From This Place

From This Place
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
Studio	Avatar Studios in New York City, Sony Scoring Stage (orchestra) and Igloo Studio (percussion) in Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz Fusion
Length	1:16:37
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (2016) From This Place (2020) Road to the Sun (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Tom Hull	B+( ) [5]

From This Place is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in February 2020 on the Nonesuch label. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny. ^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"America Undefined"	13:22
2.	"Wide and Far"	8:26
3.	"You Are"	6:13
4.	"Same River"	6:43
5.	"Pathmaker"	8:19
6.	"The Past in Us"	6:23
7.	"Everything Explained"	6:52
8.	"From This Place"	4:40
9.	"Sixty-Six"	9:38
10.	"Love May Take A While" (bonus track)	5:57
Total length:		1:16:37

Personnel

The image on the front cover is of a Category F5 tornado approaching Elie, Manitoba.

The individuals involved in the making of the album include Metheny and his traveling ensemble, plus a number of studio musicians, listed below. ^[8]

• Pat Metheny – guitars, keyboards, arranger, composer, producer
• Gwilym Simcock – piano, arranger
• Linda May Han Oh – bass, vocals, arranger
• Antonio Sánchez – drums

Guest artists

• Meshell Ndegeocello – lyricist, vocals
• Grégoire Maret – harmonica
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Alison Riley – lyricist
• Hollywood Studio Symphony with Joel McNeely conductor

References

1. "Critic Reviews for From This Place". Metacritic .
2. Jurek, Thom. "Pat Metheny – From This Place". AllMusic .
3. Fordham, John (March 6, 2020). "Pat Metheny: From This Place review – wide-horizons music with freewheeling relish". The Guardian . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
4. Layman, Will (April 13, 2020). "Pat Metheny Adds Strings to His Quartet on From This Place". PopMatters . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
5. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Pat Metheny". Tom Hull . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
6. "Pat Metheny : News: NEW ALBUM 'FROM THIS PLACE' AVAILABLE NOW". www.patmetheny.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
7. West, Michael J. "Pat Metheny: From This Place (Nonesuch)". JazzTimes. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
8. From This Place - Pat Metheny | Credits | AllMusic , retrieved September 16, 2020