Unity Band

This article is about the 2012 jazz album. For bands named Unity, see Unity (disambiguation).

Unity Band
Studio album by Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Ben Williams, Antonio Sánchez
Released	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Recorded	February 2012
Studio	Avatar (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:49
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
What's It All About (2011) Unity Band (2012) The Orchestrion Project (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Observer	[2]
BBC	favorable [3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent on Sunday	[5]
Tom Hull	B- [6]

Unity Band is a studio album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny along with saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Antonio Sánchez. The album was released through Nonesuch Records on June 12, 2012, and received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album during the 2013 Grammy Awards, marking Metheny's 20th Grammy win.

Track listing

All music is composed by Pat Metheny.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Year"	7:37
2.	"Roofdogs"	5:33
3.	"Come and See"	8:28
4.	"This Belongs to You"	5:20
5.	"Leaving Town"	6:24
6.	"Interval Waltz"	6:26
7.	"Signals (Orchestrion Sketch)"	11:26
8.	"Then and Now"	5:57
9.	"Breakdealer"	8:34
Total length:		65:49

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, orchestrionics
• Chris Potter – tenor and soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
• Ben Williams – double bass
• Antonio Sánchez – drums

Technical personnel

• Pat Metheny – producer
• Steve Rodby – associate producer
• Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
• James Farber – recording
• Pete Karam – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
• Barbara De Wilde – artwork
• Jack Vartoogian, Jimmy Katz – photography

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	146
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums [8]	2

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Category
2013	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Unity Band - Pat Metheny : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
2. Gelly, Dave (June 24, 2012). "Pat Metheny: Unity Band ? review". The Observer . London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
3. Le Gendre, Kevin. "BBC - Music - Review of Pat Metheny - Unity Band". BBC . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
4. Fordham, John (June 7, 2012). "Pat Metheny: Unity Band ? review". The Guardian . London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
5. Johnson, Phil (June 10, 2012). "Album: Pat Metheny, Unity Band (Nonesuch) - Reviews - Music - The Independent". London: The Independent . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
6. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Pat Metheny". Tom Hull . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
7. "Pat Metheny Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
8. "Pat Metheny Chart History: Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.