music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Way Up is the eleventh and final studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 2005 and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2006. It is the last Pat Metheny album to feature long-time collaborator Lyle Mays.
2005 studio album by Pat Metheny Group
The Way Up |
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Released | January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25) |
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Recorded | 2003–2004 |
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Studio | Right Track Recording, New York City |
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Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion |
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Length | 68:07 |
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Label | Nonesuch |
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Producer | Pat Metheny |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic |     [1] |
All About Jazz | (favourable)[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [3] |
Background
The album consists of one 68-minute-long piece, split into four tracks. The album is a showcase for the band's ability in solo improvisation and dynamics. Swiss multi-instrumentalist Gregoire Maret joined the Group for the album's recording and tour, being showcased on the harmonica.
As part of the album's promotional tour, the Group performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival and a concert was recorded in South Korea and released on DVD.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.
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1. | "Opening" | 5:17 |
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2. | "Part One" | 26:27 |
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3. | "Part Two" | 20:29 |
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4. | "Part Three" | 15:54 |
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Personnel
- Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, slide guitar, toy guitar, producer
- Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards, toy xylophone, producer
- Steve Rodby – acoustic bass, electric bass, cello, violin, producer
- Cuong Vu – trumpet, voice, toy whistle
- Grégoire Maret – harmonica
- Antonio Sánchez – drums, toy xylophone
Additional musicians
- Richard Bona – percussion, voice, toy guitar
- Dave Samuels – percussion
Awards
Grammy Awards
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2006 |
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album |
Video
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.
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1. | "Opening" | 5:03 |
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2. | "Part One" | 29:00 |
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3. | "Part Two" | 21:49 |
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4. | "Part Three" | 13:00 |
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5. | "Interview" | 22:29 |
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Personnel
- Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer
- Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
- Steve Rodby – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Antonio Sanchez – drums, percussion, electric bass
- Cuong Vu – trumpet, vocals, percussion, guitar, glockenspiel
- Grégoire Maret – harmonica, guitar, vocals, percussion, electric bass, marimba, kalimba
- Nando Lauria – guitar, vocals, percussion, vibraphone, flugelhorn, melodica, kalimba
Credits
- Running time: 91 minutes
- Recorded live in LG Arts Center, Seoul, Korea, 2005
- Directed and edited by Steve Rodby
- Produced by Pat Metheny
- Executive producers – Ted Kurland and David Sholemson
- Recorded by Pete Karam and David Oakes
- Mixed by Rob Eaton
- An Eagle Eye Media release. Eagle Eye Media a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.
References
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Group albums | As leader | |
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As group member/side man | |
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Albums played solo | |
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Collaborations |
- As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981, Mays)
- Song X (1986, Coleman)
- Electric Counterpoint (1989)
- I Can See Your House from Here (1994, Scofield)
- Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997, Haden)
- Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1999, Hall)
- Upojenie (2002, Jopek)
- Metheny Mehldau (2006, Mehldau)
- Metheny Mehldau Quartet (2007, Mehldau)
- Tap:John Zorn's Book of Angels Vol. 20 (2013, Zorn)
- Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (2016, Vu)
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