Road to the Sun

Road to the Sun
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
Studio	John Kilgore Sound and Recording (tracks 1-4) Henson Recording Studios (tracks 5-10) 67 Studio, NYC67 Studio, NYC (track 11)
Genre	Classical crossover chamber jazz chamber music
Length	56:39
Label	BMG-Modern
Producer	Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
From This Place (2020) Road to the Sun (2021) Side Eye NYC V1.IV (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]
Tom Hull	B [4]

Road to the Sun is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in March 2021 on BMG's Modern Recordings label. ^[5] The liner notes include credits for photos of a roseate tern and sooty tern, while the bird on the front cover most closely resembles a black-billed magpie. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny, except the final, which is by Arvo Pärt.

Four Paths of Light

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Part 1"	4:15
2.	"Part 2"	6:22
3.	"Part 3"	5:30
4.	"Part 4"	3:10

Road to the Sun

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Part 1"	4:22
6.	"Part 2"	6:45
7.	"Part 3"	3:29
8.	"Part 4"	4:06
9.	"Part 5"	6:25
10.	"Part 6"	3:24

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Für Alina"	Arvo Pärt	8:31

Personnel

• Jason Vieaux – guitar (tracks 1-4)
• Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – guitars (tracks 5-10)
• Pat Metheny – guitar (tracks 6,9), 42-string Pikasso guitar (track 11)

Technical personnel

• Pat Metheny – producer
• Steve Rodby – co-producer
• Pete Karam – recording, mixing, mastering
• Doyle Partners – artwork and design

References

1. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". Metacritic .
2. Jurek, Thom. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". AllMusic .
3. Calvitti, Mario. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". All About Jazz .
4. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Pat Metheny". Tom Hull . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
5. "Road to the Sun". patmetheny.com.
6. Alderton, David (2019). The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the World. Anness Publishing Ltd. p. 186. ISBN   978-0-7548-3423-6.

External links

• "Pat Metheny – Road to the Sun". Discogs .