- America Undefined
- Wide and Far
- You Are
- Same River
- Pathmaker
- The Past in Us
- Everything Explained
- From This Place
- Sixty-Six
- Love May Take Awhile
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Jessica E. Guideri Violin
Benjamin Jacobson Violin
Dylan Hart French Horn
Laura Brenes French Horn
Bill Rechenbach Trombone
Jacob Braun Cello
Diana Wade Viola
Sarah Thomblade Violin
Linda May Han Oh Bass,Vocals
Eric Byres Cello
Jenn Olsen Flute
Cecilia Tsan Cello
Luis Conte Percussion
Alma Fernandez Viola
Meshell Ndegeocello Vocals
Tereza Stanislav Violin
Serena McKinney Violin
Lorenz Gamma Violin
Dan Higgins Clarinet
Roger Wilkie Violin
Dave Walther Viola
Trevor Handy Cello
Shawn Mann Viola
Dane Little Cello
Nico Abondolo Bass
Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Steve Kujala Flute
Gregoire Maret Harmonica
Robert Brophy Viola
Jacqueline Brand Violin
Joel McNeely Conductor
Charlie Basharat Violin
Antonio Sanchez Drums
Songa Lee Violin
Helen Nightengale Violin
Andrew Shulman Cello
Lynn Richburg Viola
Sara Parkins Violin
Heather Clark Flute
Tamara Hatwan Violin
Amy Hershberger Violin
Gwilym Simcock Piano
Phillip Levy Violin
Steven Holtman Trombone
Alex Iles Trombone
Maia Jasper White Violin
Stuart Clark Clarinet
Stephen Dress Bass
Whitney Martin Assistant
Phil Levine Assistant Engineer
Linda May Han Oh Arranger
Rich Breen Engineer,Photography
Pete Karam Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Meshell Ndegeocello Lyricist
Alan Broadbent Orchestral Arrangements
Carolyn Chrzan Guitar Technician
Ted Jensen Mastering
Steve Rodby Producer,Photography
Larry Mah Pro-Tools
Pat Metheny Arranger,Composer,Producer
Gil Goldstein Orchestral Arrangements
David Oakes Technical Director
David Sholemson Coordinating Producer
Gina Zimmitti Music Contractor
Alison Riley Composer,Lyricist
Doyle Partners Design
Gwilym Simcock Arranger
Adam Michalak Assistant Engineer


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Overview
During the late 2010s, guitarist and composer Pat Metheny toured a new quartet featuring British piano prodigy Gwilym Simcock, Malaysian-Australian bassist Linda May Han Oh, and veteran Mexican-American drummer Antonio Sanchez. This group learned the guitarist's catalog and toured it globally, gelling and maturing before entering the studio for From This Place, the first new studio material from Metheny since 2014. Metheny's group is aided by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joel McNeely. The orchestral charts were handled by Alan Broadbent and Gil Goldstein, who developed them after the players' recorded interactions so as not to muddy the live playing and improvising. Tensions exist throughout: There are musical and sonic references to storms (literal and metaphorical), the environment, American political life, and trying emotional, romantic, and economic times. Metheny and the band balance them with hope, sensitivity, steely determination, and vulnerability.
