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]
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waltz for Ruth" | Charlie Haden | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Our Spanish Love Song" | Charlie Haden | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Message to a Friend" | Pat Metheny | 6:13 |
| 4. | "Two for the Road" | Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse | 5:16 |
| 5. | "First Song (for Ruth)" | Charlie Haden | 6:37 |
| 6. | "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" | Jimmy Webb | 4:05 |
| 7. | "The Precious Jewel" | Roy Acuff | 3:47 |
| 8. | "He's Gone Away" | Traditional | 4:18 |
| 9. | "The Moon Song" | Johnny Mandel | 6:56 |
| 10. | "Tears of Rain" | Pat Metheny | 5:30 |
| 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
- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars and all other instruments
Technical personnel
- Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny – producers
- Jean-Philippe Allard, Daniel Richard – executive producers
- Jay Newland – recording, mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
- Latifa Azhar, Janush Kawa – session photography
- CB Graphic – design
- Patrice Beausejour – art director
Awards
1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards[1]
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance |
References
- ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories).
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Gioffre, D. AllMusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
