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The Unity Sessions

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Recorded
  
December 2014

Length
  
116:03

Release date
  
6 May 2016

Genre
  
Jazz

Venue
  
New York City

Artist
  
Pat Metheny

Label
  
Nonesuch Records Inc.

Producers
  
Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby

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Released
  
May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)

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Similar
  
Pat Metheny albums, Jazz albums

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The Unity Sessions is a live album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, Chris Potter on saxophone and bass clarinet, Ben Williams on bass, and Antonio Sánchez on drums. It was recorded live in a black box theatre without an audience except for sound, lighting, and camera crew. The recording was released on DVD and Blu-Ray disc in 2015, then as a double CD in 2016.

Contents

Reception

The album received generally favourable reviews with Metacritic giving it a score of 80% from 4 reviews. The AllMusic review by Matt Collar states "Ultimately, while Metheny is the undisputed leader here, it's the thoughtful interplay of all the Unity Group's members that makes these sessions so involving". In The Observer Dave Gelly wrote, "This double album, recorded at the end of a year-long tour by his Unity Band, is as polished and sophisticated as any, but moments such as the opening melody of "This Belongs to You" or the gradual unfolding of "Born" are just plain elegant". Writing for The Guardian, John Fordham observed, "there's a generally exhilarating sense of freedom here, notably in improv exchanges between the players and with Metheny's one-man-band Orchestrion machine, that testifies to how attuned constant gigging has made them".

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Metheny except where noted

  1. "Adagia" - 2:09
  2. "Sign of the Season" - 10:43
  3. "This Belongs to You" - 5:40
  4. "Roofdogs" - 7:50
  5. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 5:02
  6. "Genealogy" - 2:05
  7. "On Day One" - 15:18
  8. "Medley" - 10:53
  9. "Come and See" - 12:55
  10. "Police People" (Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny) - 2:53
  11. "Two Folk Songs (#1)" - 4:59
  12. "Born" - 7:52
  13. "Kin" - 11:07
  14. "Rise Up" - 12:29
  15. "Go Get It" - 4:19

Personnel

  • Pat Metheny – electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synth, electronics, orchestrionics
  • Chris Potter – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, flute, guitar
  • Ben Williams – acoustic bass, electric bass
  • Antonio Sánchez – drums, cajón
  • Giulio Carmassi – piano, flugelhorn, whistling, synthesizer, vocals

    • Songs

    1Adagia2:09
    2Sign of the Season10:43
    3This Belongs to You5:40

    References

    The Unity Sessions Wikipedia
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