From This Place is lush, airy, elegant, and graceful, framed by adventurous harmonics, dark drama, and illuminating melodic invention. At over 13 minutes, opener "America Undefined" is more a suite than a composition. Introduced by Sanchez's whispering cymbals, a sonorous cello, ambient textures, and Simcock's piano, Metheny's languid entrance becomes an incantation that, just a few minutes later, introduces fleet post-bop propelled by Han Oh and Sanchez. Pianist and guitarist complement each other with fills, accents, and counter melodies; they eventually commingle and add sweeping colors through their interplay, as an echoing train and a swelling orchestra make the drama transcendent. By contrast, "Wide and Far" is a bluesy groover that nods to Metheny's first great jazz influence, Wes Montgomery, while Simcock melds Horace Silver's funky hard bop to nearly pastoral expressionism. The tune's orchestration recalls Don Sebesky's on The Rape of El Morro, one of the CTI dates that remains important to Metheny. "You Are" commences as a slow, crystalline ballad stated impressionistically by piano, guitar, and bass with only brushed percussion accents. Halfway through, Sanchez erupts, a storm darkens from the orchestra and the entire band crashes in as wordless vocals hover like sirens in the backdrop. The tune swells and simmers, then soars thanks to Sanchez's thunderous rolls and fills. "Pathmaker" sums up the questions posed by "American Undefined." It charts a way through some of the murky darkness to revel in its intricate post-bop before Sanchez and Metheny create a second dialogue with sweeping harmonies before Simcock's knotty solo crisscrosses tradition with modernism. Metheny calms it all halfway, and begins to assemble another musical narrative in his solo break. Guest Gregoire Maret adds a tender, high-lonesome harmonica to the gorgeous ballad "The Past Is in Us." Metheny composed the title track's melody in 2016, the morning after Donald Trump's election. Alison Riley's poignant lyrics are delivered by her partner MeShell Ndegeocello. Metheny explained that they "â?¦captured exactly the feeling of that tragic moment while reaffirming the hope of better days aheadâ?¦". From This Place integrates and illuminates most of Metheny's musical personas. His compositions allow this stellar collective to roam through them with their many strengths. They ultimately provide fans an abundance of listening pleasure. Even in a catalog filled with so many gems, From This Place shines brightly. ~ Thom Jurek
Product Details
Release Date: | 02/21/2020 |
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Label: | Nonesuch |
UPC: | 0075597924374 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Pat Metheny Primary Artist,Guitar,KeyboardsJessica E. Guideri Violin
Benjamin Jacobson Violin
Dylan Hart French Horn
Laura Brenes French Horn
Bill Rechenbach Trombone
Jacob Braun Cello
Diana Wade Viola
Sarah Thomblade Violin
Linda May Han Oh Bass,Vocals
Eric Byres Cello
Jenn Olsen Flute
Cecilia Tsan Cello
Luis Conte Percussion
Alma Fernandez Viola
Meshell Ndegeocello Vocals
Tereza Stanislav Violin
Serena McKinney Violin
Lorenz Gamma Violin
Dan Higgins Clarinet
Roger Wilkie Violin
Dave Walther Viola
Trevor Handy Cello
Shawn Mann Viola
Dane Little Cello
Nico Abondolo Bass
Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Steve Kujala Flute
Gregoire Maret Harmonica
Robert Brophy Viola
Jacqueline Brand Violin
Joel McNeely Conductor
Charlie Basharat Violin
Antonio Sanchez Drums
Songa Lee Violin
Helen Nightengale Violin
Andrew Shulman Cello
Lynn Richburg Viola
Sara Parkins Violin
Heather Clark Flute
Tamara Hatwan Violin
Amy Hershberger Violin
Gwilym Simcock Piano
Phillip Levy Violin
Steven Holtman Trombone
Alex Iles Trombone
Maia Jasper White Violin
Stuart Clark Clarinet
Stephen Dress Bass
Technical Credits
Jay Marcovitz Assistant EngineerWhitney Martin Assistant
Phil Levine Assistant Engineer
Linda May Han Oh Arranger
Rich Breen Engineer,Photography
Pete Karam Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Meshell Ndegeocello Lyricist
Alan Broadbent Orchestral Arrangements
Carolyn Chrzan Guitar Technician
Ted Jensen Mastering
Steve Rodby Producer,Photography
Larry Mah Pro-Tools
Pat Metheny Arranger,Composer,Producer
Gil Goldstein Orchestral Arrangements
David Oakes Technical Director
David Sholemson Coordinating Producer
Gina Zimmitti Music Contractor
Alison Riley Composer,Lyricist
Doyle Partners Design
Gwilym Simcock Arranger
Adam Michalak Assistant Engineer
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