1989 studio album by Pat Metheny Group
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Letter from Home Pat Metheny Group . It was released in 1989 by Geffen Records . In 1990, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance . It was certified gold by the RIAA on July 23, 1998.[2]
The album marked the return of Pedro Aznar , who became a member of the Group on the album First Circle Billboard magazine. "Slip Away" was, as Metheny put it, "extraordinarily successful, one of the most successful individual tunes that we've ever made." He said that it contains an ideal melodic durability.
Track listing [ ]
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.
1. "Have You Heard" 6:25 2. "Every Summer Night" 7:13 3. "Better Days Ahead" 3:02 4. "Spring Ain't Here" 6:55 5. "45/8" 0:56 6. "5-5-7" Metheny, Mays 7:54
1. "Beat 70" Metheny, Mays 4:53 2. "Dream of the Return" Spanish lyrics by Pedro Aznar 5:25 3. "Are We There Yet" Mays 7:55 4. "Vidala" Pedro Aznar 3:04 5. "Slip Away" 5:24 6. "Letter from Home" 2:33
Personnel [ ] Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string guitar , soprano guitar, tiple , guitar synthesizer , Synclavier Lyle Mays – piano, organ, accordion, trumpet, SynclavierSteve Rodby – acoustic and electric bassPaul Wertico – drums, caja , percussionPedro Aznar – voice, guitar, marimba, vibraphone, sax, charango , melodica , pan pipe , percussionArmando Marçal – percussionCharts [ ] Album – Billboard
Year
Chart
Position
1989
Billboard Jazz Albums
1
1989
Billboard Black Albums
43
1989
Billboard Pop Albums
50
Awards [ ] Grammy Awards
References [ ] hide Group albums
Solo albums Collaborations
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Mays )Song X Coleman )I Can See Your House from Here Scofield )Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) Haden )Jim Hall & Pat Metheny Hall )Upojenie Jopek )Metheny Mehldau Mehldau )Metheny Mehldau Quartet Tap:John Zorn's Book of Angels Vol. 20 Zorn )Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny Vu )
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