Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)

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Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
RecordedDates before and April 15, 1996
Studio Right Track, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length69:11
Label Verve
Producer Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny
Charlie Haden chronology
Now Is the Hour
(1996)
Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)

(1997)
None but the Lonely Heart
(1997)
Pat Metheny chronology
Quartet
(1996)
Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
(1997)
Imaginary Day
(1997)

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. [1]

Contents

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)[ citation needed ] that Johnny Mandel's "The Moon Song" had never been recorded before. [2]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection. [3] AllMusic called it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not". [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waltz for Ruth" Charlie Haden 4:28
2."Our Spanish Love Song"Charlie Haden5:40
3."Message to a Friend"Pat Metheny6:13
4."Two for the Road" Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse 5:16
5."First Song (for Ruth)"Charlie Haden6:37
6."The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" Jimmy Webb 4:05
7."The Precious Jewel" Roy Acuff 3:47
8."He's Gone Away"Traditional4:18
9."The Moon Song" Johnny Mandel 6:56
10."Tears of Rain"Pat Metheny5:30
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

Technical personnel

Awards

1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards [1]

YearCategory
1998 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories).
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "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.
  4. 1 2 Gioffre, D. AllMusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
  5. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.