Unity Band

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This article is about the 2012 jazz album. For bands named Unity, see Unity (disambiguation).
Unity Band
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Studio album by
Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Ben Williams, Antonio Sánchez
ReleasedJune 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
RecordedFebruary 2012
StudioAvatar Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:49
LabelNonesuch
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
What's It All About
(2011) 		Unity Band
(2012) 		The Orchestrion Project
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
The Observer4/5 stars[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
The Guardian4/5 stars[4]
The Independent on Sunday3/5 stars[5]

Unity Band is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny along with Chris Potter on saxophone and bass clarinet, Ben Williams on bass, and Antonio Sánchez on drums. This is the first Metheny album featuring tenor saxophone in 32 years (since 1980's 80/81). The album was released through Nonesuch Records on June 12, 2012 and received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album during the 2013 Grammy Awards, marking Metheny's 20th Grammy win.

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Pat Metheny.

No.TitleLength
1."New Year"7:37
2."Roofdogs"5:33
3."Come and See"8:28
4."This Belongs to You"5:20
5."Leaving Town"6:24
6."Interval Waltz"6:26
7."Signals (Orchestrion Sketch)"11:26
8."Then and Now"5:57
9."Breakdealer"8:34
Total length:65:49

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 146
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[7] 2

Awards[]

Grammy Awards

Year Category
2013 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

References[]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Unity Band - Pat Metheny : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Gelly, Dave (June 24, 2012). "Pat Metheny: Unity Band ? review". The Observer. London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Le Gendre, Kevin. "BBC - Music - Review of Pat Metheny - Unity Band". BBC. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Fordham, John (June 7, 2012). "Pat Metheny: Unity Band ? review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Johnson, Phil (June 10, 2012). "Album: Pat Metheny, Unity Band (Nonesuch) - Reviews - Music - The Independent". London: The Independent. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History: Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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