New Chautauqua
| New Chautauqua | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1, 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1978 | |||
| Studios | Talent, Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion[2] | |||
| Length | 38:28 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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New Chautauqua is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in August 1978 and released on ECM in April 1979.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [8] |
The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote: "For all its delights, and they are considerable, Metheny's first solo venture is an exercise in arrangement and effect. As pure music, it drifts. The listener's attention does likewise."[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Pat Metheny.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New Chautauqua" | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Country Poem" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Long-Ago Child/Fallen Star" | 10:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hermitage" | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Sueño con Mexico" | 5:59 |
| 3. | "Daybreak" | 8:38 |
Personnel
[edit]- Pat Metheny – electric 6- and 12-string guitars, acoustic guitar, 15-string harp guitar, electric bass
Technical staff
- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
- Dieter Rehm – cover photography, design
- JoJi Sawa – back cover photography
Charts
[edit]| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 3 |
| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums[10] | 44 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "New Chautauqua".
- ↑ Brisbane, Arthur S. (April 28, 1979). "Metheny's 'Chautauqua' Travels New Avenues of Pop". Kansas City Times. p. 9C.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "New Chautauqua - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ↑ DownBeat review, September 6, 1979, p. 36
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 993. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Gilmore, Mikal (2011). "Pat Metheny: New Chautauqua : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Bustard, C.A. (May 2, 1979). "Revolutions Per Minute". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. B6.
- ↑ "Pat Metheny Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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