| The Road to You | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Venue | Italy, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 70:12 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| 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 Iesi, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, vocals
- Pedro Aznar – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, tenor saxophone, steel drums, vibraphone, marimba, melodica,
Awards
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album |
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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