| Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) | ||||
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| Studio album by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25) | |||
| Recorded | Dates before and April 15, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Right Track, New York City | |||
| 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 the bassist Charlie Haden and the guitarist Pat Metheny. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.
Composition
"Tears of Rain" is an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his sitar-guitar. In the CD booklet, Haden asserts (incorrectly) that Johnny Mandel's "The Moon Song" had never been recorded before.
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection. AllMusic called it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Waltz for Ruth" | Charlie Haden | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Our Spanish Love Song" | Charlie 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)" | Charlie 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" | Pat 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 |
Personnel
- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars and all other instruments
Technical personnel
- Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny – producers
- Jean-Philippe Allard, Daniel Richard – executive producers
- Jay Newland – recording, mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
- Latifa Azhar, Janush Kawa – session photography
- CB Graphic – design
- Patrice Beausejour – art director
Awards
1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards
| Year | Category |
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| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance |
References
- ^ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories).
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) . "Charlie Haden". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Gioffre, D. AllMusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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