRight Track Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length69:11
LabelVerve
ProducerCharlie Haden, Pat Metheny
Charlie Haden chronology
Night and the City
(1996) 		Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
(1997) 		None But the Lonely Heart
(1997)
Pat Metheny chronology
Quartet
(1996) 		Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
(1997) 		Imaginary Day
(1997)

Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Pat Metheny that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.[1]

Composition[]

"Tears of Rain" is an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his sitar guitar. In the CD booklet, Haden asserts (incorrectly) that Johnny Mandel's "The Moon Song" had never been recorded before.[2]

Reception[]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3] The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars[3]
AllMusic3/5 stars[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waltz for Ruth"Charlie Haden4:28
2."Our Spanish Love Song"Charlie Haden5:40
3."Message to a Friend"Pat Metheny6:13
4."Two for the Road"Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse5:16
5."First Song (for Ruth)"Charlie Haden6:37
6."The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress"Jimmy Webb4:05
7."The Precious Jewel"Roy Acuff3:47
8."He's Gone Away"Traditional4:18
9."The Moon Song"Johnny Mandel6:56
10."Tears of Rain"Pat Metheny5:30
11."Cinema Paradiso" (Love Theme)Andrea Morricone3:35
12."Cinema Paradiso" (Main Theme)Ennio Morricone4:24
13."Spiritual"Josh Haden8:22

Personnel[]

  • Charlie Haden – double bass
  • Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars and all other instruments

Awards[]

1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards[1]

Year Category
1998 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). "Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories)". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Charlie Haden". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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