Imaginary Day

Imaginary Day
Imaginary Day
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	October 7, 1997
Recorded	Spring 1997
Studio	Right Track, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	63:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Imaginary Day is the ninth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1997 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was strongly inspired by world music from Iran and Indonesia, and won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. The song "The Roots of Coincidence" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance; critic Richard Ginnell of AllMusic described the song as a dramatic departure for the group: "[an] out-and-out rock piece with thrash metal and techno-pop episodes joined by abrupt jump cuts."

The album cover design by Stefan Sagmeister uses a simple pictographic substitution cipher for the name of the group and the title of the album.

History

This album marks the final appearance of longtime drummer Paul Wertico, who would leave in 2001 before the recording of Speaking of Now to work on other projects.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Imaginary Day"		10:11
2.	"Follow Me"		5:56
3.	"Into the Dream"	Metheny	2:27
4.	"A Story Within the Story"		8:01
5.	"The Heat of the Day"		9:44
6.	"Across the Sky" ("Across the Sky" lasts for 4:46; hidden intro for "The Roots of Coincidence" directly follows)		5:13
7.	"The Roots of Coincidence"		7:48
8.	"Too Soon Tomorrow"	Metheny	5:45
9.	"The Awakening"		9:28

Personnel

Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, 42-string Pikasso guitar
Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass, cello
Paul Wertico – drums
David Blamires – vocals, electric guitar, baritone acoustic guitar, trumpet, mellophone, violin, recorder
Mark Ledford – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet
Dave Samuels – percussion
Glen Velez – percussion
Don Alias – percussion
Mino Cinélu – percussion

Technical personnel

Pat Metheny – producer
Steve Rodby and Lyle Mays – co-producers
David Oakes and Rob Eaton – associate producer
David Sholemson – project coordinator
Rob Eaton – recording and mixing at The Power Station, NYC, USA
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
Sagmaister inc. – artwork and design
Latifa Azhar – photography

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)^[4]	Gold	50,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Years	Winner	Title	Category
1999	Pat Metheny Group	"Imaginary Day"	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album
1999	Pat Metheny Group	"The Roots of Coincidence"	Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

References

^ Ginell, Richard S. "Imaginary Day". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
^ 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. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1998 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

Translated liner notes

[1] Ginell, Richard S. "Imaginary Day". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[PolandPat_Metheny_GroupImaginary_DayalbumCertRef-4] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1998 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

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