The Road to You
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Venue | Italy, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 70:12 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
The Road to You is the second live album by the Pat Metheny Group that won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.[3]
The songs were recorded during concerts in Naples, Bari, Pescara, and Jesi, Italy; and Paris, Marseille, and Besançon, France. The last song is a solo guitar studio recording from the video More Travels.[4]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Have You Heard" | 6:48 | |
| 2. | "First Circle" | Metheny, Mays | 9:03 |
| 3. | "The Road to You" | 5:45 | |
| 4. | "Half Life of Absolution" | Metheny, Mays | 15:19 |
| 5. | "Last Train Home" | 5:10 | |
| 6. | "Better Days Ahead" | 5:12 | |
| 7. | "Naked Moon" | 5:30 | |
| 8. | "Beat 70" | Metheny, Mays | 5:06 |
| 9. | "Letter from Home" | 2:33 | |
| 10. | "Third Wind" | Metheny, Mays | 9:50 |
| 11. | "Solo from More Travels" | 3:40 |
Personnel[]
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitar, guitar synthesizer
- Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
- Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
- Paul Wertico – drums
- Armando Marçal – percussion, timbales, congas, voice
- Pedro Aznar – voice, acoustic guitar, percussion, saxophone, steel drums, vibraphone, marimba, melodica
Awards[]
Grammy Awards
| Year | Category |
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| 1994 | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album |
Video[]
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Opening" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Have You Heard" (Metheny/Mays) | 6:16 |
| 3. | "Last Train Home" | 5:17 |
| 4. | "First Circle" (Metheny/Mays) | 8:42 |
| 5. | "Are You Going with Me?" | 8:59 |
| 6. | "Letter from Home" | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Half Life of Absolution" | 11:21 |
| 8. | "The Road to You" (Metheny/Mays) | 5:44 |
| 9. | "Third Wind" | 9:10 |
| 10. | "Letter from Home (Reprise)" (Metheny/Mays) | 2:23 |
Personnel[]
- Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer, electric sitar
- Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers
- Steve Rodby – double bass, electric bass
- Paul Wertico – drums
- Armando Marçal – percussion
- Pedro Aznar – vocals, guitar, percussion, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, tenor saxophone
Credits[]
- Video directed by Jan Egleson
- Video produced by Marcus Viscidi
- Executive producer – Ted Kurland, Daihei Shiohama and David Sholemson
- Associate producer – Pat Metheny and Steve Rodby
- Music produced by Pat Metheny
- Music co-produced by Steve Rodby
- Design – Howard Cummings
- Director of Photography – Paul Goldsmith
- Edited by William A. Anderson
- Associate producer – David Oakes
- Recorded and mixed by Rob Eaton
References[]
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "The Road to You: Recorded Live in Europe - Pat Metheny". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 994. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ The Road to You (booklet). Geffen Records. 1993. p. 5.
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- 1983 live albums
- Pat Metheny live albums
- Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album