Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
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| Studio album by Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny | |||||
| Released | February 25, 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 69:11 | ||||
| Label | Verve | ||||
| Producer | Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny | ||||
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Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a jazz album by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny, two musicians who come from Missouri. The album was released by Verve Records on February 25, 1997. At the 40th Grammy Awards, they were awarded (Haden's first and Metheny's tenth) the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.[1]
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Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[2] The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "Waltz for Ruth" | Charlie Haden | 4:28 | |
| 2. | "Our Spanish Love Song" | Haden | 5:40 | |
| 3. | "Message to a Friend" | Pat Metheny | 6:13 | |
| 4. | "Two for the Road" | Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse | 5:16 | |
| 5. | "First Song" (for Ruth) | Haden | 6:37 | |
| 6. | "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" | Jimmy Webb | 4:05 | |
| 7. | "The Precious Jewel" | Roy Acuff | 3:47 | |
| 8. | "He's Gone Away" | Traditional | 4:18 | |
| 9. | "The Moon Song" | Johnny Mandel | 6:56 | |
| 10. | "Tears of Rain" | Metheny | 5:30 | |
| 11. | "Cinema Paradiso" (Love Theme) | Andrea Morricone | 3:35 | |
| 12. | "Cinema Paradiso" (Main Theme) | Ennio Morricone | 4:24 | |
| 13. | "Spiritual" | Josh Haden | 8:22 |
Remarks on the compositions
The Precious Jewel had been made well known by the Delmore Brothers, a major influence on Charlie Haden as he pointed out. Waltz for Ruth was composed especially for this album and is dedicated to Haden's wife. Tears of Rain is also an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his new acoustic sitar. The Moon Song by Johnny Mandel had never been recorded before.[4]
Personnel
- Charlie Haden - bass
- Pat Metheny - acoustic guitars and all other instruments
Awards
1997 - 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards[1]
| Title | Category |
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| Beyond the Missouri Sky | Best Jazz Instrumental Performance |
References
- ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Charlie Haden". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed. ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 [Amazon-US | Amazon-UK].
- ^ a b Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
- ^ Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories).
