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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | America UndefinedPat Metheny | Pat Metheny | Play | 13:22 | 30 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Wide and FarPat Metheny | Pat Metheny | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | You ArePat Metheny | Pat Metheny | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Same RiverPat Metheny | Pat Metheny | Play | 06:43 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 mins | 79 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Abondolo | Bass |
| 2 | Charlie Basharat | Violin |
| 3 | Jacqueline Brand | Violin |
| 4 | Jacob Braun | Cello |
| 5 | Rich Breen | Engineer, Photography |
| 6 | Laura Brenes | French Horn |
| 7 | Rob Brophy | Viola |
| 8 | Eric Byres | Cello |
| 9 | Carolyn Chrzan | Guitar Technician |
| 10 | Heather Clark | Flute |
| 11 | Stuart Clark | Clarinet |
| 12 | Luis Conte | Percussion |
| 13 | Stephen Dress | Bass |
| 14 | Alma Fernandez | Viola |
| 15 | Lorenz Gamma | Violin |
| 16 | Jessica E. Guideri | Violin |
| 17 | Trevor Handy | Cello |
| 18 | Dylan Hart | French Horn |
| 19 | Tamara Hatwan | Violin |
| 20 | Amy Hershberger | Violin |
| 21 | Dan Higgins | Clarinet |
| 22 | Steven Holtman | Trombone |
| 23 | Alex Iles | Trombone |
| 24 | Benjamin Jacobson | Violin |
| 25 | Maia Jasper White | Violin |
| 26 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 27 | Pete Karam | Engineer, Mixing |
| 28 | Steve Kujala | Flute |
| 29 | Songa Lee | Violin |
| 30 | Phil Levine | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Phillip Levy | Violin |
| 32 | Dane Little | Cello |
| 33 | Larry Mah | Pro-Tools |
| 34 | Shawn Mann | Viola |
| 35 | Jay Marcovitz | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Grégoire Maret | Harmonica |
| 37 | Whitney Martin | Assistant |
| 38 | Serena McKinney | Violin |
| 39 | Joel McNeely | Conductor |
| 40 | Pat Metheny | Arranger, Composer, Guitars, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 41 | Adam Michalak | Assistant Engineer |
| 42 | Meshell Ndegeocello | Lyricist, Vocals |
| 43 | Helen Nightengale | Violin |
| 44 | David Oakes | Technical Director |
| 45 | Linda May Han Oh | Arranger, Bass, Vocals |
| 46 | Jenn Olsen | Flute |
| 47 | Sara Parkins | Violin |
| 48 | Doyle Partners | Design |
| 49 | Bill Rechenbach | Trombone |
| 50 | Lynn Richburg | Viola |
| 51 | Alison Riley | Lyricist |
| 52 | Steve Rodby | Photography, Producer |
| 53 | Antonio Sanchez | Drums |
| 54 | David Sholemson | Coordinating Producer |
| 55 | Andrew Shulman | Cello |
| 56 | Gwilym Simcock | Arranger, Piano |
| 57 | Tereza Stanislav | Violin |
| 58 | Sarah Thomblade | Violin |
| 59 | Cecilia Tsan | Cello |
| 60 | Diana Wade | Viola |
| 61 | Dave Walther | Viola |
| 62 | Roger Wilkie | Violin |
| 63 | Gina Zimmitti | Music Contractor |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |