Recorded 1996 Release date 25 February 1997 | Length 69:11 | |
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Released February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25) Studio Right Track Studio, New York City Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)(1997) None But the Loney Heart(1997) Awards Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Similar Pat Metheny albums, Jazz albums | ||
Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a jazz album by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny, who were both born in Missouri. The album was released by Verve Records on February 25, 1997. At the 40th Grammy Awards, they received (Haden's first and Metheny's tenth) the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.
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Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection. 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".
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. According to Haden, "The Moon Song" by Johnny Mandel had never been recorded before. However, the song is also known as "Solitary Moon" and has been covered by both Shirley Horn on her album You're My Thrill and Barbra Streisand on her album What Matters Most. "Spiritual", by Charlie Haden's son Josh Haden, was originally released on Spain's debut album The Blue Moods of Spain and was covered by Johnny Cash in 1996. Jimmy Webb took the title of "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" from a Robert A. Heinlein novel of the same name.
Personnel
Awards
1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Songs
1Waltz for Ruth4:29
2Our Spanish Love Song5:42
3Message to a Friend6:14