From This Place

From This Place
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	jazz fusion jazz
Length	1:16:33
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (2016) From This Place (2020) Road to the Sun (2021)

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From This Place is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in February 2020 on the Nonesuch label.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"America Undefined"	13:22
2.	"Wide and Far"	8:26
3.	"You Are"	6:13
4.	"Same River"	6:43
5.	"Pathmaker"	8:19
6.	"The Past in Us"	6:23
7.	"Everything Explained"	6:52
8.	"From This Place"	4:40
9.	"Sixty-Six"	9:35
10.	"Love May Take A While"	5:57
Total length:		1:16:33

Personnel

The image on the front cover is of a Category F5 tornado approaching Elie, Manitoba.

The individuals involved in the making of the album include Metheny and his traveling ensemble, plus a number of studio musicians, listed below.

• Pat Metheny – guitars, keyboards, arranger, composer, producer
• Gwilym Simcock – piano, arranger
• Linda May Han Oh – bass, vocals, arranger
• Antonio Sánchez – drums

Additional credits

Name	Instrument/Role
Grégoire Maret	harmonica
Luis Conte	percussion
Meshell Ndegeocello	lyricist, vocals
Alison Riley	lyricist
Hollywood Studio Symphony	orchestra
Joel McNeely	conductor
Charlie Basharat	violin
Benjamin Jacobson	violin
Jacqueline Brand	violin
Maia Jasper-White	violin
Jessica E. Guideri	violin
Tamara Hatwan	violin
Phillip Levy	violin
Amy Hershberger	violin
Songa Lee	violin
Sara Parkins	violin
Eun-Mee Ahn	violin
Julie Gigante	violin
Sarah Thomblade	violin
Tereza Stanislav	violin
Roger Wilkie	violin
Natalie Leggett	violin
Serena McKinney	violin
Helen Nightengale	violin
Lorenza Gamma	violin
Rob Brophy	viola
Shawn Mann	viola
Alma Fernandez	viola
Lynn Richburg	viola
Diana Wade	viola
Dave Walther	viola
Darrin McCaan	viola
Meredith Crawford	viola
Jacob Braun	cello
Vanessa Smith	cello
Eric Byres	cello
Trevor Handy	cello
Dane Little	cello
Andrew Shulman	cello
Cecilia Tsan	cello
Nico Abondolo	bass
Stephen Dress	bass
Steve Kujala	flute
Heather Clark	flute
Jenn Olsen	flute
Stuart Clark	clarinet
Dan Higgins	clarinet
Dylan Hart	french horn
Laura Brenes	french horn
Steven Holtman	trombone
Alex Iles	trombone
Bill Reichenbach	trombone
Rich Breen	engineer, photography
Ted Jensen	mastering
Carolyn Chrzan	guitar tech.
Pete Karam	recording, mixing
Phil Levine	asst. engineer
Larry Mah	Pro-Tools
Jay Marcovitz	asst. engineer
Whitney Martin	asst. engineer
Adam Michalak	asst. engineer
David Oakes	tech. director
Doyle Partners	design
Steve Rodby	co-producer, photo.
David Sholemson	coord. producer
Gina Zimmiti	music contractor